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Aira's FreePower technology seems to be what Apple was trying to achieve with Airpower. Haven't tried it yet (because it's expensive) but from the review I read, it's legit.

https://airapower.com/

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It looks like they don't sell to consumers - do you know of any products that use this technology?

The “Base Station Pro” from Nomad is cited as the first consumer product that integrates their tech: https://airapower.com/partnerships/

Unfortunately this base station does not live up to its promises. You still have to perfectly place your phone to get a charge, unless you want to position it horizontally and take up 2 charging coils to get it right. I returned it.

I own the base station, which is pretty close to what you are describing. Apparently the base station pro is different.

if you want the one thing that will work, though with a much less polished very un-Apple-y design, this is expensive, huge, and it will work basically edge to edge.

I will say having used it, I understand why Apple axed the idea. It is huge and gets hot and I assume it is thicker than Airpower would have been.

https://www.theverge.com/21242641/zens-liberty-review-wirele...

Did you have the Nomad "Base Station" or the new "Base Station Pro"? The pro versions looks brand new and was only recently on August 25th: https://nomadgoods.com/blogs/the-nomadic/base-station-pro

Since I can't edit my comment, I'll correct it here. As others have pointed out, I bought and returned the "Base Station" because it only had 2 coils and needed precise placement. I have not used the "Base Station Pro" (but will give it a shot, since it has some advanced tech). I jumped the gun on my comment, so the above comment is not accurate.

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