Comments on: Tech In Plain Sight: Magsafe, and How To Roll Your Own https://hackaday.com/2025/02/25/tech-in-plain-sight-magsafe-and-how-to-roll-your-own/ Fresh hacks every day Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:31:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Johnu https://hackaday.com/2025/02/25/tech-in-plain-sight-magsafe-and-how-to-roll-your-own/#comment-8103165 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:31:36 +0000 https://hackaday.com/?p=759697#comment-8103165 In reply to Spencer Williams.

That’s a fascinating read, thanks!

]]> By: Spencer Williams https://hackaday.com/2025/02/25/tech-in-plain-sight-magsafe-and-how-to-roll-your-own/#comment-8103123 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 05:05:03 +0000 https://hackaday.com/?p=759697#comment-8103123 There were some weird magsafe accessories in Keyboardio’s 2024 Box of Crap! https://shop.keyboard.io/blogs/news/whats-in-the-2024-box-of-crap

]]> By: Navarre Bartz https://hackaday.com/2025/02/25/tech-in-plain-sight-magsafe-and-how-to-roll-your-own/#comment-8103097 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 02:43:12 +0000 https://hackaday.com/?p=759697#comment-8103097 In reply to Lrrr.

Yeah, I was about to ask this. Wired has a decent run down of Qi2 from the user side, at least. https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-qi2-wireless-charging/

]]> By: John Lewis https://hackaday.com/2025/02/25/tech-in-plain-sight-magsafe-and-how-to-roll-your-own/#comment-8103051 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 23:28:35 +0000 https://hackaday.com/?p=759697#comment-8103051 Magnetic connectors were used on the Saturn V rockets, long before apple. It’s how they made sure the connectors separated on launch.

]]> By: Lrrr https://hackaday.com/2025/02/25/tech-in-plain-sight-magsafe-and-how-to-roll-your-own/#comment-8103032 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 22:16:00 +0000 https://hackaday.com/?p=759697#comment-8103032 Would it be possible to glean more information from the Qi 2.0 standards?

At least some of MagSafe was incorporated into Qi2.

Does that make it more open now?

]]> By: Ostracus https://hackaday.com/2025/02/25/tech-in-plain-sight-magsafe-and-how-to-roll-your-own/#comment-8103002 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 21:00:50 +0000 https://hackaday.com/?p=759697#comment-8103002 Guess some are waiting for the patent to expire.

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