I've said this before and I will say it again, charging is one of the ongoing drawbacks of being so reliant on our smartphones and mobile devices. Most of us use our smartphones all dang day long, and although we have car chargers and wall chargers, it simply gets annoying having to worry about it all the time. Ossia, a company out of Redmond, Washington that focuses on wireless charging technology, has announced a breakthrough for remote charging devices up to 30 feet away, and it could be the answer to our prayers.

The magic of the technology is the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth (or both) already contained in your device. Using a chip set dubbed Cota, wireless power is integrated into the gadget and charging begins. Unlike current PMA and WPC charging, as seen in the new Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, Cota's wireless power travels at much longer distances. By making use of existing antenna circuitry, Cota can charge using 1 watt of power, which is 1/3 of that found in USB connections (Android Authority). All it requires is a small conversion chip, then any battery-operated device within a 30 feet distance can be charged using a single Cota charging station.

Ossia CEO and Cota inventor Hatem Zeine says, “this technology addresses internal mobile device real estate that limits what can be placed, not only inside smartphones and tablets, but also more compact wearable devices, all of which are increasingly thinner and lighter”. But we won't only be seeing Cota used as this magical wireless energy, but also in standard stationary devices, like smoke detectors and batteries (Computer World). All that we are waiting for at this point is for Ossia to license its design to OEMS and ODMS who will integrate the technology into their own devices. If companies decide to take on Cota, it can then have a chance to find a place in the market. For now, it's only a prototype.