The Qi wireless charging standard from the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) is having a relatively good year. Now is a good time for a bird’s-eye view of the technology—how it works, what it’s for, and ...

The Wireless Power Consortium’s Qi wireless charging standard is wireless in that the phone is not physically plugged into anything, but it still requires your device and the wireless charging pad to ...

Get ready for faster charging as Qi 2.2.1 is coming to iPhone. Here's what we know so far about the upcoming wireless charging standard. After being unofficial for most of 2025, the Wireless Power ...

To say that Qi2 has been a messy launch is a bit of an understatement, but it sounds like the Wireless Power Consortium has some plans for what comes next, as a new teaser hints at a “new era” of Qi ...

Pronounced "chee" from Chinese, meaning "life force," Qi is a wireless charging method from the Wireless Power Consortium. Introduced in 2009, Qi is based on "closely coupled" electromagnetic ...

Apple appears to be moving to the next-generation Qi 2.2 wireless charging standard, according to regulatory filings on Taiwan's NCC certification website. Qi2.2 is the forthcoming update to the ...

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According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), qi is the vital energy that circulates through the body at all times. Practitioners believe that a qi deficiency is linked to the spleen. The concepts ...