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Qi Wireless Charging is about to get faster!

The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC), the driving force and leader in the global adoption of wireless power technology, today announced that the latest version of the Qi specification now makes it possible to deliver 15 watts of power to mobile phones that support wireless fast charging. Continue reading

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QiConnect brand SupaPowa® teams up with Counter Production ltd

QiConnect Wireless Charging brand SupaPowa® are delighted to announce a partnership with Counter Production Ltd to bring Qi wireless charging technology to Corian®, HiMacs® and other solid surface worktops.

Utilising SupaPowa’s embedded Qi wireless transmitter, Counter Production offer an integrated charging unit fabricated seamlessly within the worktop. If you have a wireless charging ready device, simply place it onto the worktop and you will start charging! Alternatively you can connect a SupaPowa® Dual Receiver or Wireless Charging Receiver Case to your phone, which then allows you to charge even if your phone isn’t wireless ready.

SupaPowa® charging transmitters currently use Qi technology and a number of smartphones are wireless charging ready; the most recent being the Samsung Galaxy S6 range. With the addition of the SupaPowa® Dual Receiver, SupaPowa® Ultra-slim Wireless Charging Receiver Case or SupaPowa® Energy Card for Samsung devices, all smartphones are able to make use of the technology.

Counter Production Ltd have been fabricating and installing Corian® and other solid surface materials to the highest quality and standards since 1986. By providing SupaPowa® Qi wireless charging into their high quality Corian® and Solid Surface range, Counter Production are the first bespoke UK surface fabricator to incorporate the technology into their offerings.

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For more information on how SupaPowa® can help your business, contact us at support@supapowa.org, or call 02392658301.

To contact Counter Production about their wireless charging solid surfaces, call 01491 615470 or visit the website atwww.counterproduction.co.uk

2015 The year of wireless power

The potential of wireless charging created great excitement when it first came to prominence in 2007 when two researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) successfully powered a 60-watt light bulb wirelessly, using two copper coils two metres apart. Continue reading

Latest News from the WPC means with Qi you’ll soon be able to charge wirelessly from a short distance.

It’s becoming more and more common to find mobile devices with wireless chargingcapability, either as a built-in feature or integrated into third-party cases. Progress has been somewhat hampered, however, by the fact that no universally adopted standard is available. Of the three major groups trying to corner the market, Qi — a standard created by the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) — has arguably been the most successful at courting manufacturers and carriers (over 200 have signed up so far). Continue reading

Charging Ahead with Wireless Solutions

WIRELESS WONDER - landscape

WIRELESS WONDER: Outside the entrance to Portsmouth Technopole is the QiConnect team, with the firm’s managing director, Peter Turner, front left and Stephen Brownlie, the Technopole’s senior centre manager, front right. They are displaying furniture which, through QiConnect, wirelessly charges smartphones, small tablets and other compatible electronic devices, easing the frustration for millions of us who experience the problem of batteries dying on the move because no plug-in power source is available. QiConnect is the latest occupier to take space at the Technopole, which supports 42 companies and organisations, as well as 26 virtual firms. Occupancy is 97%, a record high. Continue reading

Nokia Launch Lumia 930 This Week!

The Lumia 930 is the first flagship Nokia device to be unveiled since the company was absorbed by tech behemoth Microsoft. The typically colourful phone is a distinctive addition to the Nokia lineup and arrives running the latest version of Microsoft’s operating system, Windows Phone 8.1. Continue reading