Soon people won’t be the only thing getting charged at Starbucks. The
coffee giant is planning to install Powermat wireless charging stations
at shops across the US. This is a huge win for the Power Matters
Alliance, which is battling the Qi charging standard. Many smartphones
have been released with the Qi standard, but the tides could begin to
shift.
The Powermats at Starbucks will be embedded in tables indicated with
small circles. If your device doesn’t have PMA built-in, which most
don’t, you can purchase a small dongle that will plug in to your device
and allow charging. During trials at Starbucks people typically used the
charging for an average of 15 minutes, which is just enough time to
give your battery a nice boost. The rollout will begin at Starbucks
locations on the west coast at first, but next year they will reach all
of the US.
What do you think about Starbucks going with PMA? Most devices that
have wireless charging today support the Qi standard. In order to use
PMA charging devices you nee to buy a case. Do you have a Qi wireless
charging device? Whose side are you on in this wireless charging battle?
[via verge]
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