True wireless charging at last! Microsoft introduces light beam charging method for smartphones

Innovation seems to be alive and well at Microsoft, whose Research arm appears to be working on a new mobile device charging project called AutoCharge. One of its goals is to create a truly seamless smartphone charging experience where you don't deal with cables and charging pads. Microsoft's prototype charging system uses a combination of image recognition and solar charging to automatically identify a smartphone on a desk and start firing charging photons at it. Black magic, people!



By Microsoft's word, the experimental prototype shows the light charger automatically identifies the smartphone ...