Battery power has always been the holy grail of electronics, and the more we carry the more we notice. Battery life is always a complaint when we talk about our devices. There have been no real advances in battery power technology. The only thing that makes them last longer is size – which is why an iPad can last so long. When I first heard about wireless charging and its potential, I thought it sounded like a fantastic solution. Get a pad, place devices on it to charge without plugging in – so easy. That was years ago, and we haven’t really seen it offered. There have been some efforts, but they require special cases for devices and the charging pads are small. Seems there is no standard. We’ll all continue to wait, and this article seems promising. Maybe we are almost there.
“The technology is there. Whether it’s inductive or magnetic resonance doesn’t matter one bit to most people. What entices consumers is the notion of being able to toss down a phone, tablet and pair of wireless headphones on the bedside table and have them all fully charged by the morning.”
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