Samsung has unveiled a new monitor that can charge your smartphone wirelessly. The monitor is called the SE370, and it is being touted as the first of its kind to have this capability.
The South Korean electronics giant designed the SE370 monitor to declutter work areas by doing away with unnecessary cables and ports needed to charge mobile devices.
Samsung’s SE370 monitor works with all mobile devices that use the leading Qi wireless charging standard, which was developed by the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC). Qi is one of the most readily-available global interface standards.
According to Seok-gi Kim, Senior Vice President, Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics, “Technology should support, not interfere with, active lifestyles. Our customers increasingly rely on mobile devices to obtain information and interact with others; so by doing away with the clutter on their desks, we are helping them to use their mobile devices in a smarter way.”
“Through the integration of wireless mobile charging technology, our innovative SE370 monitor dramatically improves efficiency, convenience and connectivity at home and at work – representing another significant milestone in our long history of industry-firsts.”
Apart from the charging function, the monitor ensures comfortable viewing through a high-performance Plane-to-Line-Switching (PLS) panel. The PLS panel allows users to experience universally-optimized viewing with a 178 degree wide-viewing angle, as well as excellent picture quality with vivid and clear imagery delivered through a brightness of up to 300 cd/m2.
Supported by AMD FreeSync technology, the monitor synchronizes the screen refresh rate with the frame rate of a user’s AMD graphics card to minimize input latency, as well as to reduce stutter and lag during gaming and video playback.
The monitor’s new Eco Saving Plus function reduces screen brightness for increased energy efficiency.
The monitor will come in two sizes: 23.6 and 27 inches. The only difference is that the 27-inch model is a little brighter at 300 cd/m2.
Prices have not been announced yet.
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