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This is going to be a moot point soon as I anticipate we'll switchover to a completely wireless charging and data system. There might still be a physical debug
by radicaldreamer 8y ago
This is going to be a moot point soon as I anticipate we'll switchover to a completely wireless charging and data system. There might still be a physical debug port or something hidden away, but Qi charging plus a 5Ghz connector technology (like that in the Essential phone) is the future of mobile I/O
- imglorp 8y agoWhat's up with Qi charging anyway? We've had well-implemented inductive charging starting with the Palm Pre in 2009, but very few devices since then. It was on the Nexus 5 but not the 6 or the Pixels, I think. It adds very little hardware and enormous value. I dreamed of inductive charging everywhere, incorporated into desks, tables, and cars. But no. So, what happened to prevent its wide adoption long ago?
- gumby 8y agoIt's a harder problem than it looks: since it's typically pretty inefficient, how do you manage the signalling to get the right amount of power into the target device (you have 1/r2 issues, alignment issues, and insulation issues) without heating everything up and wasting power. I think that's why Apple's Airpower pad has quietly been put down -- heat. The current Qi protocol is pretty low power.
- imglorp 8y agoTrue, but the Pre and the Nexus 5 both did an excellent job. The latter was Qi branded, the former was Palm's proprietary. The N5/Qi was 2013.
- Fnoord 8y agoI've been using that on my electric toothbrush before 2009, but it probably has nowhere near as big of a battery as a smartphone.
- radicaldreamer 8y ago*60Ghz wireless tech