I’ll be honest, having had something like that in the past and having had it for a kindle… I still don’t get the point.
It’s… “neat”. Neat is how I would describe it. All "ooooh"and “aaaaah”. And then you forget about it 5 days later and it would matter fuck all if I had it at that point or not, my brain never actively differentiates the minute detail of engaging charging any more.
Of course that doesn’t make it a bad thing either. I just don’t get the hype, basically. I suspect it’s good if you inherently need the part where it’s held still, like in a car mount?
I just plug a cable in, tbh. Or have a stand the phone sits on, which automatically aligns it with the charging circutry, too.
That’s wht I mean. It’s neat. It solves the problem of needing a specific stand for a specific phone to ensure alignment. Of course in an age of 3D printing, a 3D-printed stand that aligns the USB-C cable actually works exactly as quick when putting the phone down, so eh. So yeah. Neat. But is it in any way transformative? No, not at all. In fact a day after I no longer notice it existing. Which speaks to good technology, sure, but also means I struggle a bit to understand why people make a bit deal out of:
I really like the idea, but I have no use for it. AFAIU wireless charging is pretty inefficient, and I’m happy to plug my phone in. I don’t need to mount my phone anywhere. I don’t want to stick a wallet on the back of my phone. I don’t want a pop socket.
Again, the idea seems neat, it just isn’t part of any of my use cases.
I’ll be honest, having had something like that in the past and having had it for a kindle… I still don’t get the point.
It’s… “neat”. Neat is how I would describe it. All "ooooh"and “aaaaah”. And then you forget about it 5 days later and it would matter fuck all if I had it at that point or not, my brain never actively differentiates the minute detail of engaging charging any more.
Of course that doesn’t make it a bad thing either. I just don’t get the hype, basically. I suspect it’s good if you inherently need the part where it’s held still, like in a car mount?
You don’t get the point of MagSafe?
I have a Pixel Stand and a Quad lock MagSafe wireless charger.
The Pixel stand requires me to place the phone perfectly, and sometimes if I’m half a millimeter off, it’ll tell me to align the phone better.
The MagSafe Quad lock snaps into place with magnets and gets full speed charging with no chance of it becoming misaligned.
Would you prefer a screwdriver with a magnetic head, or without? Do you like when your screws fall off?
I just plug a cable in, tbh. Or have a stand the phone sits on, which automatically aligns it with the charging circutry, too.
That’s wht I mean. It’s neat. It solves the problem of needing a specific stand for a specific phone to ensure alignment. Of course in an age of 3D printing, a 3D-printed stand that aligns the USB-C cable actually works exactly as quick when putting the phone down, so eh. So yeah. Neat. But is it in any way transformative? No, not at all. In fact a day after I no longer notice it existing. Which speaks to good technology, sure, but also means I struggle a bit to understand why people make a bit deal out of:
How the fuck is that patentable?
I really like the idea, but I have no use for it. AFAIU wireless charging is pretty inefficient, and I’m happy to plug my phone in. I don’t need to mount my phone anywhere. I don’t want to stick a wallet on the back of my phone. I don’t want a pop socket.
Again, the idea seems neat, it just isn’t part of any of my use cases.