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Samsung Invests $4 Million into PowerbyProxi, a New Wireless Charging Standard

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Wireless charging was supposed to change the way we charged our phones, and in a way would revolutionize the phone industry by making it easier than ever to charge our devices in general.  Samsung launched the Galaxy S4 with the option to purchase a  wireless charging mat , and we even sell a kit for it that comes with the wireless charger and a replacement back that supports the Qi wireless charging standard.  This standard is the same one that Google used when it build wireless charging in to the Nexus 4, and later the 2013 Nexus 7.  Samsung and Google and continuing to support the Qi wireless standard with new devices, and Samsung will have even more wireless charging accessories for the Galaxy Note 3 when they become available.  Still all these devices do not ship with a wireless charger, and that’s likely the biggest hurdle.  So why with wireless charging products on the market is Samsung investing in new wireless charging standards?  Your best guess is as good as ours, but we’ve