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"  Oli Scarff/Getty Images No more hunting for an outlet at Starbucks, or cursing yourself for forgetting your phone charger. The coffee retailer is teaming up with Duracell to provide a boost that is coming not from their coffee, but from wireless recharging. The device, the Duracell Powermat, is a pad that allows phones and tablets to charge inductively. It will be installed on Starbucks tables and countertops nationwide. Currently, the wireless charging market in the U.S. is split down the middle between Power Matters Alliance (PMA) and the Wireless Power Consortium, which supports the Qi charging standard. Some manufacturers prefer one to the other. Some phones, such as the LG G2, the Nexus 4 and 5, and some Nokia phones have Qi charging built in, while PMA requires external help. So, because Powermat is powered by PMA tech, only certain smartphones with specifically designed cases that cost $20 to $30 will be able to take advantage of the new technology embedded in their local Starbucks. Still, Starbucks hopes that their &amp;quot;plans to offer Powermat nationally is likely to settle any lingering standards question, and usher wireless power into the mainstream.&amp;quot; They will begin rolling out this service in San Francisco. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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