Energous has announced that its long-range wireless charging technology, WattUp, is now the first of its kind to be certified by the FCC.
Many of you many know of the Qi Wireless Charging standard. It is an inductive charging technology that requires the device that needs to be charged to stay in a fixed location.
Now WattUp standard can charge devices up to a distance of 3 feet from the source.
The WattUp technology is able to convert electricity into radio waves in the 5.8GHz band and then the receiver that comes built into devices will be able to capture those waves and charge. WattUp-enabled devices will also be able to charge “on contact,” similarly to Qi-enabled devices. This will provide faster and more efficient charging.
Energous said that it will demo its technology at the next Consumer Electronics Show (CES), between January 9 and 12, in Las Vegas.
