With the Apple Car project canceled, I’d love to see Apple revisit some abandoned products from the past and consider reviving them. One of them is the AirPower.
The AirPower (pictured in an image released by Apple almost four years ago) was originally announced in September 2017 alongside the iPhone X. It was supposed to be able to charge a Qi-compatible iPhone, an Apple Watch, and a pair of AirPods (in a special wireless charging case) at the same time regardless of where they were placed on the pad.
However, there were constant rumors of production, engineering, and manufacturing difficulties. Seems those rumors were right, as Apple announced in March 2018 that work on the device was being canceled as, in Apple’s words, “will not achieve our high standards.”
Apple has filed for, and/or been granted, numerous patents for such technology. Perhaps it’s time for the AirPower to be reconsidered.
