Wi-Charge, the winner of CES 2018 Best of Innovation Award, is a wireless power startup utilizing infrared to enable full room wireless-power coverage.

Imagine you’re walking into your local coffee shop, picking out your favorite pastry, and while you’re charging yourself with that first coffee, your phone is doing the same: No wires, no charging pads, not a single action required from you, just automatic wireless charging. And no, this isn’t something out of Harry Potter, only the near future that Wi-Charge has planned for us.

That Cafe and any business for that matter can simply implement Wi-Charge’s charging hotspots that will charge all smartphones within line of sight. Wi-Charge’s lights can provision any room with the ability to charge multiple smartphones using infrared beams that are safe for people and pets.

HOW DOES IT WORK

Wi-Charge’s technology utilizes infrared beams to transfer power between a charging hotspot and client devices within a 10-meter range. The hotspot easily mounts on a wall or ceiling, providing full room coverage, so that devices can recharge automatically without any user intervention. Similar concepts have been attempted by others, but so far no one could offer a solution that is powerful enough to charge a phone, have sufficient reach to cover a room, and be radiation-safe. Wi-Charge is the first company to achieve the power/range/safety level required for a commercial wireless power solution.