How cool is this?
A wireless charging mat that lets you charge a load of gadgets at once, wirelessly.
You don’t have to put up with a load of different chargers, loads of wires sticking out all over the shop and stacks of different plugs. You just place them all on the mat and they get their batteries charged up.
It all works by induction. According to the Powermat website it’s done with a virtual “handshake”. The mat is synchronized with any of mobile receiving devices (phones or otherwise) that are placed on top of it. It’s so clever that it monitors the power in each of the devices and disconnects each of them when they’re fully charged.
The mat is portable, to some extent and can be used in cars. It’s not limited to mobile phones either; it’s compatible with laptops, iPods, digital cameras, handheld games consoles and Sat Navs.
In a similar vein to Powermat, Callpod are another company who are doing great things with portable recharging technology.
Although not completely wireless, their Chargepod lets you charge up to 6 devices at once, with a single power cord. It still looks pretty impressive but lacks the wow factor of the totally-wireless mat.
The Chargepod uses voltage regulator technology and interchangeable power adapters to safely charge a whole host of mobile devices, regardless of whether they’re different models or from different manufacturers.
The future is wireless!
