Apple may release AirPower wireless charging pad next month
Apple will launch its own wireless charger that can charge an iPhone, an Apple Watch, and a pair of AirPods in their case -- all at the same time -- next month, reports Macotakara.
Although Apple's Phil Schiller unveiled the device, called AirPower, at the company's September 2017 iPhone event, he also said it would launch "next year." So in theory it's right on schedule.
"It's a mat that you place your iPhone 8 or iPhone X down and it just starts to charge," Schiller said of AirPower at the Apple Event. "You can place your Series 3 Apple Watch down on it and it starts to charge as well. And you can place your AirPods with the optional new wireless charging case on it and it starts to charge as well."
The pad will be Apple's first officially foray into wireless charging accessories, not counting the charger that comes packaged with every Apple Watch.
The report does not specify the unit's price. Polish retailer X-Com has the unit listed at around $199, but the listing isn't verified.
Topics Apple
Monica wrote for Mashable's Tech section with a focus on retail, internet of things, and the intersections of technology and social justice. She holds a degree in creative writing from Brown University, and has previously written for Dow Jones Media, the New York Post, Yahoo Finance, and others. In her free time, she can be found attempting to cook Asian food, buying board games, and looking for new hobbies.
