> "... wireless charging to a point that I could just put my phone down anywhere on my desk and it could get charged." The actual technology for this has been

> "... wireless charging to a point that I could just put my phone down anywhere on my desk and it could get charged." The actual technology for this has been around for long time. I'm aware of at least two startups that tried to commercialise it but they faced the chicken and egg problem of (1) getting manufacturers to make changes to their devices/batteries and (2) getting enough the charging pads in enough places to for it to be worth the everyone's time. Neither company survived but I suspect this was a market-timing problem. Given the wide proliferation of devices (phones, tablets, etc) some solution will eventually get adopted. If those companies were starting now I think they'd have a better shot.