If you’ve got ever thought, “hey, it would be great if I could charge my phone or tablet just by laying it on a regular desk,” then IKEA has the gadget for you. It simply unveiled the Sjömärke, a $40 wi-fi charging pad that is designed to work with practically any desk or desk, as The Verge has reported.

The idea is fairly intelligent. Sjömärke is a Wireless Qi charging pad, however you do not place it in your desk. Rather, it installs beneath your desk and is held in place both by double-sided tape (included) or 18mm x 6mm screws (not included). Your desktop must be fabricated from one thing like wooden or plastic that will not block the magnetic subject, and should have a minimal thickness of 8mm (5/sixteenth of an inch), and a most of twenty-two.2mm (7/eighth of an inch), in accordance with the manual.

Once you put in the pad, plug it in with the six-foot energy cable and mark the charging level in your desk with the included “X” formed sticker, you are able to cost your cellphone or different gadget. With Qi 1.2.4 charging, it ought to provide about 5 watts for respectable however not tremendous quick charging. IKEA notes that it additionally comes with temperature and energy monitoring so it will not overheat — essential, since will probably be positioned towards wooden surfaces. 

For $40, this may show to be a beautiful choice for folk who do not need to mess up their décor with an unseemly plastic pad. Sjömärke will arrive in IKEA’s stores and website in October 2021.