PowerSpot Wireless-Charging Transmitter Starts Shipping Through 3 Distributors

Powercast started shipping its PowerSpot wireless-charging transmitter, calling it the industry’s first “far field” product of its kind to charge multiple devices over the air at distances up to 80 feet. Powercast also is launching a development kit to help manufacturers design PowerSpot-based wireless charging “ecosystems,” said the company Tuesday. The PowerSpot sells for about $100 from distributors Arrow, Digi-Key and Mouser Electronics. Powercast expects it will sell for about half that price once it reaches mass production, it said. The development kit is available for $400 from the same distributors, it said.