Now it’s wireless charging

The Nokia Lumia 920: Nokia announced its Lumia 820 and 920 phones would have wireless charging capacity.

The Nokia Lumia 920: Nokia announced its Lumia 820 and 920 phones would have wireless charging capacity.

Published Jun 7, 2013

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London - A tech company has developed technology that will allow the next generations of tablet computers to charge smartphones – simply by pressing the two together.

In this gadget-obsessed world, it could prove to be a useful feature for people on-the-go who find themselves with a low cellphone battery, but plenty of juice left on their tablet.

Fulton Innovation has adapted Qi wireless power transfer technology that allows the charging of electronic devices by simply setting them on a power station attached to an outlet – no need to plug the devices in.

The technology is already in use, most notably with the Duracell Powermat.

Fulton Innovation has adapted similar technology and created a prototype by installing it into a Samsung Galaxy tablet, ABC News reported.

The new addition to the thin tablet did not increase its thickness or appearance – which shows that the technology can be seamlessly integrated into new devices, the company said.

The company showed off the new product in January at the Consumer Electronics Show, a trade show in Las Vegas, hoping the big tech manufacturers would buy the technology to install in their new mobile devices.

“This technology is ready to be added to the standard today, so it is something we will be proposing to the Wireless Power Consortium for the next generation of products,” John Schwannecke, of Fulton Innovation, told ABC News.

The development is part of a movement toward making mobile devices both wireless and cordless.

Nokia announced its Lumia 820 and 920 phones would have wireless charging capacity.

The phones would come with power mats instead of power cords, allowing users to set the phones on the charging device instead of plugging them in.

Starbucks has also teamed up with Duracell Powermat to launch of pilot programme installing the wireless charging devices in coffee shops around Boston. – Daily Mail

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