wireless charging is getting more and more popular lately and few different companies offers us different solutions to help us get rid of dozens different chargers that are hanging around our house or office.
Now days, charging our endless number of portable gadgets is really turning into a problem We keep buying more and more gadgets; each one comes with different charger, different USB port and different shapes and sizes. As there is no standard for chargers, each company simply invents and design its own way of charging its gadget.
Try it for yourself; stand up for just one second and look around you. How many gadgets you own? Well, obviously you own a computer otherwise you won’t be reading this cool, interesting article? We guess you have a mobile phone as well or maybe two? You probably own some kind of game console like Nintendo Wii, PS3 or PSP (although you haven’t touched them for ages!). What about a GPS? Smartphone? An MP3 player like the iPod?
In any case each one of us owns around 3 to 4 gadgets on average. And they all need to be charged. Well apparently, the solution is already here. It’s called wireless charging and 2 companies are leading the way. wildcharge is the older one, founded back in 2003 and since then changed their name to Pure Energy. They are located in Boulder CO. And use inductive power to wirelessly charge different devices like mobile phones, PDA’s, Laptops, MP3 players and more.The Wildcharge pad is 100% safe to use and there is no danger of getting electrocuted. Wildcharge is retailing for $79.99 and comes with one skin for iPhone
powermat, established in 2007, uses the same technology as WildCharge. The only difference is the design of the charging pad, sleeves and cases. While the WildCharge pad is designed for home or office use only, Powermat also offers and folding pad that can be carried with you everywhere you go: business trip, holiday or just around the house.The portable charging pad consists of 3 plates that can be folded into a small case. Weighing less than 0.9 pounds it is extremely compact and easy to use. Powermat also offers 8 different ports that can be connected to the charging pad, and is compatible with more than 300,000,000! Different devices that are currently on the market. The Powermat is retailing for $99.99 and does not include any cases or sleeves.
So, do these companies really solve the problem of endless chords and different chargers? It’s hard to say. Although the idea and technology are great innovations, we can’t forget that the charging pad still needs to be connected to a power outlet… also, having the need of buying different adapters for different devices makes the whole thing a bit useless. Currently this solution will help those who own more than 5 devices, and there are quite many. Also, the gadget lovers cannot give up on such cool solution. We believe that in the future most of the devices on the market will be equipped with a wireless charging solution and will turn these gadgets to a must have in every home and office.
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