Charging your phone, headphones, tablet or other devices can be a juggling act. Each device has its own charger and adapter and all charge at different speeds — however, a Valley company’s recently-launched technology can solve that difficulty with ease. Chandler-based company Aira is the creator of FreePower, a technology that can…

I was shown around by the company’s co-founders, CEO Jake Slatnick and CTO Eric Goodchild. They explained the problem they had set out to solve. Although plugging in a device like a mobile phone provides for a faster charge, wireless charging is more convenient. Essentially, you just set your device on top of a charging surface, and a coil inside that charging surface charges the battery in the device.

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The problem with nearly every modern implementation of the Qi Standard is that these chargers have next to no flexibility when it comes to positioning. Devices need to be perfectly aligned with the center of the charger in order to receive power. This need for precision is a fundamental flaw in the user experience: wireless charging is meant to be convenient above all else, but the need for perfect alignment does not fulfill that promise.

When wireless charging went mainstream a few years back, it was expected to usher in a new era of convenience for consumers. It sounded irresistibly cool — one of those things you just HAD to try. But when people finally did get their hands on a wireless charger, opened the box, and gave it a shot, the sparks just didn’t fly…

​Aira Inc.​, makers of FreePower​™ free-position wireless charging technology, is excited to announce it has added Apple and Tesla veteran ​Jeff Risher​ to its executive team as Chief Strategy Officer and General Counsel. In this role, ​Jeff will lead the company’s business development and corporate strategy, as well as oversee Aira’s legal matters, IP strategy and technology partnerships. The hire, ​Aira’s most senior to date, adds important expertise as the company aims to transform wireless charging and expand its reach…

Aira has hired former Apple and Tesla veteran Jeff Risher to be its Chief Strategy Officer and General Counsel. In a press release today they said: “Aira Inc., makers of FreePower™ free-position wireless charging technology is excited to announce it has added Apple and Tesla veteran Jeff Risher to its executive team as Chief Strategy Officer and General Counsel.