Venues can control who can use their wireless power, for how long and on what terms.
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This place not only has free Wi-Fi, but also free wireless power charging spots.
TI's advanced receiver and transmitter integrated circuits, design tools and resources are making wireless power a reality.
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Solution does for wireless power what memory cards did for storage: making wireless power simple and instantly accessible.
With so many companies working towards wireless power, how long will it be before the cord is finally cut?
For more information about IDT's wireless power transmitter and receiver ICs, visit www.wirelesspowerbyidt.com.
In addition to the receiver, TI's bq500410A is the first WPC 1.1-ready wireless power transfer controller to support A6 transmitters.
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WiCC is a wafer-thin card that consumers can insert into compatible phones or cases to instantly upgrade them for wireless power.
Its method uses location-finding to steer users until they're close enough for the wireless power source to reliably do its job.
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The two standards at the forefront are Qi, part of the Wireless Power Consortium, and the Power Matters Alliance .
Beyond helping set a global standard, the PMA's members and adopters are working together to create a real-world ecosystem of wireless power.
It takes about 4 hours to fully charge Google's flagship phone using wireless power -- check out the gallery above for some action shots.
WiCC cards double as NFC antennae, enabling them to seamlessly replace the existing NFC antenna with a card that delivers both NFC and wireless power.
Like Murata's prototype, the Rohm flavor uses square electrodes instead of the coils that you'll find in traditional wireless power solutions, like Qi.
ENGADGET: Rohm Wireless Power Transmission system hands-on (video)
"WICC will open the door for consumers to enjoy an infinite variety of cases and phones that are wireless power ready, " said Ron Rabinowitz, CEO of Duracell Powermat.
Wireless power is an emerging technology that creates a better charging experience for consumers, just as Wi-Fi replaced the need to use an Ethernet cable for Internet connectivity.
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The Power Matters Alliance (PMA), associated with a program of the IEEE Standards Association called Industry Connections, is dedicated to creating an ecosystem and open standard for smart wireless power.
The new biostamp won't be in your doctor's tool box any time soon, however, as Rogers and his team are still refining the wireless power and communication technologies it leverages.
Enterprises with thousands of locations, and hundreds of thousands of wireless charging spots can monitor usage patterns, assess the health of their wireless power network and administer support and upgrades remotely.
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TI's bq51050B is the industry's first Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) 1.1 Qi-compliant wireless power receiver with integrated direct battery charger, and enables faster, more efficient charging of smartphones, wireless keyboards and other portable electronics.
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Previous prevailing opinion held that the high frequencies needed for wireless power delivery couldn't penetrate the human body deep enough, and the lower frequencies that would do the trick require antennas too large to work as implants.
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The A4WP's solution is a "non-radiative magnetic resonance-based wireless power transfer ecosystem" -- in short, it allows your phone, tablet or other A4WP-certified gadget (such as light bulbs, as demonstrated above) to charge from a small distance.
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Wireless power demos abound at CEATEC, and Rohm Semiconductor had their own variant on hand with a complete mix of direct-draw gadgets, along with the omnipresent charging iPhone 4 (or was it a 4S?).
ENGADGET: Rohm Wireless Power Transmission system hands-on (video)
WiCC-enabled phones will interoperate seamlessly with the full range of Duracell Powermat wireless charging products as well as with wireless power offered by its growing ecosystem of partners such as leading airports, cars, educational institutions and furniture makers.
Rohm's Wireless Power Transmission system also allows you to charge or power devices by placing them anywhere on the pad, rather than directly over charging positions, and it supports much greater transmission, with one prototype outputting up to 100 watts.
ENGADGET: Rohm Wireless Power Transmission system hands-on (video)
With the increasing popularity of cable-free charging pads that allow devices to soak up juice from a mat (or even a pillow), the Wireless Power Consortium is lobbying to standardize such systems so that any phone can access any charger.
"Our extensive experience in developing the innovative and highly integrated IDTP9030 transmitter and multi-mode IDTP9020 receiver has given IDT a proven leadership position in the wireless power market, " said Arman Naghavi, vice president and general manager of the Analog and Power Division at IDT.
The Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP), a group created through the joint efforts of Qualcomm and Samsung, is getting ready to tackle the growing wireless charging market by introducing its very own standard to compete against the likes of the WPC.
ENGADGET: Hands-on with Alliance for Wireless Power's charging pad prototypes
As much as we're familiar with wireless power, we know developing a truly contact-free form of charging has a whole raft of extra challenges, such as getting into the sweet spot for power delivery and the potential traffic jam caused by throwing another device into the mix.
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