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This new wireless power tech could banish most of the cables from your kitchen

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(Image credit: Wireless Power Consortium / YouTube)

The Ki Cordless Kitchen

(Image credit: Wireless Power Consortium / YouTube)

Quick SummaryImagine Qi wireless power on a much bigger scale: that’s Ki. The wireless power standard could deliver cable-free power to all your kitchen gadgets. Even air fryers.

Imagine Qi wireless power on a much bigger scale: that’s Ki. The wireless power standard could deliver cable-free power to all your kitchen gadgets. Even air fryers.

If you love the convenience of wireless charging for youriPhone,Samsung Galaxyor other portable kit, you’ve probably wished that more things in your home could get their power without wires. And it looks like that wish could soon come true.

The Wireless Power Consortium, the group that sets the standard for wireless charging such as Qi andQi2, is putting the finishing touches to a new wireless power system for much more powerful appliances. Think kettles and air fryers, notAirPods. The new Ki standard could mean a truly cordless kitchen.

The idea behind Ki is really simple: cordless power for almost everything in your kitchen. That means no cables for your coffee machine, your blender or even your air fryer. Provided it doesn’t need more than 2,200W of power, and very few things in your kitchen do, it could potentially go cable-free with Ki. The tech could even be built into your pots and pans to get perfect temperature control via your smartphone app.

WPC IFA 2024 Ki Cordless Kitchen Video - YouTubeWatch On

WPC IFA 2024 Ki Cordless Kitchen Video - YouTube

The promise of wireless power

The difference between Ki and Qi/Qi2 is that this isn’t battery charging but power delivery. That means the coils needed to transmit the power are much bigger than the ones in your Qi charger, but it also means that the devices don’t need to have batteries. They’re powered directly from the transmitter, so there’s no battery longevity to worry about.

That’s the good news. The bad? You can’t buy it just yet, and you’ll probably need to make some changes to your kitchen when you can: the size of the tech means it’s best suited to induction hobs and to countertops where the coils can hide away. And while the likes of Philips and Miele are on board, we don’t yet know whether this standard will gain enough manufacturer support to be truly universal. But there’s lots of potential here, and the video embedded above might just be the future of your kitchen kit.

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