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The phone in this photo will begin charging the instant it’s placed on the base of the lamp. The handset’s case, made by Powermat, allows it to charge inductively, so there’s no need to lug around a cord or find an unoccupied outlet when the battery is depleted.











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Willie Jones
Willie Jones is an associate editor at IEEE Spectrum. In addition to editing and planning daily coverage, he manages several of Spectrum's newsletters and contributes regularly to the monthly Big Picture section that appears in the print edition.
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