“Apple has been developing an entirely new 17-watt power supply intended to power a new product that will require slightly more juice than the current iPad but significantly less than the company’s MacBook Air lineup,” Neil Hughes reports for AppleInsider.
“People familiar with the matter say Apple just recently began the process of procuring low-cost components for the new 17-watt adapter,” Hughes reports. “And while the exact nature of its parent product remains somewhat of an unknown, at least one person familiar with adapter’s design believes existing evidence points to be a portable product which could launch within the next 12 months.”
Hughes reports, “It’s also said that the new 17-watt adapter is not intended as an upgrade to an existing Apple product line, such as the anticipated fifth-generation iPad. That device is instead expected to ship with the same 12-watt adapter… Exactly what the new 17-watt adapter could be used for remains unknown.”
Much more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]