- All right, it might not look like but I'm actually
doing some magic right now.
Oh, ah, ah, ah.
Okay, I'm not the one doing the magic.
I don't have any card tricks.
There's nothing under my hat.
I'm not wearing a hat.
Note to self, get some hats.
No, I'm talking about charging my
phone wirelessly, actually.
And not just my phone, but all the phones in the house,
mine, my wife's, my daughter's.
And the real magic here, I think that it's actually
made me a little bit less of a slob.
It might actually have me sleeping a little better at night.
So this is the second of three videos that I'm doing
sponsored by the Wireless Power Consortium.
And that's still a really cool company name.
On the first video, we took a look at the very basics
of wireless charging, what you need, why you might
want to do it, and if you haven't watched that already,
take a second, go do it, I'll wait.
All right, you're back, good.
In this one let's go take a look at how I'm using it,
and how my family is using it along side me.
Let's go.
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Okay basics, you're gonna need a phone that has wireless
charging, or a case that goes on that phone
that has wireless charging.
Remember, we're talking about the QI standard here.
That's spelled Q-I.
For phones, all of Samsung stuff from
the past few years supports it, a couple generations
of LG phones now, the brand new iPhone eight,
and yes, the iPhone X.
Excuse me, I found ten.
Whatever, very cool.
You'll also need a wireless charger and yes,
I get it, it's not completely wireless, you have
to plug it into the wall.
If you're heading into the comments already, stop,
we get it.
Remember the key here, look for the logo on the box
or on the charger itself to make sure
that it's QI certified.
So you've got a phone that charges wirelessly,
you've got a wireless charger that charges
the phone wirelessly.
You plug it in, you put the phone on it,
you don't touch it, yo just leave it alone,
let it charge, that's it, super easy.
Let's go take a look at what I'm using,
and I'm gonna have links down below in the description,
if you want to pick any of these up yourself.
I've actually got a few chargers stashed in various
places all over the house.
By my computer I have one of those really good
Samsung two amp chargers.
It's not expensive, It's not brand new,
but it just works really, really well.
In the kitchen I've got this Spigen charger,
so I can keep things charged up just while I'm cooking.
I do love the angle of it here so I can keep a recipe,
or a video or whatever up on the screen while I'm cooking,
and still keep charging at the same time.
Then my kids have been doing the same thing
with one of Samsung's chargers.
It looks like a pillow, it does fast charging
if it's supported on the phone,
and it just looks nice, but really she can just prop
it up and watch videos and stuff while she's charging too.
And she needs to go clean her room.
Now my wife's iPhone six S doesn't do wireless charging
out of the box, but she has a Mophie wireless
charging case on it, with an extra battery.
That comes along with a charging pad itself,
and she's kept it on her nightstand and can just
charge wirelessly that way, super easy.
But I tell you, I've actually kind of talked her
out of using that, and here's why.
This is a triple charger from Ikea.
And it's actually the only thing in this house
from Ikea that didn't take me all day to put together.
I like this because first, it doesn't look like
your normal, nerdy wireless charger, it fits in.
Second, it does three phones at one time,
so I can charge mine, my wife can charge hers,
and my daughter can charge hers all out here
in one place, overnight, out of our bedrooms,
away from our faces while we're sleeping, and you'd
be surprised at how much better you sleep when you know
your phone isn't right there waiting to go off at any time.
So look, there's no right charger for anybody.
There's a whole bunch out there.
There are gonna be a whole bunch more out there.
A couple of things to keep in mind, just look
for the Qi logo, that will keep you out of trouble.
You can worry about amperages and fast charging speeds
and all that if you want.
Me, I care more about how it looks and where
I'm gonna put it in the house.
So if you have a cool wireless charger that you're using,
let me know down in the comments, maybe I'll pick one up.
Stay tuned for the next video, we're gonna go
for a little drive, it's gonna be fun.
All right, that's it, thanks again to
the Wireless Power Consortium for putting us up to this.
Be sure to subscribe to the channel if you haven't already,
and we'll catch you next time.
See ya.
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