Apple uses magnets for alignment so there is zero reason for them to release a pad which lets you place your devices angled and located wherever you want.
The aWatch charger is concave so im not sure how well a flat surface would charge it, especially considering the receiving coil is around the sides of the dome not its center, and if you place your phone over that convex surface how well is it going to charge across that air gap? Both Belkin and Mophie make 3-1 chargers.
apple demoed apple watch being charged on a flat pad.
I think the quid part of quid-pro-quo was more like can you stop the talk about kicking Twitter from the App Store.
Yes you listed your reasons, one of which erased support for non apple devices. I doubt Apple cares about charging non-apple devices.
Apple also demoed air power But here we are without either.
A flat pad won’t charge the watch efficiently because the coil is not in the center of the watch back, it’s around the sides of the dome which mean that very little of the coil would be against the flat pad surface. You may just need more than one charger for multiple watches, but if have seen chargers for two watches.
those chargers with more than 1 spot for watches won't charge a phone on those watch spots, giving a reason to release AirPower.
They dont care about non-apple compatibility with Their charging pad.
Ive seen chargers that handle two watches, but if you want to charge three or four watches you are going to need more than one charger
Air Power’s killer features were the ability to place devices anywhere and charge more than one device but now that apple is using magnets for alignment that feature is unnecessary. And you can buy 2-1 and 3-1 chargers So AirPower as it was announced is an unnecessary product.
If you move the nearest pad coil then it would reduce power sent to the device charging next to it. You cant move the coil inthe watch because the magnet and sensors are inthe center of the dome. Changing an apple watch on a flat surface would be slow.
You may just need to accept having more than one charger. I bet you could DIY the exact kind of charger you want with three watch chargers, some double sided tape, and a usb hub.
I agree that Musk messed up, what would people who already own Tesla do now ? sell them ?
He should just focus on technology, he messed up by picking fights with almost every one and getting into politics.
You may be right that the Apple Watch charges well enough on a flat surface so I think something Apple could do is use more than one coil so each spot that could support both a phone or a watch. That way people could buy the MagSafe Duo, Triple, Quatro, etc. to meet their needs.
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Tesla today announced the launch of the Tesla Wireless Charging Platform, a $300 wireless charger that is able to charge up to three Qi devices at one time.
The concept is somewhat similar to the AirPower that Apple wanted to produce as the three devices can be placed anywhere on the Tesla charging mat, receiving up to 15W of power each.
Tesla says that the angular design of the charging mat was inspired by the look of the Cybertruck, and it features an aluminum housing with an alcantara surface and detachable magnetic stand that can be used for charging flat or at an angle.
Apple in September 2017 announced the AirPower, a multi-device charger designed to charge the iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods all at once. Apple wanted users to be able to place their devices anywhere on the AirPower to charge, but the overlapping wireless coils required were problematic, with Apple seeing heat management and interference issues that prevented the product from being viable. While the AirPower was meant to launch in 2018, it never appeared, and Apple confirmed its cancelation in 2019.
Tesla's charging mat is using FreePower, a technology from Aira that has been used in other wireless charging platforms like the Base Station Pro from Nomad. Nomad's Base Station Pro also supported charging from anywhere on the charging platform, but it turned out to be problematic because it did not work well with the iPhone 12 and later because of a firmware issue.
While Tesla's concept is similar to what Apple hoped to achieve with the AirPower, it is limited to Qi-based devices like the iPhone and the AirPods and it does not charge the Apple Watch.
Article Link: Tesla Launches $300 AirPower-Like Wireless Charger That Can Power Three Qi Devices at Once
Unfortunately for a lot of people (not me) it’s the only way to get high speed internet. And I think they’re likely to have a monopoly on that.
I would love to not own a car at all and just summon a driverless car to arrive at the curb when I need one, then drive off to run errands Or go to appointments.
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