Wireless Power Consortium release next draft of standard
By Ben Robinson on Monday, August 24th, 2009 at 9:12 AM PST In Announcements, Research
The Wireless Power Consortium has released the 0.95 technical specification for review by its members and announced the launch of prototype testing at a members’ interoperability test to be held on 15-17 September, 2009. The Consortium also announced that it has chosen the logo “Qi” (pronounced “chee”, meaning “energy flow”) to represent the first international wireless power standard which brings new levels of convenience to power charging in consumer electronic devices.
Of the consumers that the WPC surveyed, 90% responded to say that they would like to see a uniform symbol placed on electronic devices to indicate that the devices are equipped with wireless power charging. Under the Consortium’s plans, all electronic devices bearing the “Qi” symbol can be charged on any charging pad or surface marked with the same “Qi” logo. A significant majority of survey respondents said they would upgrade to wirelessly powered electronic devices.
The Consortium is establishing the global wireless power charging standard for low power devices that are 5 watts and below, such as mobile phones and personal music players.
I literally cannot wait until we’ve been through our gadget replacement cycles, and in a few years time we have charging by just placing your device on a pad. Goodbye chargers….!
