Enlarge / Belkin’s SoundForm Elite Hi-Fi smart speaker and wireless charger. (credit: Belkin) The timeline for over-the-air charging in the home just got murkier. On Wednesday, a press release from Israel-based wireless charging company Wi-Charge detailed plans for a partnership with Belkin to launch a consumer product with its technology this year. Belkin is now tempering those […]
Enlarge / The Wi-Charge transmitter is supposed to send power directly to the supporting device and nowhere else. (credit: Wi-Charge) For all the “wireless charging” tech available, there are still a lot of power cables slithering throughout homes. Even wireless charging stations require a cord. That’s what makes the impending arrival of over-the-air wireless charging, […]
(credit: OtterBox) OtterBox is replacing OtterSpot wireless charging battery packs for free after identifying a swelling issue. The OtterSpot wireless charging system is driven by a 36 W charging pad base that can be used for Qi wireless charging, and you can stack up to two 10 W, 5,000 mAH OtterSpot batteries on top to […]
Enlarge / AirPower, as announced in 2017 before its ultimate cancellation. (credit: Samuel Axon) A newsletter from Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman claims that Apple is still working on a multidevice wireless charger that would fulfill the promise of its long-canceled AirPower charging mat. The newsletter that Gurman sent out yesterday claims that Apple is still […]
Enlarge / In Archos’ depiction, the transmitter panel on the right is sending power to the air-quality monitor on the counter. I’ve never been impressed by wireless charging devices. Sure, you no longer need to plug a wire into your smartphone, mouse, et cetera, but you still need to place it on the charging pad […]
The front of the MagSafe Battery Pack. [credit: Apple ] Confirming previous rumors, Apple has begun selling a magnetic battery pack for MagSafe-equipped iPhone models. Dubbed simply the “MagSafe Battery Pack,” it costs $99 on Apple’s online store. MagSafe is a new feature (with an old name) for the iPhone 12 lineup. Supported phones contain […]
The suite of new Lenovo Go products. [credit: Lenovo ] Lenovo is launching a new line of products under the brand name “Lenovo Go,” starting with a wireless-charging portable mouse and a portable battery pack with a large capacity. “Built upon user insights,” the Go product line claims to be designed for users who work […]
The MagSafe Duo charger. [charge: Apple ] Now, Apple eventually started selling and sending the MagSafe Duo charger, an attachment which has been announced together with the brand new iPhone 12 lineup on October 13. The MagSafe Duo is a charging pad which uses Qi wireless charging technology to control two devices at the same […]
The attribute debut comes over a year following Apple battled that an earlier variant of this long-delayed tech , known as AirPower. The business previously stated the forerunner’s prototypes didn’t meet its own “top standards. ” The technology, known as MagSafe, utilizes magnets to snap iPhones to position on battery-recharging mats. The technology also supplies […]