Be free
Ditch the cable and go wireless with these charging pads and stands
Charging with a cable is faster, but a wireless charger is much more convenient. These are the best you can buy.
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Here are the best wireless charging pads for Galaxy S7
So you just got the Galaxy S7 and now you want to charge it without having to plug it in each time? Well, there are a number of options available for you to check out, so let's see what some of them are.
On the Go wireless
Go wireless anywhere with these Qi power banks to recharge your phone
Portable charging is great, but cables get snagged, ripped, and forgotten. Wireless power banks don't need no stinkin' cables.
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Wireless Power 301: What Modern Dad uses in the car!
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If you're not using a wireless car mount to charge your phone on the go, you're working way too hard.
RIP in Peace
The wireless charging wars are over (for now)
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There is now a single wireless charging standard, as the last major player falls in line with the Wireless Power Consortium.
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Wireless Charging 201: What Modern Dad (and family) is using!
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How wireless charging brought my family — or at least our phones — just a little bit closer.
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Wireless Charging 101 with Modern Dad
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Android and iPhone living together with the magical glow of wireless charging. It truly is the future, folks.
Look ma no wires
Wireless charging: explained
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Wireless charging isn't magic, but it can be convenient.
Not quite Turbo Charging
How fast are Samsung's Fast Wireless Chargers?
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A big part of Samsung's marketing over the last year has been the inclusion of Fast Wireless Charging in their phones. Here's what that actually means, and why it matters!
Now at an angle
Review: Samsung Fast Charge Wireless Charging Stand
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Samsung's Qi chargers haven't historically had the best designs — but this one gets it right with better positioning, a few design tweaks and the fastest available charging.
It's quicker
A quick look at the Samsung Fast Charge Qi Charging Pad
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Building on the announcement of built-in wireless charging on the Galaxy S6, Samsung did us one better with the inclusion of so-called "Fast Charge" wireless charging on the Galaxy Note 5 and S6 edge+. Here's the charger that was finally released to handle the increased charging rates.
Sans Wires
Emirates rolls out Qi wireless charging to its Dubai lounges
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Emirates Airlines has announced that it has rolled out 30 QI wireless charging stations to its First Class and Business Class lounges in Dubai.
More power Scotty
Qi chargers will soon support fast charging
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The Wireless Power Consortium has updated the Qi charging spec to include fast charging devices, which means your next phone will charge just as fast on a platter as it will with a cable.
Any way you can get it
Choosing between Qi and PowerMat
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Making the switch from cables to platters means picking a standard, which unfortunately isn't as easy or obvious as it sounds. Wireless charging has been around for some time now, though for a myriad of reasons has never really picked up steam. Now that we're seeing more devices support the tech by baking it right into the device instead of making you purchase some ill-fitting or...
a new take
This is Samsung's new Qi charger for the Galaxy S6
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Samsung needed a new wireless charger to pair up with the Galaxy S6, and it's a pretty nice piece of gear. Even though it didn't actually offer a phone with Qi charging built-in, Samsung has previously sold a basic Qi charger for those who added it after the fact to their phone. Now that the Galaxy S6 has wireless charging from the start, it was as good a time as any for Samsung to...
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging is just what it sounds like — a way to charge your phone, tablet or other device without using any wires. Wireless charging is a simple as placing your device on a charging pad and letting the magic happen. The charger itself is of course connected to a power source, but your device doesn't have to be physically plugged in. Wireless charging has actually been around...
Charge up
IKEA and WPC team up to put Qi in your furniture
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Everyone's favorite build-your-own furniture store IKEA has just announced a partnership to start integrating Qi charging for devices into some of its furniture. Starting in April 2015, IKEA will offer bedside tables, lamps and desks with Qi charging built in, meaning you won't need to drop any extra cables or charging bases to keep your phones topped up. Jeanette Skjelmose, Business...
Charge up
A great new Qi charger choice
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Qi chargers are commodities, but TYLT keeps coming up with new ideas You can get a Qi-compatible wireless charger from any number of manufacturers in every shape, size, style and quality level. And in this sea of chargers TYLT has continued to make interesting and appealing options that make you look at them instead of the no-name ones out there. They always bring an unmistakable...
qi your note
Here are Samsung's Note 4 Qi charging backs
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Qi doesn't come free on the Note 4 — get ready for a couple of compromises Samsung put a big 'ol battery in the Note 4, and didn't even cover up the USB port with a flap like the Galaxy S5 — but that doesn't mean many of us aren't still wishing that the phone came with wireless charging capabilities out of the box. Just as it's done for the past few flagships, Samsung instead sells...
Charge while you eat
McDonald's to add Aircharge Qi stations to UK locations
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Aircharge, which develops wireless charging products, has partnered with McDonald's to add wireless charging stations to several of their restaurants throughout the UK. Announced during CES 2015, the agreement would see a total of 600 Qi wireless charging spots across the country, and follows a smaller initial market test. From Qi at CES: The Aircharge charging spots were...