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Ikea's New Furniture Will Charge Your Phone

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Ikea is launching a new range of high-tech furniture that will wirelessly charge your smartphones and tablets.

The collection features a small selection of bedside tables and lamps with built-in charging spots that will be sold in Ikea's U.S., U.K. and European stores starting in mid-April.

The Swedish furniture giant said the new "Home Smart" furniture will help people cut down on cable clutter.

"People hate cable mess. They worry about not finding the charger and running out of power," said Ikea's Jeanette Skjelmose, a manager of lighting and wireless charging, in a press release. "Our new innovative solutions, which integrate wireless charging into home furnishings, will make life at home simpler."

The Home Smart furniture contains "+" signs that indicate where you should rest your mobile device for charging. And, yes, you'll have to plug your new furniture in.

Customers who don't want to replace the Ikea furniture they've already purchased will also be able to buy "charging pads" that kinda sorta blend into your existing Bråviken, Hemnes, Nornäs, and other furniture.

Or, if you are seriously committed, Ikea sells a hole saw that will drill a circle in your furniture that's just the right size for an Ikea wireless charger (sold separately).

The Home Smart Ikea furniture uses a wireless charging standard known as Qi. It can be found in some Windows Phones and Android phones, including the just-announced Samsung Galaxy S6, which is expected to go on sale next month.

The iPhone and older versions of the Galaxy S don't support wireless charging, but Ikea said it will sell special charging covers for the iPhone 4, 4S, 5, 5S and 6, as well as the past three generations of Samsung Galaxy S phones. After slipping the cases on your phone, they'll work with just about any wireless charger, including Ikea's.

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The smart furniture will cost a bit extra (about $22 more), but the hassle of not having to find (or fight) for a charger will make it well worth it. If you'd like to put one of the devices into existing desks or tables, charging kits will also be available for around $33.

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