Apple’s AirPower, the company’s somewhat mythical wireless charging mat, occupies a unique place in Apple history. While Apple typically announces a new product when it’s ready to ship, AirPower is a glaring exception. Apple first announced AirPower when it unveiled the iPhone X at a special media event in 2017. Apple at the time said …
Apple has far more hits than misses when it comes to hardware, but one of its most public miscues of the last several years was the reveal and subsequent cancellation of the AirPower wireless charger. The unveiling of the accessory in 2017 was followed by months of radio silence, and 2018 came and went without …
Apple is reportedly working on a “less ambitious” version of its ill-fated AirPower charging mat. Originally unveiled at a media event back in 2017, AirPower was designed to charge three devices simultaneously. AirPower was subject to numerous delays and was ultimately canceled by Apple in early 2019. According to reports, the original version of AirPower …
Apple is reportedly still working on its AirPower wireless charging mat, and a new leak gives us a glimpse of the mat charging an Apple Watch and an AirPods case simultaneously. Apple’s undead AirPower appears to have a similar design, but with a USB-C charging port. Previous leaks have claimed the AirPower could launch as …
Apple engineers are supposedly working on a new version of the AirPower, which is a crucial device for a future iPhone without ports. A YouTube leaker says the new AirPower prototype features the same chip as the iPhone X to dynamically manage power and heat. It’s unclear whether this accessory would be ready in time …
Apple’s new releases for the rest of 2020 include new iPhones and the launch of a new generation of Apple’s mobile operating software, iOS 14. Meanwhile, another rumor has surfaced that speculates an Apple product we thought was dead — the AirPower wireless charging mat — may actually be back on, after all. Leaker Jon …
Should true wireless earbuds like Apple’s AirPods really be described as “true wireless”? They certainly are when they’re in your ears, but what happens when it comes time to charge them? You have to pop them back into the charging case, and the charging case itself has to be charged. In other words, you still …
After months of rumors and speculation, AirPower — Apple’s wireless charging mat — is officially dead and will never see the light of day. Originally introduced alongside the iPhone X back in 2017, AirPower was subject to continuous delays as Apple tried to grapple with a number of technical hurdles that ultimately proved insurmountable. In …
At this point, it’s fair to say that the release of AirPower — Apple’s long-anticipated charging mat — is imminent. Just a few days ago, newly unearthed data strings in the most recent iOS 12.2 beta revealed some big changes to the portion of iOS responsible for wireless charging. And earlier today, a brand new …
It’s been an interesting and unusually busy week thus far for Apple. In the span of a few days, Apple unveiled a brand new iPad Air and iPad Mini along with a revamped iMac lineup. What’s more, there are now rumblings that Apple may release a refreshed iPod Touch later in the week. With Apple …
