In traditional Chinese medical theory, the core concept is the qi, the vital energy that is believed to circulate throughout the body.
The QI host, who is one of the most popular celebrities on Twitter, said he had to deliver the second volume of his life story to publishers by April.
Not only is wireless charging here to stay, but the addition of wireless charging on the Nexus 4 conforming to the Qi standard means we have a winner in the standards war.
FORBES: Qi Wins Wireless Charging Battle With Nexus 4 and Windows Phone 8 Support
Given that the Qi wireless charging standard is now arriving on two of this year's biggest smartphones, we hope that all those wire-shirking companies will have plenty of new lightweight, innovative and subtle ways to charge our new slabs.
But the agreement of an open standard in 2008 by the Wireless Power Consortium (which has over 100 members, including Nokia, Samsung, Sony, HTC, Huawei, Motorola Mobility, and Belkin) offered the possibility of universal charging plates that could be used by any handset which followed the Qi standard.
FORBES: Qi Wins Wireless Charging Battle With Nexus 4 and Windows Phone 8 Support
It conforms to the emerging Qi industry standard, which should make the Lumia handset compatible with bases designed for other devices.
The two standards at the forefront are Qi, part of the Wireless Power Consortium, and the Power Matters Alliance .
Acupuncture: An ancient Chinese art based on the theory that Qi energy flows along meridians in the body, and can be stimulated by inserting fine needles at specific points.
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The only confirmed Pixel Qi device at the show is the impressive Notion Ink Adam tablet.
Old favourites such as Mock The Week, QI and Springwatch will also remain at the heart of the channel's offer.
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Lloyd, who helmed the likes of Blackadder, Not The Nine O'Clock News and QI, accused the corporation of making programmes "by committee" to avoid causing offence.
Standards are important, which is why the move to Qi is so important.
FORBES: Qi Wins Wireless Charging Battle With Nexus 4 and Windows Phone 8 Support
If you pick up the HTC Windows Phone 8x on Verizon, then Qi will be part of the handset.
FORBES: Qi Wins Wireless Charging Battle With Nexus 4 and Windows Phone 8 Support
McAndrews left Microsoft, and the software company hired Qi Lu, formerly executive vice president of Yahoo!'
The insertion of acupuncture needles at specific points along the meridians is supposed to restore the proper flow of qi.
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The controller allows a Qi-compliant smartphone or other portable device to charge in a surface area of at least 70 mm by 20 mm, 400-percent larger compared to today's 18-mm by 18-mm "bull's-eye" charge space.
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Congratulations Qi, the victory is yours.
FORBES: Qi Wins Wireless Charging Battle With Nexus 4 and Windows Phone 8 Support
Interestingly, the One doesn't come with a microSD slot (as featured on the Japanese and Asian Butterfly variants) and Qi wireless charging (as featured on the Verizon versions of some HTC flagships), but Chou wasn't too keen on addressing these drawbacks, and neither was he up for talking about the seemingly smaller battery size when compared to some of the competition.
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Revealed during the presentation today, the Lumia 920 and 820 both incorporate Qi tech for wireless charging (albeit, optionally in the latter's case), a perk that will let users choose from the company's own stylish, soap-bar like dock, Fatboy pillow or an NFC-equipped charging stand.
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Beginning soon, you may be able to charge your compatible smartphone at European McDonald's restaurants, too -- the food service giant's support comes courtesy of Helsinki-based PowerKiss, which is now ditching Qi in favor of the PMA. The move is arguably the Alliance's most significant to date, and it could bring confidence to organizations currently considering their own strategies.
Still, the idea of the dock can live on with additions like Qi inductive charging, as we've seen from the likes of JBL and TDK already.
The most compelling remains Pixel Qi -- a hybrid LCD technology that can be switched from a standard, full-color LCD backlit mode to a Kindle-like monochromatic reflective mode viewable in direct sunlight (while consuming 80% less power than standard LCDs).
It is based on the idea that energy, or Qi, flows along channels called meridians in body.
According to the website Artprice, Chinese painters Qi Baishi and Zhang Daqian now outsell Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso at auction.
Internally, the Droid DNA is again a winner with its exclusive Qi wireless charging feature, but this does require some extra space, making the model 0.65mm thicker than the 9.08mm-thick X920d and X920e.
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The first is Mr Kissinger's insight that Chinese strategists think like players of wei qi or Go, which means that, in the long term, they wish to avoid encirclement.
The Nexus 4 has the circuitry to be charged by any Qi charging device.
FORBES: Qi Wins Wireless Charging Battle With Nexus 4 and Windows Phone 8 Support
Yes, it turns out the the GS 4 does in fact have Qi wireless charging capabilities.
At People's Ninth Hospital in Shanghai, a public hospital that is the city's busiest for cosmetic surgery, there were 50, 000 cosmetic operations in 2011, a 50% increase in five years, according to Qi Zuoliang, deputy director of the plastic-surgery department.
Better yet, 10-inch Pixel Qi displays have just started to roll off the assembly lines.
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