ONE STANDARD: Starbucks already offers wireless charging, based on the PMA's standard, at its Silicon Valley branches through a partnership with Duracell Powermat.. - AFPrelaxnews 2014
The Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP), championed by Samsung and Qualcomm and the Power Matters Alliance (PMA), which counts Google among its members, have signed an agreement that would see the two organisations' wireless charging technologies move towards compatibility and away from competition.
Although a small first step, this should be celebrated by consumers as good news. On paper, wireless charging is a brilliant idea. It's a technology that enables a wireless power connection to be made between an electricity power source and a battery-powered electronic device. It means that every time a phone, notebook or camera is sitting on or near a wireless charging pad, its batteries are being automatically topped up.
