From PC World: A wireless charging system that packs enough power to replenish a laptop battery should hit the market in 2016, helping realize the long-held dream of a cable-free desk, Intel said on Wednesday.
The chip-maker is developing a system that can handle up to 20 watts of power—about four times the amount available from the wireless charging mats already available for some smartphones.
At the IFA trade show in Berlin, the company is demonstrating a wireless charging unit that can be attached to the underside of a desk and send power to devices sitting on the desk.
During the demonstration, it was shown to power two smartphones simultaneously or, with them moved out of the charging zone, a convertible PC.
The charging station sends energy through up to 5 centimeters of desk to an area about 20 centimeters in diameter. It wasn’t very difficult to find the spot, although sometimes devices needed a slight nudge to begin charging. But then, it is still a prototype.
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