"After much effort, we felt that the AirPower will not be able to meet our quality standards and we canceled the project. We apologize to the customers who were waiting for this launch. We continue to believe that wireless technology will be essential in the future and are determined to move it forward. "These words come directly from Dan Riccio, who is in charge of hardware engineering at Apple. With the US site TechCrunch, the company puts an end to hopes for one of its most anticipated products, a year and a half after its presentation.
Unveiled in September 2017, at the same time as the iPhone X, the AirPower was to embody the technical evolution of the company, which now focuses on wireless charging. Its main products - iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods - were thus supposed to be placed on this white carpet, to be recharged simultaneously.
According to several analysts, Apple has encountered difficulties in the production phase of the AirPower. Unlike existing products, whose charging locations are predefined, the AirPower was intended to charge the various devices on its entire surface. Among the main difficulties mentioned, a tendency of the product to overheat.
A last minute cancellation?
Unveiled in September 2017, at the same time as the iPhone X, the AirPower was to embody the technical evolution of the company, which now focuses on wireless charging. Its main products - iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods - were thus supposed to be placed on this white carpet, to be recharged simultaneously.
According to several analysts, Apple has encountered difficulties in the production phase of the AirPower. Unlike existing products, whose charging locations are predefined, the AirPower was intended to charge the various devices on its entire surface. Among the main difficulties mentioned, a tendency of the product to overheat.