There have been several users who have been waiting for Apple to decide to implement wireless charging in their devices At the presentation of the new iPhone, Apple presented a base that will allow us to wirelessly charge the iPhone, the Apple Watch and the new AirPods case, a case that integrates wireless charging and that will hit the market in mid-December and can be purchased independently. A month and a half after the presentation of the new iPhone with wireless charging, Apple has bought the wireless charger manufacturer PowerbyProxi, an Auckland-based company.
As usual, the amount that Apple has been able to pay when buying this company has not been disclosed, a company that was founded in 2007 as a spin-out of the University of Auckland. The vice president of hardware engineering, Dan Riccio, has made this acquisition public in an interview with the Stuff website located in New Zealand. Riccio explained that the entire PowerbyProxi team will become part of Apple to create new wireless devices. Furthermore, he has stated that Apple is working to offer a simple charging system for everyone.
PowerbyProxi founder Fayd Mishriki says the company is excited to join Apple's workforce, stating that the two companies are very clear about their values. In recent years, PowerbyProxi has obtained a large number of international investments in addition to receiving different accolades for the development in the wireless charging standard. With the announcement of this acquisition, it is confirmed why no information had been leaked prior to the keynote in which they spoke about the possibility of Apple launching its own wireless charging system, such as the AirPower, a charger that does not it will be released until the beginning of next year.