The Energizer Qi Inductive Charger {$25 Gift Card Giveaway}

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Gadgets. They're everywhere.

I fully expect that by the time my kids are in high school that they won't ever touch an actual piece of paper. With the number of smartphones, cellphones, MP3 players, computers, cameras and devices in general out there already, the future of technology is here and it's here to stay.

From texting to talking to working to shopping, the demand for products has brought along with it the need for more power and more convenient ways to stay charged up and ready. But who wants to deal with the hassle of cords and cables and making sure you have the right one for each particular gadget at the precise time that you need it? Not to mention having to barter with family members over who gets to use the outlet?

Well, that's no longer going to be a problem. Energizer, a leader in innovative power solutions that make consumers' lives easier, has introduced a new wireless charging station, the Energizer Inductive Charger.

Have you heard of Qi (pronounced "chee"), yet? If not, you will. It's the new universal standard for inductive charging - a "common language" for chargers and devices to be able to talk to one another.

Traditionally inductive charging occurred when a device that was designed to send power touched with a device that was designed to receive it and energy was transferred. Makes sense, right? However, the catch was that those two devices were made specifically for one another and attempting to mix-and-match wasn't an option... leading to you having to have one charger for your phone, one for your iPod, one for your camera... you get the picture.

So what does Qi have to do with it? Well, everything. Qi is about to revolutionize the way that our gadgets are charged because it allows every device to be a part of one universal language. In upcoming years, every phone, MP3, Blackberry and other device that uses up to 5 watts of power will be Qi-enabled and, therefore, will only need a Qi charging pad to power up.

No more cords, no more special sleeves, nothing. You'll walk into your neighborhood coffee shop and set your iPhone down on the small pad at your table and instantly have power. You'll be on a cross-country flight and lower the tray table on your airplane and be able to charge up your camera by touching it to the Qi charger that is built right in. Amazing, isn't it?

So, what do you get the tech-loving person in your life that already has everything? Only the next hot item, the Energizer Inductive Charger, one of the first Qi products out on the market. Being released very soon (just in time for the holidays, of course) the Energizer Inductive Charger will be introduced with accessories to enable Qi-compatibility with the most popular smartphones: the iPhone 3GS/3G and the Blackberry Curve 8900.

All that you have to do to use the Energizer Inductive Charger will be to slip the appropriate sleeve onto your smartphone (or plug it in to the provided USB port) and set it down on one of the two designated areas and you're ready to go.

In the future, as Qi is built right in to pretty much every gadget from every manufacturer, it won't be necessary to add on a sleeve, change a door or plug anything in at all. The Energizer Inductive Charger will work with whatever device you own!

Normally I'm not up on the latest technology, but even I have to admit that Qi and the Energizer Inductive Charger have piqued my interest. With the possibility of consumers being able to charge any device on a single charging station without having to add or do anything to it - well, that's just cool.

Are you ready to be on the forefront of technology? The Energizer Inductive Charger will be available online and in stores soon at a suggested retail price of $89 (the removable accessories for the iPhone 3GS/3G and the Blackberry Curve 8900 will be sold separately for $34.99 each). And, one person will be on their way to owning a piece of the future as well, because...

Energizer is providing one lucky person with a $25 gift card
from a major retailer, which they can use towards the
purchase of the brand new Energizer Inductive Charger!

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Giveaway will end on November 12th at 11:59pm CST. Do me the favor of leaving an email address or making absolutely sure it is visible in your profile, I have to have a way to contact the winner. The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced here as well as emailed and will have 48 hours to contact me or respond to notification or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada only.

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