Lack of compatible gadgets may doom new charger - latest electric toothbrush

We call them wireless, but who are we kidding?
Just disconnect your precious wireless phone from the power outlet for a few hours.
This smartphone battery is not so smart without electricity.
The same is true for other portable electronic devices: consoles, music players, digital cameras.
In order to keep all power adapters running, a spider web consisting of incompatible power adapters is required.
You can't heat your Samsung phone with a Nokia adapter or charge your iPod with a BlackBerry cord.
It's a hassle and it's an opportunity for Powermat usa llc.
Powermat recently launched a device that can power the battery in your gadget without wires.
It's a clever trick, but there are also some unfortunate restrictions.
Powermat is a new application for magnetic inductive charging, an old idea found in millions of electric toothbrushes.
Holding the socket of the brush creates a magnetic field, and when it contacts the coil inside the brush, the magnetic field becomes electric.
Inject this little bit of power into the battery of the brush and keep it charged and ready for you.
Electronics companies have been trying to apply the same principles for years.
The Palm Pre smartphone is a popular device that offers an optional inductive charger that works fine.
But most companies are not aware of the idea.
Powermat wants to change this by developing a universal wireless charging system that can easily be adopted by gadget manufacturers.
There is a home and office version designed for permanent placement on shelves or countertops . .
I tested the version of the trip that was unfolded from the plastic bag.
Each sold on Amazon.
Com, which costs about $93, is designed to charge up to three devices.
Insert the Powermat into the wall and place the device on the surface.
There is a slight magnetic tugboat that helps to put the gadget on the mat.
When you get to the right place and start charging, Powermatemits gives you a faint, creepy sound to tell you.
It's an attractive idea, it works, but only at one point.
This is because there are few gadgets on the market that are compatible with this charging method.
As with the toothbrush mentioned above, the device needs a way to convert the magnetic field into electricity and send it to the battery.
Otherwise, Powermat does nothing.
Powermat is trying to convince electronics companies to make compatible products.
Prior to this, the company sold accessories that produced Powermat productscompatible.
For BlackBerry users, replacing the magnetic power supply of the Powermat is just a simple problem.
The cover is available on Amazon for around $26, perfect for my BlackBerry Bold and presented in an ad-like manner.
It's not easy to use Apple's iPhone.
It's missing a user.
Replaceable battery or removable battery door.
So Powermat sells a $40 dock on top of the charging board.
It doesn't use wires, but I do have to plug the iPhone into the dock instead of dropping it down like I did with a BlackBerry.
Powermat also sells an iPhone case that should solve the charging problem.
I haven't tried it.
But Amazon's customers made a bunch of negative comments, and some said the $32 device messed up the iPhone's built-in features --in compass.
For thousands of other incompatible devices, Powermat is back on the hard wire connection.
There is a "powercube" that sits on the mat and inputs power into a piece of wire.
Powercube comes with adapter tips for a variety of consoles, cameras and phones.
There is also a familiar charging option, USB port.
Powermat is doing something, but few people will pay extra for accessories to make their devices compatible.
The accessories for many machines are not texist.
I love this charger, but I never bought it until the digital product manufacturer accepts the technology.
This may not happen because Powermat is competitive.
An alliance of device manufacturers has developed its own wireless charging standard, which is not compatible with Powermat.
At the same time, there is WiTricity.
Watertown, a company founded by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
WiTricity has a wireless charging system that broadcasts up to 6 feet power from the charger.
There is no need to place labels on the mat.
Just put it nearby and it will power on.
Eventually, WiTricity wants to set up a system that will charge your device as soon as you walk into the room.
Then we can finally talk about wireless technology face to face.
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