Apple
said AirPower was coming this year but when exactly has remained a mystery.
Apple's new AirPower inductive charging mat will be released by the end of March, according to Taiwanese website DigiTimes.The report, citing industry sources, claims the AirPower will have a maximum charging performance of up to 29 watts, compared to 7.5 watts for single - device wireless charging pads like the Belkin Boost Up and the Mophie Wireless Charging Base for the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X.Apple
said the AirPower will be released in 2018, but it hasn't provided an exact release date or pricing.
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«Our combat - hardened aircrews are at the tip of the spear for applying
airpower against our nation's enemies,»
said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein.
Apple
said we should expect to see
AirPower in 2018, which gives us a pretty wide range.
Some time next year, Apple
says, it will offer a jumbo mat called
AirPower, which will offer a sweet perk: You can lay your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPod charging case (a special new one) on this pad simultaneously, and charge them all at once.
Although Apple didn't
say anything about their availability or pricing, we suspect they'll be available in early 2018 along with the new
AirPower multidevice charger.
Apple
says future AirPods will have
AirPower - enabled case, so you can just drop them onto your pad.
Apple didn't
say how much
AirPower would cost or when, exactly, it will be available.
Apple gave event attendees a brief demo of the
AirPower at its event on Tuesday, and
said it's working with Qi to incorporate the new charging hardware into the standard.
Regarding that, as information reliable, likewise,
AirPower is
said to be due to sell it in March and to Qi wireless - charge with Apple Watch Series 3 at
AirPower, it is detected with a special wave and it is made possible to Qi wireless - charge as the same when Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Cable is used.
The company's
AirPower wireless charging mat that was announced back in September could finally get a release date (Apple previously
said that it would release in 2018).
Apple plans to work with the Qi standards team to bring
AirPower's features to other charging solutions in the future, Schiller
said.
The Apple
AirPower wireless charging mat is rumored to cost $ 199, while the wireless charging case for the AirPods is
said to cost $ 69, according to AppleInsider.
Best Buy is
said to start receiving
AirPower units in - store towards the end of March, possibly to coincide with Apple retailing the device in its own stores.
Apple is also
said to be sending extra units of the
AirPower charging mat that will be used as display and for demos at stores.
As for the wireless charging case for the AirPods, the source
said that Apple will launch it alongside the
AirPower in March.
Mac Otakara «s report doesn't list a specific release date for the
AirPower, although it
says the charging pad will be sold in both Apple Stores and retailers like Best Buy.
Tech such as this could allow Apple to iterate on its
AirPower tech to offer pads with the power to charge much larger products, such as laptops, Saunders
said.
This is just a sneak peak for now and Apple
says it will be launched at a later date as
AirPower.