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Ikea Integrating Wireless Charging into Furniture

posted by janrinok on Sunday March 01 2015, @08:29PM   Printer-friendly
from the be-careful-where-you-sit dept.

tonyPick writes:

Reported at Techradar is the news that swedish flat-pack furniture company Ikea will incorporate wireless charging into some new product ranges.

Starting April, Ikea will begin to roll out a new series of furniture including bedside tablets, desks and lamps that will double up as charging spots using the Qi standard.

The Qi Charging standard is a publicly available standard for charging via electromagnetic induction (up to 5W), and claims to be "the most widely deployed wireless power standard".

Additional coverage available at The Telegraph and International Business Times. A press release is also available at CNBC.

 
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  • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 02 2015, @02:17AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 02 2015, @02:17AM (#151704)

    welcome gov/mil into your homes, just by buying furniture!

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Marneus68 on Monday March 02 2015, @07:59AM

    by Marneus68 (3572) on Monday March 02 2015, @07:59AM (#151742) Homepage

    Adjust your tinfoil hat and read up on what an inductive charger is.

    This is not on the same level as the samsung smart tv bullshit.