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Apple abandons AirPower wireless charging product
Source: BBC
Apple abandons AirPower wireless charging product
Dave Lee
North America technology reporter
29 March 2019
In a highly unusual step for the firm, Apple has given up on a product because it could not make it work adequately.
AirPower, announced in 2017, was a mat meant to charge multiple devices without needing to plug them in.
But it is understood the firm’s engineers were perhaps unable to stop the mat from getting too hot.
"After much effort, we’ve concluded AirPower will not achieve our high standards and we have cancelled the project," the firm said.
The company did not elaborate further.
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Dave Lee
North America technology reporter
29 March 2019
In a highly unusual step for the firm, Apple has given up on a product because it could not make it work adequately.
AirPower, announced in 2017, was a mat meant to charge multiple devices without needing to plug them in.
But it is understood the firm’s engineers were perhaps unable to stop the mat from getting too hot.
"After much effort, we’ve concluded AirPower will not achieve our high standards and we have cancelled the project," the firm said.
The company did not elaborate further.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47756055
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