Xiaomi S Mi Air Charge Can Recharge A Phone From Across The Room
In a new post published to Xiaomi’s official blog on 29 January, the company showcased its new Mi Air Charge system, which sees a smartphone recharge by receiving power from a charging base station several feet away, all without the need for cables or charging pads; as current charging solutions necessitate. How does Xiaomi’s Mi Air Charge work? As the video above demonstrates, Xiaomi’s Mi Air Charge system uses beamforming – a technology most will be familiar with from their wireless router – to effectively aim millimetre-wide waves of energy from an array of 144 antennas at a phone “within a radius of several meters,” resulting in the device charging without any additional action on the user’s part....