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I’ve seen the future of wireless charging, and I want it in my kitchen counters

Wireless charging could soon be coming to your kitchen countertops.

I recently remodeled my kitchen, and my first thought during the design process was, “Can I embed wireless charging in my new quartzite countertop?” But I couldn’t find a solution that didn’t involve sticking bulky black boxes under the counter and requiring precise placement of my phone on a vast counter landscape. This week at KBIS, the annual Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in Las Vegas, FreePower launched its latest technology: wireless Qi charging built into countertops. Not only is it convenient, just drop it anywhere in the designated area on the counter, but it also entirely eliminates any visible charging clutter, such as cables, pads, or those weird angular stands that just look silly when there’s no phone on them.

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