PC Mag reviews the Powermat Home & Office and likes it
Written by flung on October 16th, 2009 in News.
We’ve been waiting for Powermat to introduce their wireless charging solution and we’re happy to say the devices are finally available for purchase at locations such as Best Buy and Amazon.com. In fact, if you’ve been watching TV recently, you’ll have probably noticed a commercial here or there for Powermat.
Have you forgotten about Powermat? Well the concept’s pretty straightforward. You purchase one of their charging mats (say the Powermat Home & Office mat for $99.99 dollars) and then a wireless charging accessory which you connect to the portable device at hand. When you’re ready to charge your device simply place the accessory and the mat and you’re good to go. No wires to connect whatsoever (although the mat needs to be connected to the outlet). For devices such as mobile phones, Powermat offers the wireless charging accessory as part of a phone case thereby providing two solutions in one.
PC Magazine is one of the first publications out with a review of the system – giving the Powermat Home & Office 4 out of 5 stars and saying:
“The Powermat Home & Office does exactly what it claims to do—charges your portable devices wirelessly—but the technology’s future potential in broader applications is what has us really excited.”
The only real downer to the Powermat is the cost factor. The Powermat itself typically runs you $99.99. Each charging adapter will run you around $29 dollars – $39 dollars making this wireless charging solution a bit pricey.
