Apple Cancels AirPower Product

Re:Apple Cancels AirPower Product by mikestew on Friday March 29, 2019 @03:39PM (#19524885)

I briefly considered buying some when they were announced, with the idea of "hmm, AirPower must be coming out soon". Sucker for Apple products that I am, it would pair well with the iPhone XS and Watch I have, and they can all live on the AirPower mat.

And then I said, meh, I'll buy some when I see the announcement for AirPower, given the problems they've obviously had bringing to market. How many others are less skeptical than me, I do not know. But for the time being, I'm content to plug my stuff in if I still have to use separate mats for phone and headphones.

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Re:Apple Cancels AirPower Product by stetrain on Friday March 29, 2019 @03:45PM (#19524942)

I have the Studio Neat Material dock which charges all three (Airpods via lightning) and it's pretty convenient.

Nomad has a new Base Station that can change multiple Qi devices plus an Apple Watch as well.

Basically at this point there are a lot of alternatives on the market, and some of them are actually nicer because they hold the Watch up in the right orientation for Nightstand mode and work with loop style bands.

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Re:Apple Cancels AirPower Product by mikestew on Friday March 29, 2019 @04:08PM (#19525169)

Thanks for the pointers. I may just ignore the sunk cost of the $79 Apple Watch stand and go for the Nomad Qi Apple Watch dock. Pricey, but that's some nice looking kit for some thing I'll have to look at on my nighstand every night.

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Re:Apple Cancels AirPower Product by bonestamp2 on Friday March 29, 2019 @05:14PM (#19525741)

I've had regular airpods since they came out and the airpower would be nice but I don't see a major need for it.

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