While truly wireless earbuds are relatively limited in terms of battery life, their
accompanying wireless charging cases have, perhaps accidentally, become one of their best features.
And, you might be able to find a much
cheaper wireless charging case — for a much wider variety of smartphones — by searching at your favorite online vendor.
When it launches next year, the AirPower will allow iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus or iPhone X customers to simultaneously charge up to three devices, including Apple Watch Series 3 and a new optional
wireless charging case for AirPods.
According to a tipster at American retailer Best Buy, Apple is preparing to launch the AirPower wireless charging mat and new
AirPods wireless charging case in March, claiming that Best Buy will stock AirPower from day one online and in - store.
Next year, Apple will sell its own non-Qi, iPhone 8 - compatible mat called the AirPower, which can simultaneously charge the Apple Watch Series 3 or the
new wireless charging case for AirPods.
The AirPower offers a large active charging area that will allow iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, or iPhone X customers to simultaneously charge up to three devices, including Apple Watch Series 3 and a new
optional wireless charging case for AirPods wireless headphones.
Aircharge is also an official partner of BMW, Mercedes - Benz and Lexus, offering accessories and solutions for the car, home and office and is the only brand to offer a full range of Made for iPhone
certified wireless charging cases for non-Qi iPhone models.
NFC will also be supported in one solution from Broadcom — and this architecture will be available for application in smartphones just as easy as a 3rd -
party wireless charging case.
Thus, many believed Apple had made some changes to Apple Watch Series 3 to make it compatible with Qi wireless chargers, with the upcoming AirPods
wireless charging case also being Qi compatible.
The
attractive wireless charging case in BMW design is a one - piece unit with a fold - up lid and is used in a similar way to a conventional mobile phone protective case.
The new
wireless charging case from the original BMW accessory range permits wireless charging of Apple iPhones (5, 5S, 6 and 6 Plus) in the new BMW 7 Series with the wireless charging option or in all other BMW models with the snap - in wireless charging adapter.
So I'm sure at this point we all know that Apple is releasing a
special wireless charging case for AirPods later this year, meant for use with Qi wireless chargers and the highly anticipated AirPower charging mat.
Samsung Galaxy S8 - S7 - S6 - Note 5, Google Nexus, Microsoft Lumia, Apple iPhone 8 - X and Apple iPhone 7 -6-5-4 in combination with ZENS Qi
MFi wireless charging cases.
Called AirPower, promotional shots of this wireless charging mat frequently show it feeding juice to an iPhone X, a Apple Watch, and a pair of AirPods (complete with their
incoming wireless charging case).
Ranchod created the claimed «world's first topless direct touchscreen waterproof smartphone case» dubbed the «Wetsuit», and then the claimed «world's first
shockproof wireless charging case» that was «military tested with fast wireless charging technology and battery module» dubbed the «Backbone».
Apple first showed off AirPower and the new
wireless charging case back in September when it announced the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 plus and iPhone X.
AirPower, Apple's wireless charging standard, allows you to charge multiple devices at one time, meaning a 2017 or newer iPhone, an Apple Watch, and even AirPods, thanks to a
promised wireless charging case.
Samsung's preparing to bring its Galaxy
S7 wireless charging case to market, but the Korean giant is preparing to bring Galaxy S6 edge + and Galaxy Note 5 wireless battery packs to market as well.
It will support Qi wireless charging, including via a new «AirPower» accessory — coming next year — that can charge the iPhone X, Apple Watch Series 3, and AirPods (with
optional wireless charging case) at the same time, on the same mat.
If Apple announces a shipment date for the AirPower charging mat at a March event, the company will likely announce the availability
of wireless charging cases for its AirPods wireless earbuds.
For the iPhone, if you don't already have a Qi -
compatible wireless charging case, a $ 315 pledge will get you a Pebble 2 along with Orée's iPhone charging sleeve fashioned out of leather.
Instead, customers are forced to tether the handset to the wall with a bundled charging unit or opt for a clunky third -
party wireless charging case.
Apple gave a sneak peek of AirPower, an Apple - designed wireless charging accessory coming in 2018, which offers a generous active charging area that will allow iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus or iPhone X customers to simultaneously charge up to three devices, including Apple Watch Series 3 and a new optional
wireless charging case for AirPods.
Apple also announced AirPower, its own charging mat that can be used to simultaneously charge the iPhone X (or iPhone 8), Apple Watch Series 3, and even your AirPods with its optional
new wireless charging case.
A wireless charging case is available from the Original BMW Accessories range for phones that are not yet compatible with this charging technology.
Many of the Android phones on the market offer built in wireless charging and Apple iPhone users may opt to purchase
a wireless charging case to take full advantage of the Qi Wireless Charger.
The battery lasts up to 5 hours of playback and
a wireless charging case holds another 24 hours of charge.
You can read more about them here, but basically they'll work with your iPhone and Apple Watch, come in
a wireless charging case, and generally look awesome.
Though that's not necessarily an arm and a leg for some people, it's still quite a bit to shell out for
a wireless charging case that — save the wireless charging feature — is pretty much identical to the one that came with your AirPods in the first place.
What if you could slap
a wireless charging case on you
During the presentation, it was shown that an iPhone, AirPods
wireless charging case, and an Apple Watch Series 3 could all fit onto the charging pad.
It might sound like a small thing, but AirPods
wireless charging cases have topped lists of most - wanted Apple accessories for quite some time.
However, the company did talk about an optional
wireless charging case that — like the new iPhone models — uses the Qi standard.