Apple's wireless charging pad that lets you top up your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods simultaneously is reportedly launching next month

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Apple's wireless charging pad that lets you top up your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods simultaneously is reportedly launching next month

Phil Schiller AirPower

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Apple's VP of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller unveiling the AirPower at a company event in September 2017.

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  • Apple announced the AirPower in September last year, saying that it would launch in 2018.
  • The AirPower is a physical, wireless pad which can charge multiple Apple devices at the same time without the need for cables.
  • A report from MacOtakara suggests the AirPower will launch as soon as March.


Apple is reportedly on track to release its AirPower charging unit later this year, according to a report from MacOtakara (which we first saw via 9to5Mac).

AirPower is Apple's wireless charging pad; an oval-shaped surface large enough to hold your iPhone X, 8, or 8 Plus, or Apple Watch and charge them. The whole setup works without cables and can charge up to three devices at once.

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AirPower will also work with AirPod headphones, provided you buy Apple's new battery case for the headphones with wireless charging capabilities. It's likely the AirPower units and the charging-enabled AirPods case will launch at the same time, though there's no mention of that in MacOtakara's report.

Apple is separately expected to launch a second-generation pair of AirPods.

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MacOtakara doesn't have a specific date, but it's reporting that the AirPower should launch sometime in March, and that it will be available from both Apple and select third-party resellers such as Best Buy.

There are still no details on price. A Polish retailer last year suggested that the AirPower would cost $199 (£142), but it seems unlikely that an independent shop would have been clued up on a future Apple product.