A working prototype of an unseen Apple AirPower charger was shown in a video

Apple device collector Giulio Zompetti shared a video on Twitter showing

This is a first-of-its-kind look at the elusive charger in action.

The video shows a unique on-screenan iOS animation of placing an iPhone on an AirPower charging mat, previously only seen in early Apple marketing materials, making this animation the first time ever seen live. The iPhone on the AirPower charger was supposed to show the charge of all devices that were placed on the mat.

AirPower is a charging mat,designed by Apple to charge iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods using the Qi standard, which Apple announced in September 2017 with the iPhone X. It was designed so that users could place the iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watch on any part of the mat to charge the device, which meant that multiple overlapping charging coils had to be placed inside the device's body.

AirPower didn't make it to market in 2018, andAfter a number of development issues, Apple canceled the project in March 2019. Photos purportedly depicting the AirPower surfaced on social media in August 2020, showing the device's multi-coil design and internal circuitry.

But now we have the first video footage of a rare and seemingly functional prototype that allegedly leaked from Apple's supply chain.

Zompetti is an avid collectorApple Prototypes and has previously shared images of an Apple Watch Series 3 prototype with additional connectors, an original iPad with two 30-pin ports, an iPhone 12 Pro prototype, a third-generation iPod touch with a rear camera, and rare original Apple Watch prototypes.

Source: macrumors

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