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StrangeDays said:

1STnTENDERBITS said:

StrangeDays said:

Did no one find it unusual their site doesn’t even specific the IO for the input? Is it Lightning? USB-C? USB micro? Who knows?

It uses a standard USB 2.0 or 3.0 wall charger with an output current of minimal 2A at 5V (10W).  You can't use a standard iPhone charger since it only outputs at 5W.

The info is on the site, only it's in a none obvious place.  Bottom of page.  Left hand side.  Click Support.   There's also a .pdf user guide with more info. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0093/0650/5278/files/airunleashed_user_guide_3044-1-en.pdf?655  Admittedly, their site UX is terrible, but the info is there.  

Right but that doesn't say what the mat's interface is. I realize my wall charger is going to use USB on it's side of things. What port is on the mat? Still don't see that specification.

rogifan_new said:

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rogifan_new said:

Like I’ve said many times Apple wasted $3B on Beats. And don’t throw headphones at me; that’s not why Apple bought Beats.

You have said it way too many times.  Repetition doesn't make it any more valid.  The business case was solid then, and still is now.  Apple bought Beats for a number of reasons, and yes, headphones was one of them.  Unless you can provide some rationale for your assessment, you should really stop making it.  In all the years you've trotted out that opinion it has all been based on "I don't like Beats therefore Apple shouldn't have acquired them"  

Well I’ll just give an example. There’s a show I watch on HBO and the music in the show is all 70s mellow rock. I decided to create a playlist of this music in Apple Music. It has about 70 songs or so all added one by one. A friend asked if I could share the playlist. They don’t subscribe to Apple Music so I went to re-create it in Spotify. First thing it did when I named the playlist was give me song suggestions to add to the playlist. Many of them were the songs in my Apple playlist but also some my Apple playlist didn’t have. To me that’s a really cool feature Apple Music should have. Heck even Pandora provides suggestions based on what you’re adding to a playlist. In this instance Spotify was offering suggestions based on the playlist title. Another thing: Spotify won’t let you add a song to a playlist if it’s already there. You get a message saying the song already exists. Apple Music doesn’t have that so I often end up with duplicates. Another thing: Spotify rarely suggested a song from a greatest hits album. On Apple Music that was usually the first thing I saw. In my opinion Apple Music is not as good as it could be. If Spotify had the ability to access Siri and you could play Spotify playlists on an Apple Watch I’m not sure how well Apple Music would be doing.

chasm said:

The problem I have with the entire “right to repair” movement is that related legislation so far has been very all-or-nothing. Broadly speaking I support the option, and anything that helps allow more service centers for Apple products would also be a good thing.

The problem arises when people (like notoriously self-interested party iFixit) push the idea that Apple should be forced to sell companies like them parts. I’m cool with that for batteries and screens, maybe, but I’m definitely not cool with amateurs and uncertified techs getting their hands on Touch ID sensors or anything to do with secure storage. I would like to see a bill that addresses security/trade secret concerns while giving consumers more and cheaper options for common, simple repairs.

rogifan_new said:

Like I’ve said many times Apple wasted $3B on Beats. And don’t throw headphones at me; that’s not why Apple bought Beats.