The world's first contactless, wireless charger.
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Pi Charging - The world's first contactless, wireless charger.

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Pi Charging is the world's first contactless, wireless charger for smartphones and tablets. Pi charges devices within a 1ft range in any orientation using magnetic resonance technology.

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Robert Bye
Does it also act as a heater for humans as it slowly cooks us?
Tony Brix
@robjbye Ya everyone knows magnetic fields are bad for us! Pretty soon there will be a magnetic field that surrounds our planet and everyone will be cooked!!
Stefan Aichholzer
@robjbye I can't agree more. Not even as a gift I want this thing.
Shikeb Ali
@robjbye so It won't let the coffee go cold too? this seems interesting for that purpose...
Nadia Niky
Maker
@robjbye Hi Rob! Thanks for checking out our product. No, it does not act as a heater and cook humans. Pi uses a very weak magnetic field, the same type of field existing pad based chargers use. All our products follow existing FCC safety regulations.
Krushnaal Pai
@robjbye @nadia_niky how fast does it charge ? is it as good as Qi wireless chargers
alteredorange
Ah, the catch is under the technology tab. You need their bulky case on your phone for this to work. So either you have to switch cases each time you want to charge, or put on their case when you get home. And you have to hope they release a case for every phone and tablet you have. And the charger + cases are probably going to be $$$. Great idea if you could work with manufacturers to embed this into phones, but as it stands... :/
Cenk
@alteredorange Thanks for finding this out for us. Seems like cheating, to be honest. At that point I could just use a battery case.
Tony Brix
@alteredorange It will only need a case until phone makers start incorporating the technology into the phones. Same way wireless charging currently works on the iPhone 7
Michael Ochs
@alteredorange I don't think that is correct. According to the linked article from Macrumors this works with any Qi enabled device. So this works with a lot of Android devices, with the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus that starts shipping on Friday and with the iPhone X that ships in November – and presumably with any other new device Apple will launch.
alteredorange
@_mochs I'd be all about that! I'm just going off what their site says. I'm assuming they need a special case to guide the magnetic field to the phone. If it works with any Qi enabled device that would be MUCH cooler!
Michael Ochs
@alteredorange Yeah. Not entirely sure either. They seem to be pretty clever in wording their stuff. They say you don't need a Qi enabled device because you can simply use their case. Which sounds a bit like it would work without the case if your phone supports Qi. But that might just be smart marketing speak. I guess we'll see when they announce more details.
Alex H
I won't be excited about this tech until you can achieve it without the use of a bulky case
Enrico Cerroni

Exited about the technology

Pros:

This is actual wireless charging. No physical contact with the device.

Cons:

Not know atm

Stefan Aichholzer
Cons: I would perhaps start with the additional and much stronger magnetic fields you will be exposed to. I would not use this thing even if I got it as a present.
Jacqueline von Tesmar
@nadia_niky this is a really cool product. When will it be ready for market?
Nadia Niky
Maker
@jacqvon Hi Jacqueline! Thanks for asking. We're going to have another big announcement in a couple weeks and will reveal our shipping timeline then.
David Bograd
Wow this looks great. The charging station is even well designed, so I it be a nice addition to your room. Excited about this release!
Hrant Arzumanyan
Greaat! This is the tool that everybody needs. Hope Pi charging will be already coming up with new phones.
Nadia Niky
Maker
@hrantarzumanyan Thanks Hrant! Stay tuned for exact phone models.
Hrant Arzumanyan
@nadia_niky Sure I will! Thanks for the feedback :)
Andreas Dias
Got the chance to look at this up close @ TechCrunch and its an awesome device. I like the design and signed up to receive a notification when they become available. I think one of these puppies is great to have at home, so that I wont forget to charge my phone if I just set it down next to it. Great job guys!
Nadia Niky
Maker
@andreas_dias Hi Andreas! Thanks for comment, it's great to have people you saw our demo share their experiences here.
Jane Gale
I should probably tell my boss about this product :)
Nadia Niky
Maker
@janegale1 please do! Thanks for checking out our Product Hunt page.
Elizabeth Mayfield
@nadia_niky What kind of price will it be when it's available / will you be able to get it in the UK? This looks perfect for my house
Nadia Niky
Maker
@libby_ayres Hi Libby! We will be announcing price and shipping in the weeks to come!
Elizabeth Mayfield
@nadia_niky I look forward to it 🥂
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