Tag Archives: wireless charging
uBeam makes long-range wireless charging a reality
While wireless charging has yet to become as mainstream as some might like, probably the most successful standard is QI wireless, which has found its way onto numerous devices including the Nexus 5. The downside to Qi and other wireless charging technologies is that the charging distance is often extremely limited, with QI currently only able to transmit a distance of 7mm. While QI v1.2 will increase the range to 45mm,this is still pretty limiting.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Gets Inductive Charging Mod, Brings Us One Step Closer To Eliminating Wired Futility
One of the great things about Android phones is the ability to well… tinker with them. While most of the mod attention goes to the software side of things (i.e. rooting, ROMs, etc.), Android owners forget there is also the ability to tinker with a device’s hardware as well. With that in mind, a crafty Galaxy Nexus owner named Fenris_Ulf took some time to tinker with his device’s battery charging ability. Like most other devices, the Galaxy Nexus features a micro-USB output— which is susceptible to some wear, rendering charging of the device virtually useless and exactly what happened to Fenris_Ulf’s G-Nex.
