Last year when the 2017 iPhones were announced, Apple revealed that they would support wireless charging and unsurprisingly revealed its own wireless charging accessory in the AirPower charging mat. This would allow users to charge their iPhones, Apple Watches, and even the AirPods (with a compatible case) at once.
When it comes to wireless charging, we have yet to see the commercialization of “true” wireless charging where it will not require devices to be placed on charging mats, and where it can charge wirelessly through radio waves in the air. In fact about a decade ago, a company by the name of Ossia developed such a system that never really took off.
Wireless charging isn’t new and we imagine that over time as wireless charging technology improves, it will soon become a standard feature we’ll see from smartphones and possibly even other accessories as well. However in the meantime for those who are looking for wireless charging accessories and devices, Mophie has recently unveiled a bunch of them.
Tesla is a company known for their electric cars, but it seems that the company is starting to branch out their offerings because the company has recently unveiled the Tesla Wireless Charger. No, this is not a wireless charger for your car, but it is instead a wireless charger designed for smartphones.
With the launch of the 2017 iPhones, Apple also announced that they would finally be bringing wireless charging to its products (to be fair the Apple Watch sort of works along the same concept). However to date Apple’s wireless charging products have yet to arrive, but they are expected to debut next month.
It is more or less a given that the 2018 iPhones will support wireless charging. Now according to a new report from China Times (via 9to5Mac), it is now said that 2018 iPhones will not only feature wireless charging, but it could even support faster wireless charging which is one of the drawbacks of using the technology.
One of the rumors leading up to the official announcement of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 was that Samsung could have a new wireless charger in the works for the phone and other Samsung devices. The Note 9 has since been launched and if you’re interested in the wireless charger as well, it looks like you will be able to get your hands on it as well.
Apple’s products have never been known to be cheap/affordable, and neither are their official accessories. This is why when we heard the rumors that the AirPower wireless charging mat could be priced at $200, we can’t say that we were surprised. However according to a new report from Chongdiantou (via Cult of Mac), it could be cheaper than that.
Despite having been announced and unveiled back in 2017, it’s safe to say that Apple’s AirPower wireless charging mat will only be launched in 2018 at the earliest. It is unfortunate but for those who want an official Apple solution, the only thing to do is to wait. However perhaps Logitech might have something that could be an alternative.
One of the new products that Apple announced last year came in the form of the AirPower wireless charging mat. Based on photos, the wireless charging mat would allow users to charge devices like the iPhone, the Apple Watch, and also the AirPods, although the latter would require a separate wireless charging case.
The concept of charging your devices is mostly one way and this concept is especially true for wireless charging where you leave your device on the wireless charging pad and that’s it. However it seems that Apple has come up with an idea (and patented it) where wireless charging might be able to work both ways.
Apple is believed to be working on a couple of new AirPods products such as a high-end on-ear model. A recent report claimed that the second-generation in-ear AirPods will feature noise cancelation and water resistance. There’s word on the street now that the next-generation charging case for AirPods will allow users to wirelessly charge their iPhone as well.
Without a doubt many iPhone users were miffed when back in 2016, Apple decided to ditch the headphone jack. However it seems last year, Apple almost ditched another port, a rather crucial one in fact. In a report from Bloomberg, it revealed that at one point Apple considered not including a charging port for the iPhone X.
While wireless charging has become rather common in smartphones, Google for some reason has decided to not include it in its Pixel lineup of phones. However could the company be changing their mind with the Pixel 3? According to the folks at XDA, it seems that there is a possibility that they might.