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What to buy to wirelessly charge your Nexus 4

Nov 12 2012 12:00 PM | PaulOBrien in Android

The Nexus 4 arrives tommorrow with Wireless Charging support, but what do you need to make it work?

The simple answer is - you need a Qi compatible wireless charging pad. Google will be launching their own charging orb for the Nexus 4... at some point (unknown if it'll be available at launch)... and Nokia's 'charging pillow' is also Qi compatible.

But what if you want to get something now ready for your device's arrival? The options seem pretty limited. So far i've found...

Maxell Air Voltage, £39.99 at Play.com
Oregon Time & Wireless Charging Station, £89.99 at Oregon Scientfic

I suspect a lot of stocks have been snapped up in advance of the N4's release! If you spot other Qi compatible hardware in stock elsewhere, let us know so we can update this post!

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13 Comments

Nanu*1
Nov 12 2012 12:19 PM

The alarm clock would be perfect if it utilised Bluetooth also!

Nanu*1
Nov 12 2012 12:22 PM

I also found this speaker from TDK

flibblesan
Nov 12 2012 12:37 PM

How about this Nokia Lumia one? http://www.handtec.c...black--dt-910bk-

It's pre-order unfortunately but looks decent enough.

One thing for sure.. these charging pads are well expensive!

mikehayes
Nov 12 2012 01:24 PM

I bought this Energizer one from Amazon. List price $110, got it on sale for $19.98 - shipping to Singapore $18. Bargain at $38

lazyliam
Nov 12 2012 01:41 PM

Could be wrong but I seen somewhere Touchstone's work and I've just googled and they seen to be qi so fingers crossed

gavtaylor
Nov 12 2012 02:01 PM

would be amazing if the Touchstone works!

magicdroid
Nov 12 2012 03:04 PM

I'll wait for the (Nokia) JBL wireless speakers with NFC + charging

wasps
Nov 12 2012 05:39 PM

are JBL really charging $150 extra for the wireless speakers that include charging?

If the Qi charging platforms are anything like $150 I can't see many people buying them.

freshymc
Nov 13 2012 10:31 AM

Is overcharging possible when using these Qi inductive chargers? i.e can you leave the phone on the charger all day without worrying about destroying the battery?

xena_wales
Nov 14 2012 01:00 PM

lazyliam, on 12 November 2012 - 01:41 PM, said:

Could be wrong but I seen somewhere Touchstone's work and I've just googled and they seen to be qi so fingers crossed

Been looking into this myself and doesn't appear to work?
http://www.androidce...chstone-charger

Ceeefax
Nov 14 2012 08:48 PM

Bitmore do a decent charging matt. Also they have replacement batteries for 360 controllers that would enable wireless charging too!

trishmac
Nov 16 2012 09:53 PM

I've read that when the Verge tested the N4 wireless charging capability it had disappointing results..with numerous disconnections. A dock would be great as it would also eradicate the muffled sound when it's rung whilst lying down . .an ideal world and and all that ;-)

Zarch1972
Nov 17 2012 11:23 AM

I can confirm from my "N4 initial thoughts" thread: http://www.modaco.co...l-thoughts-r907

That the Palm touchstone doesn't work.

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