Now
that Samsung has declared 2015 the year of the Wireless Charger as reported in my
Geezam blog article entitled “Samsung
declares 2015 Year of Wireless Smartphone Charging becoming an Industry
Standard”, now would be a good time to get with this trend towards wireless
Charging.
After
all, Inductive charging using a fluctuating Magnetic field is aesthetically
pleasing albeit less efficient than just plugging your Smartphone into a
charger connected to a wall socket. But it has its advantages.
For
one, it involves no wires and can power gadgets at a distance as demonstrated
by the team at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) using
their DCRS (Dipole Coil Resonant System) as described in my blog article
entitled “KAIST
developes DCRS, a long-range Wireless Charging Technology - IEC Charger
Standards now obsolete as KAIST makes an Earth based Magnetar”.
For
another, it can charge multiple devices from the same socket without the tangle
of a cord, as is the case with Meredith Perry's Ubeam product that uses
ultrasound to charge smartphones and laptops at a distance as explained in my blog article
entitled “Meredith
Perry's Ubeam Ultrasonic Power Transfer and the Venture Capitalists - Ubeam's
Wireless Charging Future is a Good Vibration with a Magnetic Personality”.
Currently
most Wireless Chargers fall into one of two (2) competing Wireless Charging standards:
1.
Qi, under the WPC (Wireless Power
Consortium)
2.
Powermat, under the PMA (Power Matters
Alliance)
PMA
is in the process of merging with A4WP (Alliance for Wireless Power), making
the Wireless Charging field a little less Hazy.
With
Samsung supporting the Qi Standard with their line of Wireless Chargers and the
Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge now coming with built in Wireless
Charging as noted in my Geezam blog article
entitled “Samsung
Galaxy S6 and Edge at MWC 2015 coming to Mash up Jamaica” it made me wonder
if better Third party Wireless Chargers existed on the market
Wireless Charging Trend
for smartphones – Tablets and small household appliances may be next
Turns
out quite a few exist as listed in the article “5 great
wireless chargers to free yourself from cables”, published May 16, 2015 By
Simon Hill, DigitalTrends:
Their
comparative specs are as listed below.
Good
to note if your Smartphone does not support wireless charging, you may have to
purchase a Smartphone case or a special battery for your smartphone that does.
Patriot
Memory FUEL iON magnetic charging system is the odd system out as it uses a proprietary
charging technology. You might want to consider if you want to be locked into a
particular product vendor’s components and parts if you decided to use this
Wireless Charger.
This
trend towards Wireless charging for Smartphone’s is officially in Jamaica now
that the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung
Galaxy S6 Edge has launched on the
island as noted in my Geezam blog article entitled
“The Future
is Now as Samsung Galaxy S6 launches in Jamaica”.
With
Tablets using Chargers as well as Laptops, expect this trend to start creeping into
these gadgets as well. Small Household appliance in the Kitchen might be next might
benefit, especially as Wireless Chargers offer the convenience of using
multiple appliances from the same outlet without the tangle of extension cords
and wires.
I'll
be sure to watch and I’ll be sure to write about how this trend may be slowly appearing
in other gadget as well.
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