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MacBooks and iPads as wireless chargers

I know that I usually comment on it a lot, but it is that every day I clearly see that there are two Apple, one of them I love, the other … well I understand that it has to exist, but personally it would seem phenomenal if it were not like that. And seeing this news I can’t help but rejoice, because it is precisely one of those who talk about the Apple that I like, the one that has made me a client of Cupertino for many years now and that I consider continuing to be so in the future .

Induction wireless charging is not something new for Apple, in fact the company has been working on this technology at least since the beginning of 2016, when it began to register patents in this regard, and as we know today by PatentlyApple, it is possible that they will surprise us soon adding induction charging function to MacBooks and iPads. But no, I do not mean that both devices will be able to be charged using said technology (which would also make sense), but that would assume the role of porters.

Thus, as you can see in the image, extracted from one of the patents filed by Apple, the surface on either side of the touchpad would become a charging area that could use both iPhone and Apple Watch, thus allowing that when we are using the computer, which are the times when we are least likely to use other devices, they can be recharged without having to use cables.

Apple’s proposed strategy appears to be Incorporate carefully placed inductive charging coils into every Apple mobile device. For example, the patent explains how coils can be placed along the front and back of an iPad, allowing it to charge wirelessly from one side while transmitting the charge to another device on the other side. As a result, the proposed system is highly interchangeable, with a large number of possible device and location combinations. That is to say, load chains could be established, in which a device is both charged and charger.

Further, this opens the door to some software controlled functions that can make the connection much more intelligent and, therefore, simultaneously with the load other operations are carried out. For example, by putting the iPhone on charge on the MacBook, the dump and backup of the last photos taken with the iPhone since the last connection can be started automatically. Interactions between the various components of the Apple ecosystem can take great advantage of these new charging features.

The patent implies that this magnetic alignment system could be used on any of your wearable devices to provide a better experience when charging wirelessly, and certainly it would make sense to expand ‌MagSafe‌ or a similar system MagSafe to more devices to support this ecosystem of devices. And it is that we remember that, for now, MagSafe is only available, for now, in the iPhone 12 … will we see news in that regard this 2021?

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