By Lucas Mearian | Computerworld/ June 12, 2014

 

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Starbucks today announced the rollout of "wireless" charging nationwide, but nearly all mobile handsets and consumer devices currently in use that incorporate inductive contact charging technology won't be able to use it.

Nevertheless, with more than 8,000 company-operated stores in the U.S., the move by Starbucks will create a substantial network and infrastructure for inductive charging -- in which power passes through special surface materials when they touch, rather than through traditional direct-wire plugs and ports -- in the hospitality sector and lead to shipments of more than 100,000 Powermat inductive chargers, according to research by IHS, which tracks product shipments in several electronics categories.

 

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