Apple mentions AirPower charging mat in iPhone manual, should someone tell them?

21 September 2018
The long-forgotten AirPower wireless charging mat that had to be released this year makes a surprising appearance.

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Apple never claimed they invented wireless charging, and it is highly unlikley that they ever will. Yet, half of the comment section is just bashing Apple for nothing. Comments are not even related to article...

    apple is waiting for some big distraction in the media so they can release this under the radar and act like they invented wireless charging and Qi.

      TheGreyApe, 21 Sep 2018I wonder if they have developed a way for it only to charge... moreWith nfc chips thats not very far off

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        • Anonymous
        • PA7
        • 22 Sep 2018

        When i bought iphone, innovation is not what I am after, long time user should notice that, first fingger print, iris, fast charge etc belong to motorola and fujitsu

          So uh, Apple's gonna claim that they're the first one to Innovate wireless charging? XD

          Seriously, it's annoyingly fugly to here those "Tim's claims".

            Lol a good joke here.
            Who say innovation...

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              • Anonymous
              • xW}
              • 21 Sep 2018

              Just another example of Apple dropping the ball. Can't even delete all traces of another promise, properly!

              Joke company and joke product. Unless it can charge faster than anything out there for the mainstream consumer...you'd have to be rich with more money than sense, a hipster or just plain stupid for buying it.

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                • Anonymous
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                • 21 Sep 2018

                TheGreyApe, 21 Sep 2018I wonder if they have developed a way for it only to charge... moreMight as well only charge iPhones/iWatches. No dude with an Android phone or more than 1 brain cell would pay so much for a product which is essentially no different to any other QI-Wireless charger. It's like the whole debate over the lightning port again...by all means have exclusivity and limitations to your products/platforms but only if they actually add something new to the consumers...

                Like imagine if Airpower could deliver like 20w or even 25w wirelessly...see how much more interesting it makes the product and maybe even the iPhone as a complementary good which can access those speeds of charge?

                  TheGreyApe, 21 Sep 2018I wonder if they have developed a way for it only to charge... moreProbably for the initial weeks, then another company will make the tech more affordable

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                    • booo crapple
                    • sky
                    • 21 Sep 2018

                    dont worry guys..soon apple will release an updated user manual for just 50$. you can buy it seperately just like lightning adapter, fast charger etc..

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                      • piku
                      • DkD
                      • 21 Sep 2018

                      Airpower is misleading term lol

                        I wonder if they have developed a way for it only to charge Apple devices, Would be quite funny if they done this, however at the same time infuriating

                          Don't worry, I'LL tell Apple ;)

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                            Anonymous, 21 Sep 2018It's time to kiss the charging port goodbye - tech jour... moreYup. Apple sucks but reviewers sucks even more because they compromise their opinion and give false information to consumers because they are afraid Apple won't let them come at events.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • tNw
                              • 21 Sep 2018

                              It's time to kiss the charging port goodbye -

                              tech journos and reviewers who are afraid to criticize Apple because they might not get review units or they get banned from Apple events like The Register.

                                Whackcar, 21 Sep 2018They put it on the manual for future use. You know, eventua... moreThen why are they using present tense in their instructions and not future tense?

                                  Does it support fast charging?

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                                    • 21 Sep 2018

                                    Anonymous, 21 Sep 2018Out of all, you mock apple for their naming? Huawei named... moreit's a bad naming scheme. It's old technology with a new label.

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                                      Anonymous, 21 Sep 2018Huawei calls things AI if they use AI. Theres nothing wrong... moreand which AI do you mean? coz as far is I've known, Huawei is not the first one on AIs

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                                        • 21 Sep 2018

                                        Anonymous, 21 Sep 2018Out of all, you mock apple for their naming? Huawei named... moreHuawei calls things AI if they use AI. Theres nothing wrong with that. They were one of the first with an AI chipset/NPU

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