New Qualcomm WiPower technology brings wireless charging to metal body mobile devices

Qualcomm has announced that it has developed a new technology by which devices with metal body can be charged wirelessly. The technology called Qualcomm WiPower can charge devices with metal exteriors wirelessly, thus eliminating the need for using wires, reducing the clutter.

Qualcomm WiPower complies with the new Rezence wireless power charging standard, not using the popular PMA or Qi standards. The Rezence standard has been developed by the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) that includes leading brands from various industries like Qualcomm, Microsoft, Acer, Samsung, Lenovo, LG, Asus, Motorola, Intel, and many others as members.

Rezence was first demonstrated at the beginning of this year in January. With this standard, WiPower enables wireless charging of devices without any direct physical contact. You can even charge multiple devices having different power requirements when placed inside the same charge area. And not only charging, WiPower can also power devices such as wireless keyboard, mouse, digital photo frames and lamps.

Qualcomm WiPower works “at a frequency that is more tolerant of metal objects that come within the charge field”. So up till now, the charging process was not affected even if other metal objects such as coins or keys were lying inside the charge field. But now Qualcomm has added one more feature to WiPower, that the device to be charged could itself be made of metal. The new feature maintains the existing WiPower ability “to charge devices requiring up to 22 watts today, at speeds equal to or faster when compared to other wireless charging technologies”.

“Building a wireless charging solution into devices with metal exteriors is a significant step for moving the entire industry forward,” says Steve Pazol, GM, Wireless Charging of Qualcomm Incorporated.

It’s not clear when such WiPower-using mobile devices will be available in the market but we certainly hope to see them soon.

Check out the promo video for Qualcomm WiPower:

New Qualcomm WiPower technology brings wireless charging to metal body mobile devices

Samsung introduces world’s first monitor that can wirelessly charge a mobile

Samsung Electronics has announced world’s first monitor, the SE370, that has integrated wireless charging dock which can charge a smartphone wirelessly. All mobile devices compatible with the the Qi wireless charging technology can be charged with this monitor.

Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge are the first Samsung have wireless charging capabilities. The upcoming Galaxy S6 Edge Plus and Galaxy Note 5 are also expected to pack this wireless charging technology.  These devices can now be charged through the new SE370 monitors wirelessly. In fact even smartphones of other companies that are compatible with the Qi technology can be charged with this monitor.

The wireless charging technology has been integrated into the stand of the SE370 monitor. Your smartphone can be charged by simply placing it on the charging area of the stand. The charging starts automatically and is indicated by an LED light. Two models of the monitor offer this facility – the 27-inch S27E370DS and the 23.6-inch S24E370DL.

Both the monitors have a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels and feature a PLS panel, 178 degree wide viewing angle, up to 300 cd/m2 of brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 4ms response time and AMD FreeSync technology offering the user an improved viewing experience. They have HDMI, DP and D-Sub ports.

With the added wireless charging capabilities of the monitors, you can say goodbye to cables and ports resulting in a clutter-free work area. It will also save you the hassle and cost of maintaining a separate charging kit.

Samsung hasn’t provided any details about the pricing and availability of the two monitors but it is hoped that we will hear more about them at the IFA to be held in Berlin in early September.

Have a look at the following video:

Samsung introduces world’s first monitor that can wirelessly charge a mobile

Samsung Wireless Charging is Coming to Galaxy S6

Over the past few years, wireless charging comes to consumer market as a smartphone or smartphone accessories. The commercial products have mainly used the “magnetic-inductive” method of charging which involves coupling a device to some sort of physical dock, similar to the one that is used in the electric tooth-brush or shaver. There a few benefit for using this way of charging, with the most obvious benefit is the absence of power cords that are so easily tangled, broken or lost.

Some of the big players in this industry has established a series of organizations to standardize wireless charging technologies. There are three of such organizations: the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC), and its Qi standard, the Power Matters Alliance (PMA) and the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP). Samsung is a member of all three groups.

Samsung has been doing research and development for bringing wireless charging to Samsung smartphones as early as from 2010. In 2011, Samsung introduced its first commercial wireless charging pad for Droid Charge (SCH-i510) in the US. From then on, Samsung has provided wireless charging covers and pads as a core accessory alongside with flagship smartphones such as Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3 in 2013 and the Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note 4 last year.

It is expected that 2015, we should see more and more smartphone is using the wireless charging method to charge their smartphone. One of the smartphone being Samsung Galaxy S6. We will look forward to that.

Samsung Wireless Charging is Coming to Galaxy S6

Rumors: Galaxy S6 to have built-in wireless charging system

With the launch date-1^st March coming closer the rumor mill for the Samsung Galaxy S6 is getting stronger. The recent report from the company’s hometown of South Korea shows that the Samsung Galaxy S6 would come with a built-in wireless charging meaning without the need of cables anymore.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 that is said to be coming with an all-metal unibody and the first in the flagship Galaxy S line, the company seems to have deviced a effective inductive charging for the Galaxy S6 compensating for the sealed battery compartment. This might help a lot for the rich accessories which the handset is said to come along with.

Now, if the company is to have a all-metal unibody for the device, the wireless charging would be difficult to be implemented effectively. This means that it could be possible that Samsung might keep the frame of the device to be of metal and the front and the back covered with a premium glass. We have no images at the moment to support his as a proof and so we would like you to take it with a pinch of salt.

source: Naver

via G4Games

image courtesy: Redmondpie

Rumors: Galaxy S6 to have built-in wireless charging system

Broadcom is coming up with better alternative for wireless charging

Catching adaptability with different mediums has always been an issue-to-deal-with for wireless charging gadgets.But Broadcom has has come up with their BCM59350 chipset, which allows your smart-phone do the job better than any pre-existing wireless-charging standards.

This provides you the alternate meaning of charging which lets youto charge easily with your charging dock, pad to be compatible with your gadget.

We need to mention the fact that the Broadcom’s chipset also support up to 7.5W of power unlike the traditional 5W, hence charging provision for phones , tablets and smart-watches becomes faster than the usual ones.

As the implementation of the same technology has been claimed promising from Broadcom, all eyes are set for the releasing date and the name of the company who will incorporate it on production basis.

 

Broadcom is coming up with better alternative for wireless charging