A newly published Apple patent application suggests the company is working on chargers with integrated backup battery systems inside. Entitled “Power Adapter with Internal Battery” and filed in September 2009, the patent describes a device charger that contains a battery to provide power to the device when no other power source is available, and a processor for determining how to distribute charge between the charger’s internal battery and the device’s battery. Optional features of the described charger include a “trickle” source of power, such as solar, and wireless technology to allow the processor inside the charger to communicate with the device. Notably, third-parties have released chargers with integrated batteries in the past, for both Apple products and those from other companies. As with all Apple patents, this filing does not necessarily represent any future product release from Apple, but offers evidence of the company’s research in this area. [via AppleInsider]
Latest News
- Apple to invest $430 billion in the US over five years
- AirPods 3 to release in the ‘coming weeks’, reports Hits Double Daily
- Apple Music high-fidelity plan to release in ‘coming weeks’
- Apple’s App Store has a profit margin of 78%, says Epic Games
- Apple developers update nearly 10,000 apps to support anti-tracking feature
- Win PS4 and Prizes in Star Wars Event, Get MacX DVD Ripper for Free
- The 43-inch Sero QLED TV by Samsung is now $500 off
- Apple’s ‘Careers at Apple’ page gets a design refresh
- M1 iPad Pro owners may have to shell out $699 for repairs without AppleCare+
- AirTag teardown video surfaces online