#What is Wireless Charging

Today, Wireless Charging can be commonly found in our smartphones, wireless earphones, and yes, even your dad’s wireless toothbrush. But believe it or not, wireless charging technology (or at least the working concept of it) has been around since the late 19th century, but it never came to fruition up until recent years. How Wireless Charging Works Wireless charging is the ability to juice up your devices without having to plug in a single cable. Although the Nokia Lumia 920 is considered the first commercially available device to have Qi Wireless built-in, the launch of Samsung's Galaxy S6 Series back in 2015 birthed a new beginning of a new wireless charging era. One of the first smart devices to come out with this technology was Palm back in 2009 with their Touchstone wireless charging kit, but these were not Qi-compatible.[/caption] Wireless charging: Pros As of now, we still consider wireless charging to be in its early stages. Sure, wireless charging docks still have wires, but this can easily be tucked away along with your other wires. Wireless charging: Cons Of course, not everything is perfect. A big caveat right now is that wireless-charging is still not up to par compared to just plugging it in traditionally. Read more in our articles including "WATCH: Wireless Charging Explained!" and "Wireless Charging - Explained!".