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Tethercell battery adaptor wins Bluetooth Breakthrough Awards

Tethercell battery adaptor wins Bluetooth Breakthrough Awards

Last night the Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced the winners of its inaugural Bluetooth Breakthrough Awards competition.

Winner of the Prototype category - and overall winner, chosen from over 300 submissions - was the Tethercell battery adaptor, a product that enables almost any product using AA batteries to be controlled or monitored via Bluetooth.

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Catch up with the latest mobile industry news, from CES to the UK 4G auction

Podcast - 9th January 2013

We have a particularly packed programme this week as we catch up with all the biggest mobile industry news stories since Christmas.

There's opinion on everything from the UK 4G auction to the current CES show and from open-source smartphones to wireless phone charging in cars.

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Toyota cars to include Qi wireless mobile charging

Toyota says it’ll be producing the first car in the world with built-in Qi wireless charging.

The 2013 Toyota Avalon Limited will be available in the USA with a ‘Technology Package’ that also includes radar-controlled cruise control, automatic high beams and a pre-collision safety system.

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Wireless power for mobile devices will be worth over £3 billion by 2020

Wireless connections for power and battery charging are becoming increasingly popular, not just in mobile devices but in a wide range of situations from medical equipment to electric vehicles.

The adoption of international standards - such as the Qi technology used by recent devices from HTC, LG and Nokia - is also helping to drive the market, according to a new report from Pike Research.

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10,000 more public wireless charging points expected in Japan next year

Around 10,000 new wireless charging points will be installed in public places across Japan within the next six months, according to a new report.

The chargers, which use the Qi standard, will enable users to recharge compatible mobile devices without plugging in a cable.

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