An Open Standard For Wireless Charging?

Charging portable devices without needing to carry a power adapter sounds handy, and it's slowly getting closer to widespread use. IPAQ2000 writes that AT&T, Google and Starbucks announced yesterday "that they have joined the Power Matters Alliance (PMA). Founded by Powermat Technologies and Procter & Gamble, the PMA's Honorary Chairman is Google's Vint Cerf – one of the fathers of the Internet — and its board now also includes AT&T, Duracell, Google and Starbucks. The U.S. Government's Energy Star and Federal Communications Commission – both PMA members — are board observers." (How does Starbucks come into it? They're "testing PMA-compatible Wireless Charging Spots in select Boston stores.")

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There is one already called Qi (pronounced "Chi")

[denis-The-menace]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi_(inductive_power_standard)

Samsung and Nokia are already releasing phones with it, too.

How many of these wireless charging standards do we need? (Oops, I'm gettin' it now...)