WIRELESS CHARGING MAY SOON BE POSSIBLE:

What if you could charge your cell phone wirelessly via a chip embedded in a Starbucks table? It might be possible in the next year or so. At the 2013 International Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas yesterday (January 7th) it was announced that 30-companies associated with smartphones will join the Power Matters Alliance (PMA) organization which is working to make wireless power the norm. PMA board member Daniel Schreiber says Starbucks, AT&T and Google are the newest members of the PMA. Schreiber says, "For wireless power to really transform our lives, a lot of things have to come together, from how companies make their products to public spaces deploying the right technology for charging." Starbucks announced in October that it would introduce Duracell Powermat charging stations embedded into tables at 17 of its Boston locations, which increased PMA membership. (Mashable)