After repeatedly missing self-imposed deadlines for progress on its wireless charging-at-a-distance phone case, uBeam’s CEO Meredith Perry has decided to shift out of the CEO position and into a board member and senior advisor role. She’d founded the company in 2011 from her dorm room and brought in over $40 million in funding by selling […]
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Review: iPhone XS and the power of long-term thinking
The iPhone XS proves one thing definitively: that the iPhone X was probably one of the most ambitious product bets of all time. When Apple told me in 2017 that they put aside plans for the iterative upgrade that they were going to ship and went all in on the iPhone X because they thought […]
View More Review: iPhone XS and the power of long-term thinkingApple didn’t mention anything about AirPower, AirPods, or iPads
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While three new iPhones and a revamped Apple Watch took center stage at the Apple event Wednesday, several product announcements were conspicuously missing from the presentation.
Apple didn’t even quietly announce anything post-event about its wireless charging pad, dubbed AirPower, its wireless ear buds, AirPods, or its iPad tablet.
No one more thing, no wireless charged AirPods, no AirPower. Apple said both would happen in 2018.
— Stephen Nellis (@StephenNellis) September 12, 2018
At the Apple iPhone event in Cupertino, California improved battery life was mentioned for its trio of iPhones, the XS, XS Max, and XR, but nothing about wirelessly charging those devices. Read more…
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View More Apple didn’t mention anything about AirPower, AirPods, or iPadsApple’s AirPower wireless charging pad might not arrive until September
Where the heck is Apple’s 3-in-1 AirPower wireless charging pad? It’s probably not coming for at least another few months.
AirPower has been a complete no-show since it was announced alongside the iPhone 8, 8 Plus, and X last September, and now we mi…
When are we going to get honest-to-god wireless charging?
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Mobile World Congress is one of those events that make you realize the thin line between civilization and barbarism is the width of a single charging cable.
Anyone who’s attended MWC (or any massive trade show) is familiar with the creeping dread caused by watching your phone’s battery power seep away over the course of a very long workday. Tweet by tweet, photo by photo, text by text, the percentage points tick away, until you’re scrambling in your bag for a battery pack amid a tangle of chargers and cables or searching the packed halls and press lounges for a free plug point — an oasis in the desert. Read more…
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View More When are we going to get honest-to-god wireless charging?Save $46 on a portable battery that doubles as a wireless charging pad
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If there’s one ever-reliable, never-fail law of gadgetry, it’s this: Your phone is going to die at the very moment you need it most. Even in this age of large devices with equally large batteries, a single charge always seems to last only 99% as long as you need it to.
In those moments, you need an insurance policy on hand. And if Geico doesn’t offer anything, the Powerup Wireless Charging Dual USB Battery Pack might do. It delivers an 8,000 mAh boost, and it’ll do it for 65% off the regular price if you buy it while it’s on sale.
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When Will Your Phone Have ‘True’ Wireless Charging?
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View More When Will Your Phone Have ‘True’ Wireless Charging?Charge your phone wirelessly while you’re driving
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Sorry to get all grim here, but when you get behind the wheel, you become responsible for your life, your passengers’ lives, and the lives of your fellow drivers. So don’t be mucking around with your phone while you’re speeding down the highway, ok?
Get yourself a Fast Wireless Car Charger mount and keep your phone front and center — no fumbling around between the seats required.
This secure charging mount clamps onto your air vent, wires into your car’s 9V power outlet, and adjusts to accommodate any Qi-compatible device between 58mm and 88mm, and up to 10mm thick (including the iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy, and Samsung Note). Read more…
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View More Charge your phone wirelessly while you’re driving7 wireless chargers that will juice up your phone crazy fast
Wireless chargers have a rep for being slow, and they aren’t really wireless, so why bother?
Well, times are changing. These days, there are plenty of wireless chargers that will refill your phone’s battery in no time. Plus, if you really, really hat…
I went full wireless charging with the iPhone X
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RAVPower wireless charging stand/pad/portable charger
$49.99/39.99/65.99
The Good
Makes you forget about wires • Charges as fast if not faster than wired connection
The Bad
Placing the phone correctly on some of the chargers can be fiddly • Not as fast as advertised
The Bottom Line
RAVPower’s trio of fast wireless chargers made me forget my iPhone X’s battery can run out.
Mashable Score4.0
Cool Factor4.5
Learning Curve3.5
Performance4.0
Bang for the Buck3.5
Here’s the problem with wireless chargers: One is never enough. Most households have several smartphones that need to be charged daily, and if you’re a demanding user, like me, you’ll sometimes have to charge your phone at work as well. Read more…
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Buick unveils an all-electric SUV concept and it’s exactly what GM needs
General Motors is spinning up its electrification plans and today announced the stunning, poorly-named Buick Enspire concept at Auto China 2018. As a concepts go, this one looks great and rather feasible. GM says its powered by Buick’s eMotion powertrain that can produce a maximum output of 410 kW (roughly 550 hp). This should make […]
View More Buick unveils an all-electric SUV concept and it’s exactly what GM needsApple’s AirPower wireless charging pad is probably launching any day now
The wait for Apple’s 3-in-1 AirPower wireless charging pad that can charge an iPhone 8 or X, Apple Watch, and AirPods all at once may soon be over.
Rumors that surfaced last month suggest the AirPower charging pad could launch sometime in March, and …