Monday, October 29, 2012

Google's Wireless Charging Orb for Nexus 4 takes inspiration from Palm's Touchstone

Gallery Photo: Wireless Charging Dock for Nexus 4 photos

One of the big features of the Nexus 4 is support for wireless charging, and so alongside the phone Google is releasing the aptly-named Wireless charging orb. Shaped like a sphere sliced crosswise, it bears more than a passing resemblance to Palm's Touchstone. The face of the dock is set at an angle so you can easily see the phone, and it's finished with a soft-touch plastic that should ensure that it won't mar the glass back of the Nexus 4. Google tells us that it's using the Qi wireless charging standard, so charging pads designed for Nokia's Lumia phones should also work on the Nexus 4.


Google's Wireless charging orb takes inspiration from the Touchstone in several other ways. As mentioned above, the phone sits at an angle on the...


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via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/29/3569230/google-wireless-charging-orb-touchstone-qi

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