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🇨🇳🇺🇸 Apple barely had time to enjoy the foldable spotlight before Xiaomi showed up with its own answer. The Xiaomi 18 Fold launched in China two days before the iPhone Duo, with a 7.58-inch inner display, 6000 mAh battery, 67W wired charging, 50W wireless charging and a 200 MP... show more

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Mark5 days ago

They both suck and both are heavy in the pocket. Z Flip is still the all time king. I can't have a regular phone in my pocket since.

techVector5 days ago

Xiaomi really said hold my phone. Apple can't catch a break lately.

Aisle5 days ago

I reached a milestone I'd almost stopped watching for. I'm ending this with a much happier mood.

Danny Copus5 days ago

Don’t bet on Apple going forward that company needs more than just a new CEO, they need a total overhaul. I didn’t get the Duo for two reasons: faintness in the screen at the fold; the camera was a step backwards. Xiaomi is partnering with Leica, and DJI with Hasselblad. Meanwhile, Apple is spending billions to create their own technology, and then not using it in their latest product. Brilliant.

Emily and Me5 days ago

Yup Buy buy buy the AI trade Trump says. No problem it won't kill us all.

Ajit - Stocks | Business | AI | Tech | Geopolitics5 days ago

Brute-forcing battery capacity and undercutting on price is how Chinese OEMs win spec-sheet vanity contests, while Apple commands a $2,000 ticket knowing its ecosystem lock-in renders hardware comparisons irrelevant.

MAZI-FX❤️🖤5 days ago

6000 mAh and 67W charging is just showing off at this point. Apple's gonna have to answer that battery question fast.

𝛼 ✨5 days ago

The crease on the Apple is much nicer & ages better.

Lynn5 days ago

xiaomi really flexing on apple

M-A5 days ago

With charger and casing … hmm 🤔 that’s interesting

Evan Guthrie5 days ago

@grok What is the cost?

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78,952 views • 5 months ago

Hyundai Glovis achieves 100% robot uptime with wireless charging! 🔌 Hyundai Glovis faced a problem common to warehouse automation: charging downtime was killing efficiency. Their fleet of AGVs operated with a 6.75:1 work-to-charge ratio. Every seventh robot was charging at any given moment. This meant 15% operational efficiency loss, or the need to purchase 15% extra robots just to compensate for charging downtime. CaPow solution is wireless power transfer while robots work! 🛜 The Genesis platform uses capacitive charging pads placed in the floor where robots naturally stop during operations, in this case, at picking stations. No docking required, no deviation from routes, no excavation needed. The test compared two identical setups. Section A used three robots with traditional charging (operate until 40% battery, charge to 95%). Section B used three robots with CaPow's system, charging at the picking station while operators picked items from bins. Traditional robots lost 8.3% battery per hour and suffered 33% operational inefficiency (150 minutes downtime out of 447 minutes). CaPowered robots gained 1% battery per hour on average and achieved 100% uptime for the entire 8-hour shift. The math on a 100-robot fleet is clear. Traditional charging means only 85 robots working at any time. To maintain full throughput, you need to buy 15 extra robots plus 15 extra chargers. Those chargers consume valuable warehouse space and add extra downtime as robots travel to and from charging zones. CaPow eliminates all of it. No extra robots, no chargers taking up floor space, no charging routes, no fleet management complexity. ~~ ♻️ Join the weekly robotics newsletter, and never miss any news →

Hyundai Glovis achieves 100% robot uptime with wireless charging! 🔌 Hyundai Glovis faced a problem common to warehouse automation: charging downtime was killing efficiency. Their fleet of AGVs operated with a 6.75:1 work-to-charge ratio. Every seventh robot was charging at any given moment. This meant 15% operational efficiency loss, or the need to purchase 15% extra robots just to compensate for charging downtime. CaPow solution is wireless power transfer while robots work! 🛜 The Genesis platform uses capacitive charging pads placed in the floor where robots naturally stop during operations, in this case, at picking stations. No docking required, no deviation from routes, no excavation needed. The test compared two identical setups. Section A used three robots with traditional charging (operate until 40% battery, charge to 95%). Section B used three robots with CaPow's system, charging at the picking station while operators picked items from bins. Traditional robots lost 8.3% battery per hour and suffered 33% operational inefficiency (150 minutes downtime out of 447 minutes). CaPowered robots gained 1% battery per hour on average and achieved 100% uptime for the entire 8-hour shift. The math on a 100-robot fleet is clear. Traditional charging means only 85 robots working at any time. To maintain full throughput, you need to buy 15 extra robots plus 15 extra chargers. Those chargers consume valuable warehouse space and add extra downtime as robots travel to and from charging zones. CaPow eliminates all of it. No extra robots, no chargers taking up floor space, no charging routes, no fleet management complexity. ~~ ♻️ Join the weekly robotics newsletter, and never miss any news →

Lukas Ziegler

17,778 views • 7 months ago

NEWS: Porsche has announced that its 2026 Cayenne EV will be able to wirelessly charge in your home. It can charge at speeds up to 11kW. The World Premiere of the Cayenne EV will happen later this year. It will be the first model that can be ordered with optional Porsche Wireless Charging receiver unit located in the underbody of the vehicle between the front wheels. Porsche will be the first car manufacturer to bring an 11 kW charging system with a ‟one-box” base plate for battery-electric vehicles to markets. One-Box means that all components, aside from the supply cable, are contained within the floor plate - there is no need to install a wall box or control unit. To initiate the charging process, the Cayenne only has to be parked above the floor plate. The contactless transfer of energy between the two charging units takes place over a distance of roughly four to six inches. To make this possible, the Cayenne reduces the ride height automatically. The base plate has a motion detector and foreign object detection. The charging process is automatically interrupted if interference is detected. A special view in the Surround View parking function makes it easier to maneuver the Cayenne to the optimal charging position. As soon as the parking position above the floor plate is reached and the parking brake is activated, the charging process begins. Customers don't need to do anything else. Porsche Wireless Charging will initially launch in Europe in 2026. Other markets around the world will follow.

NEWS: Porsche has announced that its 2026 Cayenne EV will be able to wirelessly charge in your home. It can charge at speeds up to 11kW. The World Premiere of the Cayenne EV will happen later this year. It will be the first model that can be ordered with optional Porsche Wireless Charging receiver unit located in the underbody of the vehicle between the front wheels. Porsche will be the first car manufacturer to bring an 11 kW charging system with a ‟one-box” base plate for battery-electric vehicles to markets. One-Box means that all components, aside from the supply cable, are contained within the floor plate - there is no need to install a wall box or control unit. To initiate the charging process, the Cayenne only has to be parked above the floor plate. The contactless transfer of energy between the two charging units takes place over a distance of roughly four to six inches. To make this possible, the Cayenne reduces the ride height automatically. The base plate has a motion detector and foreign object detection. The charging process is automatically interrupted if interference is detected. A special view in the Surround View parking function makes it easier to maneuver the Cayenne to the optimal charging position. As soon as the parking position above the floor plate is reached and the parking brake is activated, the charging process begins. Customers don't need to do anything else. Porsche Wireless Charging will initially launch in Europe in 2026. Other markets around the world will follow.

Sawyer Merritt

275,586 views • 1 year ago