chrisdh79@alien.topB to Gadgets@hardware.watchEnglish · 1 year agoQi2 wireless charging spec is here, offering speed boosts and magnets | Many devices will get their first taste of MagSafe-like sticky alignment soon.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: gadgets@lemmit.online
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkQi2 wireless charging spec is here, offering speed boosts and magnets | Many devices will get their first taste of MagSafe-like sticky alignment soon.arstechnica.comchrisdh79@alien.topB to Gadgets@hardware.watchEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square23fedilinkcross-posted to: gadgets@lemmit.online
minus-squareAnimalNo5205@alien.topcakeBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year ago“MagSafe like” put some respect on the Nexus 5, which came with a wireless charging pad and auto-aligning magnets in 2014
minus-squareChristopherLXD@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoFrom what I remember, Qi2 is literally built off Apple’s design for MagSafe — as in Apple contributed to Qi2 directly. So makes sense to link the two.
minus-squareextrobe@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoDid even the Palm Pre back in 2009 have magnetic, wireless charging? (Think it was provided via an extra case you had to add to your palm pre)
“MagSafe like” put some respect on the Nexus 5, which came with a wireless charging pad and auto-aligning magnets in 2014
From what I remember, Qi2 is literally built off Apple’s design for MagSafe — as in Apple contributed to Qi2 directly. So makes sense to link the two.
Did even the Palm Pre back in 2009 have magnetic, wireless charging? (Think it was provided via an extra case you had to add to your palm pre)