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On 2014-01-31 17:37:38, milukugiuniu wrote:
Confirmed that Sirius would have Qi wireless charging.
Confirmed?
Source?
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Posted: 2014-01-31 19:11:25
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About qi wireless charging, does that mean that a wireless stand will be needed to be purchased separately or will it be included in the box? what's the real benefit of wc if you still need a stand sitting on your desk that is connected to a wall cable? why not just use the charging dock or cable? wc should not be dependent on a charging cable... otherwise it's not really wireless. EDIT: i read about this tech a bit, another disadvantage of wc is that you can't even move the device while its charging which is kind of silly. i see no benefit to wc other then for people who are lazy to hook the device to the charging cable - but wc doesn't even help that because docking station would be the best solution - you can still move the device and watch content in a viewing angle. unfortunately this tech is pretty much a toy rather then bringing something beneficial to the user.
[ This Message was edited by: amirprog on 2014-01-31 20:22 ]
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Posted: 2014-01-31 19:48:16
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On 2014-01-31 19:48:16, amirprog wrote:
About qi wireless charging, does that mean that a wireless stand will be needed to be purchased separately or will it be included in the box? what's the real benefit of wc if you still need a stand sitting on your desk that is connected to a wall cable? why not just use the charging dock or cable? wc should not be dependent on a charging cable... otherwise it's not really wireless.
[ This Message was edited by: amirprog on 2014-01-31 19:01 ]
The router/AP that is broadcasting your wifi signals still needs to be connected through a wire. Is that not wireless?
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Posted: 2014-01-31 21:16:06
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@MNX1024
by saying what you say you COMPLETELY missed the point of what i am saying. for wc to be useful it should not require a charging cable and attaching it to a stand/mat - otherwise there is no meaningful benefit to wireless charging. you are just paying for an expensive charging cable and stand. the whole point of wc is not needing the annoying charging cable and having the ability to use your device and move it while its charging to wherever you want in your house, just like you would surf the net on a laptop wherever you want in your house WIRELESSLY. unfortunately, the plus is slightly ease of use, but that's about it.
the disadvantages mentioned above outweigh this tiny ease of use.[ This Message was edited by: amirprog on 2014-01-31 20:38 ]
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Posted: 2014-01-31 21:26:15
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I am in two minds about the Qi charging.
It's more convenient than buying a new dock every time I buy a new phone. Also it means I can just pritt stick a charging pad to any universal car holder and it will charge in the car.
But..
It charges slower than a usb cable and the magnetic ports on the newest Xperias works just as well.
But then again..
I see a future where on every table in every coffee Starbucks there's a rectangle drawn that will charge your phone if you put it there. All Qi powered. Just waiting for iPhone to include Qi so the coffee-slurping, skinny-jeans-wearing, hipster-monkey, I'm-so-original-that-I'm-the-same-as-everyone-else crowd think it's cool enough to do.
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Posted: 2014-01-31 21:33:59
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@Ricky D
you made a point about future benefits, that's where the real benefit WILL come. from what i read, there is still not a standard wc regularity because Qi and powermat are fighting for fame and money. seems like betamax and vhs, etc. until then, i'll hold on to a regular charger or docking station. i may use wc only if sony pack one with the smartphone, but that would probably only happen in preorders or special deals. EDIT: one benefit to current wc is that you can use any kind of case - even one that doesn't have magnetic charger hole, but still, the ability to move your phone while its charging is a stronger advantage, for me anyway. wc is more like "can't hurt, might help", not more.
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Posted: 2014-01-31 21:44:14
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On 2014-01-31 21:33:59, Ricky D wrote:
I am in two minds about the Qi charging.
It's more convenient than buying a new dock every time I buy a new phone. Also it means I can just pritt stick a charging pad to any universal car holder and it will charge in the car.
But..
It charges slower than a usb cable and the magnetic ports on the newest Xperias works just as well.
But then again..
I see a future where on every table in every coffee Starbucks there's a rectangle drawn that will charge your phone if you put it there. All Qi powered. Just waiting for iPhone to include Qi so the coffee-slurping, skinny-jeans-wearing, hipster-monkey, I'm-so-original-that-I'm-the-same-as-everyone-else crowd think it's cool enough to do.
LMFAO
So true
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Posted: 2014-01-31 22:46:09
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On 2014-01-31 21:33:59, Ricky D wrote:
I am in two minds about the Qi charging.
It's more convenient than buying a new dock every time I buy a new phone. Also it means I can just pritt stick a charging pad to any universal car holder and it will charge in the car.
But..
It charges slower than a usb cable and the magnetic ports on the newest Xperias works just as well.
But then again..
I see a future where on every table in every coffee Starbucks there's a rectangle drawn that will charge your phone if you put it there. All Qi powered. Just waiting for iPhone to include Qi so the coffee-slurping, skinny-jeans-wearing, hipster-monkey, I'm-so-original-that-I'm-the-same-as-everyone-else crowd think it's cool enough to do.
And then Apple creates/uses a different Wireless Charging Technology (that not Qi) and fanboys come all over us saying that they revolutionized that and bla bla bla...
Will be the same thing once they add NFC. At least it will make it more widely available... (in terms of more companies using that in their devices)
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Posted: 2014-01-31 23:12:15
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On 2014-01-31 23:12:15, Felimenta97 wrote:
And then Apple creates/uses a different Wireless Charging Technology (that not Qi) and fanboys come all over us saying that they revolutionized that and bla bla bla...
Will be the same thing once they add NFC. At least it will make it more widely available... (in terms of more companies using that in their devices)
You mean they'll say they
invented it.
With NFC they'll delay it as long as possible then say 'it wasn't necessary/useful until now'.. because a finger print lock screen (that got hacked with days) is more useful?
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Posted: 2014-02-01 00:09:15
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More VAIO related than mobile directly, but it appears Sony are mulling over various options of what to do with the VAIO division
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/sony[....]-jv-sell-vaio-business-1434730
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Posted: 2014-02-01 11:12:46
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