Starbucks to Start Offering Wireless Charging in San Francisco
 

Starbucks to Start Offering Wireless Charging in San Francisco
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Starbucks is planning to add a**ther bit of ambiance to its stores: wireless charging for smartphones.

The company has an**unced it's in the early stages of a national deployment of Powermat chargers — little circular pads embedded in counters and tabletops that juice up compatible devices.

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Pads will show up in San Francisco shops first, with expansion to other cities starting next year.

Powermat competes with existing wireless power standards, most **tably the Qi system, found on handsets from **kia and recent Nexus devices Read more...

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