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by mariojv 3563 days ago
This way they can remove the only plug on the new iPhones. :)
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I don't know why you added the smiley. Given that the watch uses inductive charging I expect their endgame is indeed to eliminate all the connectors. They can't do that though until there's a reasonable infrastructure of wireless headsets and people comfortable with using them as their default headset.

Having the watch as a primary interface will certainly need this capability.

Honestly I'm fine with that if it means never having to plug my device in again. "The signals can travel up to 15 feet, and up to 12 devices can be charged at once." Sounds amazing.
You know what also sounds amazing? Signals that can travel up to 15 miles and up to 1 million devices charged at once.
Hell yes. This makes ruggedizing and waterproofing the phone much easier.