Apple could let your MacBook charge an iPhone or Apple Watch'Inductive charging between electronic devices.'
What you need to know
Apple has patented a new way to charge devices.
The patent uses batteries and coils to transmit to and receive power wirelessly from other devices.
It could lead to charging your Apple Watch or iPhone on your MacBook.
An Apple patent published last week has revealed how we might one day be able to charge Apple devices wireless from other electronic devices.
The patent is titled 'Inductive charging between electronic devices' and its abstract states:
An electronic device and methods for inductively charging an electronic device using another external electronic device. The electronic device may include an enclosure, a battery positioned within the enclosure, and an inductive coil coupled to the battery. The inductive coil may have two or more operational modes, including a power receiving operational mode for wirelessly receiving power and a power transmitting operational mode for wirelessly transmitting...
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Apple could let your MacBook charge an iPhone or Apple Watch
