Will MacBook 2016 feature wireless charging and wider screen after Intel released the first ever no-wire PC in the world? That is definitely possible.
Intel recently introduced Skylake processors which run on Asus Chi notebook, the first hybrid notebook-tablet with wireless charging support from WiTricity. Senior Vice President and General Manager of the PC Client Group, Intel Corporation, Kirk Skaugen said that the PC beats Apple iPad Air. Skylake's 4k display support for desktop and notebook could serve as a challenge for Apple to offer display specs higher than that.
Wireless charging is considered an emerging technology in 2015, and while it's not entirely a new concept, it is in this year that better versions of the technology have started emerging. In a report by Macrumors, it enumerated companies that demoed wireless charging solutions, including that applies for home use. According to the same source, "WiTricity and Energous demoed wireless charging solutions, and the Alliance for Wireless Power had a booth dedicated for showing how wireless charging will work at home in the future."
Apple's existing partnership with Intel is also a strong indication of the possibility that it will release a wireless MacBook 2016 and certainly for iDevices as well. In the history of Apple-Intel partnership, the MacBook maker has already adopted several Intel processors and that is likely to happen with Skylake.
That is, of course, if Apple uses Intel's 6th generation processors. What if Apple decides to use its own processors instead, like in the report of KGI? According to the firm, Apple is planning to release at least one device that runs on its own OS this year. The device, according to Digital Spy, could be either iMac or MacBook devices. The same source suggested that Samsung would be the manufacturer of Apple's own-brand chips.
That's not to say that Apple is not capable of making its own version of wireless solutions, because that's far from truth. Rather, it's the readiness of the company that should be questioned here. Apple has explored the feasibility of this technology based on its previous patents, and has considered a technology that is similar to that being offered by WiTricity. It was also rumored to feature wireless technology on Apple Watch but opted Mag-Safe style option in the end. Apparently, the company is not ready yet at least at this point in time.
Wireless charging is still at its initial phase now, but it is clear where this technology is heading to: right to our own homes, offices, public establishments, and other spaces that will support this set up. Apple can take that time to develop its own or adopt an existing one than release MacBook 2016 with wireless technology just for the sake of joining the bandwagon.
Could the wider-screen MacBook 2016 with wireless charging capability use Apple's own chips instead of Skylake? That's one announcement worth waiting from Apple this year.
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