The Wireless Power Consortium and Power Matters Alliance are currently developing wireless charging devices to get rid of cords and cables when powering up devices.

The technology is set to be widespread by the end of 2015

Though it may not seem that difficult to plug in chargers to a socket to power up a phone, tablet or other similar devices that run on batteries, multiple companies are aiming to eliminate the task altogether, according to the New York Times.

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Wireless charging technology, though still in a fledgling stage, is fast becoming a reality.

Recent announcements by automobile maker Cadillac and global coffee company Starbucks reported that both companies plan to offer the technology where suitable. Users may put their devices on a small mat placed on the car's dashboard or on a table to power up its battery.

"It's a paradigm shift," said Daniel Schreiber, president of Powermat, one of the industry's major contributors in the wireless charging technology.

"Once you have wireless charging in cars, your bedroom and a coffee shop, you don't have to think about power."

There are two dominant versions of cordless charging attempting to gain a market share. Both editions use technology that lets devices placed on a mat charge faster compared to a conventional socket charger.

For wireless charging of devices to work, a transmitter coil in the charging mat emits an electrical charge that is then accepted by a receiver. Receivers may be embedded in future devices.

At the present time, receivers are only on special cases manufactured for specific models of devices.

Trade group Wireless Power Consortium is publicizing "Qi," its own take on wireless charging technology.

The members of the trade group include Sony, LG, Philips, Samsung and many others. The companies collectively have over 500 Qi-compatible devices available.

Its rival, the trade association Power Matters Alliance, has partnered with the Alliance for Wireless Power to make an interoperable variant that will let the receiver and transmitter operate farther from each other yet still be able to charge devices.

The alliance's most dominant constituent, Powermat, will be providing the technology that Starbucks will embed in its company-owned branches by the end of 2015.

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