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Apple's AirPower wireless charging mat can charge an iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods at the same time

Apple's AirPower wireless charging mat can charge an iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods at the same time

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Apple is keeping its wireless future dream alive and is finally letting users charge their iPhones wirelessly. The new iPhones the company announced today — the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X — all support Qi wireless charging, or the same standard as Samsung devices. Yay for harmony.

Although Apple made a big deal of the news at the event, it didn't announce any actual wireless charging hardware for the phones for this year.

Instead, the company gave us a preview: it's working on a charging mat, called AirPower, that'll charge not only iPhones, but also the Apple Watch and AirPods. All three devices can charge at once. Apple says it's working with Qi to incorporate this into the standard. The mat features fast charging, too. The AirPower charger will be available next year. 

The company says that for now, all Qi-certified products support the iPhone, including those from Belkin and Mophie. Qi lists all the compliant devices on its website.

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