The trouble with most power accessories is all the hassle with power cords and wires that whenever we need them most are nowhere to be found or tangled in a knot that gets on our nerves. Wireless charging for smartphones, tablets and whatever other USB-connected devices, aims to put an end to all that hassle. At the moment, there aren’t many products that can do that for your device, but given recent announcements and product releases it has become obvious that the future of mobile chargers lays in wireless charging solutions.
We have recently just reviewed a wireless charger from Duracell Powermat which intrigued us to search more about the subject. It turns out, in a few years we are all going to have a wireless charging mat around the house. AT&T has already made it clear that’s the future. “In an effort to move towards making this a reality for consumers worldwide and in direct support for the public ecosystem rollout led by Powermat, we have asked our device suppliers to provide integrated wireless charging solutions by 2014” reads a statement sent to CNET shortly after Duracell Powermat presented a prototype of a wireless charger mat for the company’s battery case as well as any other USB-capable device.
And by the way, even sooner than imagined, those wireless charging mats will be able to transfer data not just power-boost your device’s energy level. Duracell Powermat is already planning to release a second-generation mat that features a digital layer for data transfer. Things are obviously heading towards a bright future, and you will probably get to enjoy that kind of technology in Starbucks and McDonald’s sooner than expected.
Duracell Powert is part of the Power Matters Alliance, the standard in the wireless charging industry that has become widely popular among lots of popular companies, among which the Boston Starbucks coffee shops and the European McDonald’s restaurants. As Daniel Hays, PricewaterhouseCoopers analyst told CNET “wireless charging continues to be a niche category until there’s a common standard”. With that kind of names using the technology, it’s just a matter of time before wireless power mats will become just as common in our homes as today’s bothersome charging adapters and cables.
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