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Google Nexus Gets Wireless Charger

Posted by timothy on from the just-lay-still dept.

judgecorp writes "Wireless charging has had little success so far (except for toothbrushes) but Google is giving it a good try, with a Nexus Wireless Charger that works with LG's Nexus 4 and 5 as well as the latest version of Google's tablet, the second generation Nexus 7. The charger operates using the Qi standard, which seems to be ahead of rival Powermat."

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  1. Re:The distinction is minor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I really doubt that.
    In all my experience the most likely point of failure is the solder joints that hold the socket to the PCB.

    There's a reason apple went with the dock connector, and then lightning. Those interfaces are tested and rated at many more insertions than any microUSB socket will ever achieve.

    And no, it's not some conspiracy to get you to buy more cables. Grow up.