Future iPhone and iPad may feature MagSafe ports, wireless charging (The Boy Genius Report)
The magnetic MagSafe connectors Apple uses on its MacBook laptops was first
introduced in 2006 and it has become a signature design element used across
all Apple notebooks, but MagSafe technology is about much more than just
aesthetics, of course. Rather than using cable and port combinations with male
and female connectors that can wear down or pull a notebook computer off a
desk when a cable is accidentally stepped on, Apple’s solution marries the
power cable and MacBook charger port using small magnets that hold the
connector in place. New patents uncovered by Patently Apple reveal that Apple
is working on expanding its use of magnets across several product lines, and
we may soon be introduced to a variety of new