Will Apple announce the lost item tracker `` AirTag '' or wireless charging mat in the first half of 2020?

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Minchi Kuo , an analyst familiar with iPhone leak information, has released a report on products released by Apple in the first half of 2020. Mr. Kuo mentions the iPhone SE 2 , the new iPad Pro and the new MacBook, as well as a small wireless charging mat, ultra-wideband (UWB) tag, and high-end Bluetooth headphones.

Kuo expects new Apple products this year: wireless charging mat, AirTag, and high-end headphones-9to5Mac
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Apple is when it announced the iPhone X in September 2017, the 'AirPower' of wireless charging mat can charge up to three of the terminal at the same time announced was. However, Apple failed to meet the high technical standards required by Apple, and the commercialization of AirPower was discontinued.

Apple discontinued commercialization of genuine wireless mat `` AirPower '' and could not meet high technical standards-gigazine

Since then, Apple has sold third-party wireless charging mats on the Apple Store , as no genuine Apple wireless charging mats have appeared.

Kuo only mentions that Apple 'sells a small Qi- compatible wireless charging mat,' and does not disclose the details. 9to5Mac handling Apple-related information, although the details about Mr. Kuo's `` small Qi compatible wireless charging mat '' is unknown, `` Probably Apple will not repeat the previous failure '' .

And, as has been rumored, Mr. Kuo points out that Apple will also announce a lost item tracker 'AirTag' using UWB in the first half of 2020. The existence of AirTag is evident from the analysis of iOS 13.2, and it is already possible to recognize the position of the Apple terminal much more accurately than before by using the U1 chip mounted on iPhone 11 You.

Is the name of the lost item tracker reported by Apple under development 'AirTag'? -GIGAZINE

In addition, Kuo notes that Apple is planning high-end Bluetooth headphones. However, Apple already boasts overwhelming sales of AirPods wireless earphones, and the Beats brand, an Apple subsidiary, sells high-end headphones such as Beats Solo Pro . It is not clear how Apple headphones are differentiated.