Category: Qi Wireless

After six years of fighting the ever increasing tide against them, Powermat has joined the Qi-centric Wireless Power Consortium, effectively ending the battle between the two wireless charging solutions  Qi Wireless has been dominant for a long time outside of the US but Powermat had significant backing here in the States, most notably with Starbucks.

The proverbial nail in the coffin it would seem was the decision by Apple to go with Qi (pronounced “Chee”) wireless charging on the new iPhone 8 and iPhone X.

“Qi has become the dominant wireless charging standard on the market and the recently launched Apple iPhone lineup is evidence of this success”, said Elad Dubzinski, Powermat CEO. “Powermat will share technology innovation to further unlock wireless charging potential, and will expedite the growth of the wireless charging infrastructure, bringing wireless charging to wherever users need it”.

Essentially, the company felt they had no more road left to explore with Apple picking horses in the race.  Apple, more or less, ended that race.

If you have a Qi Wireless Charging compatible device, today over at Amazon you can pick up a great deal on a charging stand.  The EC Technology 2nd generation Qi Charging base is now only $11.99.  That is over 75% off the regular price of $49.99 and it is good while supplies last.

There are a wide range of devices that accept Qi charging including a wide range of Nexus devices.  The Nexus 4, 5, 6 and 7 (2013) all accept Qi wireless charging as well as a good range of Samsung devices.  You will need to double-check on your specific phone to see if it is compatible and yes, there are a few Windows Phone devices that will work on this too.