There’s no shortage of AirPower knockoffs on the market.
Many have been in the works since Apple took the wraps off its in-house version, positioned as more affordable alternatives.
Since the company unceremoniously pulled the plug on the project, however, they’re the only game in town.
We reviewed a $99 one a while ago.
It seemed fine, and Amazon is currently overloaded with even more affordable options.
It’s probably unfair to lump Mophie in the knockoff.
The dream of Apple’s AirPower has been dead for a while now, but plenty of third-party companies are working on offering their own multi-device wireless chargers for Apple products.
Mophie is the latest company to allow users to charge all their Apple devices at once, thanks to the new dual wireless charging pad and 3-in-1 charging pad.
Both of the products are aimed at offering a relatively sleek design, and can deliver up to 7.5 watts of power to any Qi-enabled device — including the iPhone and AirPods.
Like any other wireless charging pads, they’re pretty easy to use — just put your device down on the charging pad, and it should start charging.
The Apple Watch is the most difficult device to deal with here, as it doesn’t actually use Qi as its wireless charging standard.
It instead uses Apple’s own Magnetic Charging standard.
In 2017, Apple introduced a Qi wireless charging mat by that name that could simultaneously charge an iPhone, an AirPods case, and an Apple Watch—or three items in any combination from those three.
It was repeatedly delayed, and reports indicated that Apple was facing serious technical issues when developing it.
In March of this year, Apple finally confirmed the product would never be released.
Apple just confirmed once and for all that AirPower will never come out
Except now a variation on the original concept has, and Apple is selling it in its store.
Whereas AirPower could charge three devices in any combination—say, two iPhones and a Watch, or two Watches and one AirPods case, or three iPhones—the mophie pad has a dedicated spot for each device type: iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods.
Apple has begun selling two multidevice wireless chargers from Mophie.
Both the Dual Wireless Charging Pad ($79.95) and 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Pad ($139.95) are coming to select Apple Stores next week and are available for online order now.
The Dual Wireless Charging Pad can deliver up to 7.5W of power to iPhones placed on either of the mats.
AirPods also work fine if you’ve got the wireless charging case, but the Apple Watch won’t charge on this.
To solve for that, there’s a USB-A port around back for juicing up a third device — like an Apple Watch, Powerbeats Pro, or whatever else.
I’ve asked Mophie for details on the power output of that USB port.
The Mophie Dual Wireless Charging Pad and 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Pad aren’t quite as elegant as the Qi pad Apple had in mind to make, but a strong mark in their favor is that you’ll actually be able to buy them.
AirPower, if the disastrous wireless pad passed you by, was Apple’s concept for an incredibly flexible Qi charger.
Capable of recharging two or three devices at the same time – such as an iPhone, an Apple Watch, and a set of AirPods in their wireless charging case – it would have supported positioning them anywhere on the upper surface.
Problem was, that elegant theory proved fiendishly difficult in practice.
AirPower was delayed, amid leaks suggesting untold engineering headaches around heat and power management, and then Apple finally opted to pull the plug on the project altogether.
Now, Mophie is here to give a similar look and experience, but in a more straightforward way.
On August 9, 2018, during its Unpacked press event in New York City that also saw the debut of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, Samsung officially revealed its first smart speaker, the Samsung Galaxy Home.
It is now exactly one year later and we still aren’t any closer to learning when Samsung will release the device.
On the surface, it looks like the Galaxy Home could follow the path of Apple’s AirPower wireless charging pad, which was first announced to great fanfare in September 2017, only to be quietly canceled in March 2019.
The design of the speaker is certainly different than the ones from Amazon, Google, and others.
It looks a bit like an egg that was placed on a three-legged stand.
That “egg” contains three Harmon speakers, a subwoofer, and eight far-field microphones which are there to detect voice commands via Samsung’s Bixby digital assistant.
When Apple announced that its promised multi-device AirPower charging pad had officially been cancelled, people immediately began wondering what might take its place.
After all, just because Apple had given up, that didn’t mean people didn’t want a simple and convenient way to recharge a range of Apple products.
So now, almost half a year after AirPower got killed off, Mophie has finally released the first Apple-approved multi-device charging pad available for sale from Apple’s web store.
While it doesn’t look quite as sleek or pretty as AirPower, Mophie’s £130 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Pad should still be able to get the job done.
It features three distinct charging zones that can juice up an iPhone, AirPods, and an Apple Watch simultaneously, complete with a listed power output of 7.5 watts (which is Apple’s current limit for wireless charging).
Mophie’s 3-in-1 charging pad is actually quite clever, and possibly an improvement over AirPower, as the angled rest for the Apple Watch makes it easier to use the watch in Nightstand mode while the device is recharging.
In late 2017, BMW announced its first wireless-charging pilot program, which started in Germany.
Using 2018 530e plug-in hybrid models, it marked BMW's first foray into helping owners ditch plugs in favor of magnetic induction.
The pilot will be available only in California, and it will be limited to just 200 residential homeowners who have an enclosed garage space.
In order to determine whether you're eligible, BMW has an online questionnaire to fill out.
Qmerit will handle the installation of the wireless charging pad and, thankfully, BMW will pick up the tabs for installation, maintenance and subsequent removal at lease termination.
You'll have to shell out for a 36-month lease on a 2019-model-year BMW 530e.
There’s no shortage of AirPower knockoffs on the market.
Many have been in the works since Apple took the wraps off its in-house version, positioned as more affordable alternatives.
Since the company unceremoniously pulled the plug on the project, however, they’re the only game in town.
We reviewed a $99 one a while ago.
It seemed fine, and Amazon is currently overloaded with even more affordable options.
It’s probably unfair to lump Mophie in the knockoff.
In 2017, Apple introduced a Qi wireless charging mat by that name that could simultaneously charge an iPhone, an AirPods case, and an Apple Watch—or three items in any combination from those three.
It was repeatedly delayed, and reports indicated that Apple was facing serious technical issues when developing it.
In March of this year, Apple finally confirmed the product would never be released.
Apple just confirmed once and for all that AirPower will never come out
Except now a variation on the original concept has, and Apple is selling it in its store.
Whereas AirPower could charge three devices in any combination—say, two iPhones and a Watch, or two Watches and one AirPods case, or three iPhones—the mophie pad has a dedicated spot for each device type: iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods.
The Mophie Dual Wireless Charging Pad and 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Pad aren’t quite as elegant as the Qi pad Apple had in mind to make, but a strong mark in their favor is that you’ll actually be able to buy them.
AirPower, if the disastrous wireless pad passed you by, was Apple’s concept for an incredibly flexible Qi charger.
Capable of recharging two or three devices at the same time – such as an iPhone, an Apple Watch, and a set of AirPods in their wireless charging case – it would have supported positioning them anywhere on the upper surface.
Problem was, that elegant theory proved fiendishly difficult in practice.
AirPower was delayed, amid leaks suggesting untold engineering headaches around heat and power management, and then Apple finally opted to pull the plug on the project altogether.
Now, Mophie is here to give a similar look and experience, but in a more straightforward way.
When Apple announced that its promised multi-device AirPower charging pad had officially been cancelled, people immediately began wondering what might take its place.
After all, just because Apple had given up, that didn’t mean people didn’t want a simple and convenient way to recharge a range of Apple products.
So now, almost half a year after AirPower got killed off, Mophie has finally released the first Apple-approved multi-device charging pad available for sale from Apple’s web store.
While it doesn’t look quite as sleek or pretty as AirPower, Mophie’s £130 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Pad should still be able to get the job done.
It features three distinct charging zones that can juice up an iPhone, AirPods, and an Apple Watch simultaneously, complete with a listed power output of 7.5 watts (which is Apple’s current limit for wireless charging).
Mophie’s 3-in-1 charging pad is actually quite clever, and possibly an improvement over AirPower, as the angled rest for the Apple Watch makes it easier to use the watch in Nightstand mode while the device is recharging.
The dream of Apple’s AirPower has been dead for a while now, but plenty of third-party companies are working on offering their own multi-device wireless chargers for Apple products.
Mophie is the latest company to allow users to charge all their Apple devices at once, thanks to the new dual wireless charging pad and 3-in-1 charging pad.
Both of the products are aimed at offering a relatively sleek design, and can deliver up to 7.5 watts of power to any Qi-enabled device — including the iPhone and AirPods.
Like any other wireless charging pads, they’re pretty easy to use — just put your device down on the charging pad, and it should start charging.
The Apple Watch is the most difficult device to deal with here, as it doesn’t actually use Qi as its wireless charging standard.
It instead uses Apple’s own Magnetic Charging standard.
Apple has begun selling two multidevice wireless chargers from Mophie.
Both the Dual Wireless Charging Pad ($79.95) and 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Pad ($139.95) are coming to select Apple Stores next week and are available for online order now.
The Dual Wireless Charging Pad can deliver up to 7.5W of power to iPhones placed on either of the mats.
AirPods also work fine if you’ve got the wireless charging case, but the Apple Watch won’t charge on this.
To solve for that, there’s a USB-A port around back for juicing up a third device — like an Apple Watch, Powerbeats Pro, or whatever else.
I’ve asked Mophie for details on the power output of that USB port.
On August 9, 2018, during its Unpacked press event in New York City that also saw the debut of the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, Samsung officially revealed its first smart speaker, the Samsung Galaxy Home.
It is now exactly one year later and we still aren’t any closer to learning when Samsung will release the device.
On the surface, it looks like the Galaxy Home could follow the path of Apple’s AirPower wireless charging pad, which was first announced to great fanfare in September 2017, only to be quietly canceled in March 2019.
The design of the speaker is certainly different than the ones from Amazon, Google, and others.
It looks a bit like an egg that was placed on a three-legged stand.
That “egg” contains three Harmon speakers, a subwoofer, and eight far-field microphones which are there to detect voice commands via Samsung’s Bixby digital assistant.
In late 2017, BMW announced its first wireless-charging pilot program, which started in Germany.
Using 2018 530e plug-in hybrid models, it marked BMW's first foray into helping owners ditch plugs in favor of magnetic induction.
The pilot will be available only in California, and it will be limited to just 200 residential homeowners who have an enclosed garage space.
In order to determine whether you're eligible, BMW has an online questionnaire to fill out.
Qmerit will handle the installation of the wireless charging pad and, thankfully, BMW will pick up the tabs for installation, maintenance and subsequent removal at lease termination.
You'll have to shell out for a 36-month lease on a 2019-model-year BMW 530e.
