By Ryan Kim, May 11, 2009
While Palm plans a return to relevance in the technology world with its upcoming Palm Pre smart phone, the device is not the only hot-shot product the company is launching in the next month. Palm will be the first major phonemaker to integrate wireless charging into its products with the release of the Touchstone, an accessory charging pad for the Palm Pre. The move is poised to usher in an era of wireless charging and bring attention to a technology that is ready for takeoff. Wireless charging has been with us for years - think of electric toothbrushes that rest on chargers with no wires connecting them. The charging happens through magnetic induction.
An alternating current in a coil embedded in a charging pad generates a magnetic field which induces a voltage in the device's coil, supplying energy to the device's battery.
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