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Oliver Haslam

A rare AirPower wireless charger prototype has appeared online, and this one actually works

AirPower.

Apple's AirPower wireless charger was shown off in 2017 alongside the iPhone X before essentially disappearing off the face of the planet. Then, two years later, it was finally officially canceled after radio silence and reported issues with regard to overheating problems. But with years of development involved before the project was finally canceled, there are a handful prototypes knocking around. Every so often one appears online.

That's what has happened over on the X social network with collector @AppleDemoYT sharing a short video of a prototype AirPower device. But while we've seen prototype wireless chargers pop up before, what makes this one most notable is the fact that it actually works. And not just charging something boring like an iPhone, either — this AirPower can charge an Apple Watch.

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