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July 27, 2015

Samsung Launches Monitor that Doubles as Wireless Phone Charger

In one of the most dramatic innovations among monitors for years, Samsung today unveiled their SE370 monitor that doubles as a wireless charger for mobile devices. Working with all mobile devices that follow the Qi standard for wireless charging, the desktop monitor “declutters work areas by doing away with unnecessary cables and ports needed to charge mobile devices,” according to Samsung. The result is a sleek, incredibly slim monitor that sits on a desk and is virtually devoid of cables.

Use of the monitor is incredibly simple. At the base of the stand there is a designated charging area with an LED display. One simply must place their mobile device on the stand and wait for the LED indicator to show green. Then, charging has begun.

Samsung’s innovation is such a common-sense development it’s hard to imagine that no one had combined these two technologies before. After all, wireless charging requires a stationary power source that is constantly connected in order to supply power. A desktop monitor must be constantly plugged in to an outlet, and, for the most part, does not move from its spot. Add in the fact that a lot of people currently use their desktop computers, whether at home or at work, to charge their mobile devices, and projects like the SE370 feel like a no-brainer.

“Technology should support, not interfere with, active lifestyles,” Seok-gi Kim, senior vice president of Samsung’s visual display business, said. Doing away with charging cables should help in this endeavor, she added: “Our customers increasingly rely on mobile devices to obtain information and interact with others; so by doing away with the clutter on their desks, we are helping them to use their mobile devices in a smarter way.”

The increased popularity of wireless charging technology along with the proliferation of features like Apple’s wireless sync mode, which allows users to transmit music, movies, and photos from their computers to their phones without the use of cables, means that we could very soon see the use of USB cables and ports fall by the wayside. Just as Kim points out, this development would help eliminate clutter from the lives of millions of people. In a world where everything is speeding up and every few seconds saved are valuable, this could be a most welcome development.   




Edited by Dominick Sorrentino


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