Samsung Unveils the First Monitor That Can Wirelessly Charge Your Phone

An anonymous reader writes: Samsung wants to reduce the number of cords in your house and has unveiled a new monitor that can wirelessly charge your smartphones. Called the SE370, Samsung says the monitor is the first of its kind to have this capability. The monitor comes in 23.6-inch and 27-inch sizes. According to Samsung : The SE370 "declutters work areas by doing away with unnecessary cables and ports needed to charge mobile devices. Along with superior picture quality, enhanced visual performance and thoughtful design, the monitor seamlessly integrates advanced technologies that offer both professionals and consumers an optimal viewing and usability experience."

Comments

Brilliant

[Mr D from 63]

We stuck a wireless charger on a monitor stand. And the world will never be the same.

Next up, first toilet tank with wireless charger.... now THAT would be a real advancement.

...actually that's kinda cool.

[RyuuzakiTetsuya]

I was going to deride this thing as a pointless combination like a refrigerator/toaster kind of combo. When I saw the phone on the stand I looked at my own monitor. Realized my phone is sitting there with a cable plugged in...

Re:...actually that's kinda cool.

[Actually, I do RTFA]

Are you saying that you don't need the wireless, or that adds something to your life.

I love wires and cables. They work in the many nine's reliability wise. Wireless is taking a limited resource and wasting it on something a wire does perfectly well. But more importantly, it only works like 70% of the time.

Qi

[krakass]

Between Samsung and Ikea putting their support behind the Qi standard, maybe we'll finally be able to declare a winner?

Re:Qi

[Coren22]

On top of what the AC said, which are all valid points, QI also enables waterproof design. No one has yet (as far as I have seen) removed the plug, but you could do so. You could also leave the phone in a waterproof case if it is thin enough and charge it right through the case. It is really nice to charge my cell phone by just dropping it into a stand, no need to hunt for wires, no need to figure which way the plug needs to be plugged in, no need to worry about damaged connectors or cables, just drop it and charge.

Re:The important question

[xxxJonBoyxxx]

>> How long does it take to give me cancer?

Depends if you're a lab rat in California or not.

Re:Does this work for any phone?

[silas_moeckel]

It is Qi so most will work it's pretty much the winner. It's only 1080P (ish since it uses AMD's sync protocol). It's a PLS panel so none of the IPS goodness.

Pretty much is a fairly meh monitor with a qi charging puck shoved into the base they are literally a few bucks added to the BOM.

Plenty of people have modded bases, keyboard, desks etc etc etc to add qi charging this is just a cheap gimmick to try and make a meh monitor look cool.

Efficiency?

[FrozenGeek]

I've been wondering about this wireless charging business. It has to be less efficient than wired charging. Given the current push to reduce energy use, I'm at a loss to understand how people can be pushing wireless charging.

Re:Efficiency?

[thegarbz]

I'm at a loss to understand how people can be pushing wireless charging

Who cares about the tiny tiny drop of energy efficience that is abandoning wireless charging when you can save many orders of magnitude more power by swapping out one incandescent bulb for an LED.

It all comes down to a cost / benefit. The benefits of wireless charging outweigh the energy costs for those of us who find our cable messes borderline unbearable.