chrisdh79@alien.topB to GadgetsEnglish · 10 months 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-down10
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 GadgetsEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareAnimalNo5205@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months 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-up1·10 months 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-up1·10 months 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)