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04-09-2017, 07:40 AM
Your AirPod case could become a waterproof, wireless charging station for all the devices in your pocket
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The AirPod case is a bit one-dimensional, too: it's sleek, and the fact that it stores some extra juice for your buds is handy, but it does little else when you're using your AirPods than take up space in your pocket.
Some new patents recently granted to Apple and unearthed by Patently Apple (http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2017/04/apples-next-gen-airpods-case-could-double-as-a-wireless-charging-dock-for-apple-watch-and-iphone.html), however, indicate that the company might be looking to make AirPods even more useful — and it all centers on the case. ** Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/04/08/airpod-patents-wireless-charging/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Apple's latest killer iPhone accessory, AirPods (http://mashable.com/2016/09/13/apple-airpods-review/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), are great earbuds and appear to be getting more popular (http://mashable.com/2017/04/06/apple-airpods-future/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) by the day — but they really only let you do one thing: connect to your phone for wireless audio.
The AirPod case is a bit one-dimensional, too: it's sleek, and the fact that it stores some extra juice for your buds is handy, but it does little else when you're using your AirPods than take up space in your pocket.
Some new patents recently granted to Apple and unearthed by Patently Apple (http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2017/04/apples-next-gen-airpods-case-could-double-as-a-wireless-charging-dock-for-apple-watch-and-iphone.html), however, indicate that the company might be looking to make AirPods even more useful — and it all centers on the case. ** Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/04/08/airpod-patents-wireless-charging/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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