A new invention levitates your phone or tablet in a slow rotating motion above a wireless charging platform.
The Kickstarter project named OvRcharge, is running to fund a futuristic stylish device that combines induction charging, with magnetic levitation. You simply place your phone on the charging station, and it just hovers there, slowly rotating.
The Kickstarter project named OvRcharge, is running to fund a futuristic stylish device that combines induction charging, with magnetic levitation. You simply place your phone on the charging station, and it just hovers there, slowly rotating.
The trick to the levitation, as you may have guessed, is a set of paired magnets: one in the charging base and one in the phone case you slip around your smartphone.
The makers of the OvRcharge device state that it will work with most current popular phone models, providing a custom-fit case, while older models can be fitted with a universal attachment.
The case itself contains the induction receiver that collects power being wirelessly beamed up from the base, which you plug into the mains socket. The case also has a carefully configured downward-facing magnet that keeps the phone aloft and spinning about an inch above the surface of the charger.
The two processes; induction charging and magnetic levitation, work in parallel and do not interfere with one another, according to the design team.
OvRcharge stops charging the phone when battery is full, but still levitates in rotation until the device is removed.
The OvRcharge base is capable of levitating and charging small and light tablets, with an option to purchase a larger version of the charging platform, OvRcharge Ultra, which is specially designed to accommodate bigger devices such as tablets.
Various early bird pledge options on the Kickstarter page offer package deals starting at around $175 to $200 for OvRcharge and OvRcharge Ultra.
OvRcharge stops charging the phone when battery is full, but still levitates in rotation until the device is removed.
The OvRcharge base is capable of levitating and charging small and light tablets, with an option to purchase a larger version of the charging platform, OvRcharge Ultra, which is specially designed to accommodate bigger devices such as tablets.
Various early bird pledge options on the Kickstarter page offer package deals starting at around $175 to $200 for OvRcharge and OvRcharge Ultra.
Sources:
Discovery News - Levitating Phone Charger
OvRcharge Kickstarter Page
