Palm's Touchstone wireless charger and the Lumia 920

Update: To clarify, the Touchstone charger doesn't actually charge the Lumia 920. Information technology just actives the charging protocol but due to a mismatch in frequencies, it does non actually do anything. In fact, as webOSNation'due south Derek Kessler tells the states, it could even damage your phone were you lot to leave information technology on in that location for an extended catamenia of time. In other words, don't do this!

The Nokia Lumia 920 (and 820 with backplate) uses the Qi standard for wireless charging. In simplest terms that means universal charging plates (as opposed to some proprietary organisation) can be mass produced and the 920 will work with future products. It also means that by wireless charging systems, like Palm'south Touchstone charging dock as well work with the Lumia 920 as demonstrated in the video above.

That video, posted by Nokia Programmer Ambassador Rich Dunbar, clearly shows the 920 instantly charging with the Touchstone...

Even more cool is the fact that Touchstone docks can be found for less than $6 on Amazon. The downside though? Palm's dock was smartly angled and then that you can view the phone was charging. They accomplished that by having alignment magnets in it which would secure the telephone to the pad (something we lamented in our review equally missing on the 920). In other words, we do non recommend you go and pick up a half dozen Touchstone chargers as your slippery Lumia 920 will just slide off.

Certain, we imagine some of you may hack up a chin to go along it from sliding simply that's not exactly ideal either. Hopefully some third party accessory makers though will get artistic as Qi catches on e.g. an all-in-one toilet newspaper dispenser and charger. Eh? Maybe not.

Source: Twitter; via Windows Telephone Daily; Thanks, Rob E., for the tip

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