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It just shows the current state of Apple.
They can't get a wireless charger to work after 2 years of trying. Mac Pro neglected for years, new iOven (I mean iMac) etc.
Can they shake up and go back to being innovative again? iToys are really not enough to keep people in as if they mess up Mac eventually ti will bite them and might be too late to fix it.
 
I bet AirPower is coming this week. What's the point in releasing AirPods now, missing Christmas, if it wasn't for selling them alongside the charging mat?
Remember they showed Hey Siri from AirPods last fall during the short intro before the iPhone event? I guess it was ready and delayed because of the charging case.
 
I bet you'll be able to find AirPower in the wind shopping center... Is it really that hard to make a wireless charging mat?
 
So.. it is for sure AirPods 2 won't work on iOS 12.0.1? I don't want to update to iOS 12.2, honestly.
0 reason not to update.
[doublepost=1553096305][/doublepost]Removing the image now just avoids confusion about it being available with AirPods 2.

It's still going to happen.
 
It could just be that the final product looks significantly different after all this time.
I guess we will see soon enough.

It could be that the old AirPower image does not accurately depict the AirPods wireless charging case since it does not show the charge indicator which is now on the outside of the case.
 
Amiga Walker

IIGS+

The New Ford Pinto

Flying cars

HoverBoards (Only work over water if you have POWW-AHH).

AirPower

Throw the towel, Apple. You lost this one.

But hey, new watch bands in pretty spring colors!
 
It just shows the current state of Apple.
They can't get a wireless charger to work after 2 years of trying. Mac Pro neglected for years, new iOven (I mean iMac) etc.
Can they shake up and go back to being innovative again? iToys are really not enough to keep people in as if they mess up Mac eventually ti will bite them and might be too late to fix it.

You forgot to mention their inability to manufacture something as simple as Airpods with noise isolation and cancellation. It's truly not rocket science. With all these fancy, expensive W1 and H1 chips, you'd think they could incorporate sophisticated noise cancellation features.
 
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Sure looks that way, but then Apple should do the grown up thing and just come out and say it already. The project was a bust and abandoned. No shame in being honest, plenty of shame in pretending they never announced it.

There is shame in telling people about the product to get them to buy your headphones when you know the item will never ship. I got an X and airpods because I was told the charging mat was launching on a specific date. Wireless charging was big selling point for me as it moved me back from Android to iOS. I was sold wireless charging capabilities for the device and accessory. meanwhile both my phone and headphones have been discontinued. I find something wrong with that.
 
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