Nomad Announces Strategic Partnership with Aira to Revolutionize Wireless Charging

Nomad Goods, Inc. Santa Barbara, California & Aira, Inc. Chandler, Arizona
October 10, 2019
Nomad Announces Strategic Partnership with Aira to Revolutionize Wireless Charging
This week, Nomad is excited to announce a partnership with Aira, the creator of FreePower, a radically new wireless charging technology. Nomad’s Base Station Pro will be the first product to feature Aira’s foundationally new wireless charging technology. The Product Designed from the ground up, Base Station Pro reinvents what it means to charge wirelessly. With FreePower wireless charging, it features one seamless surface created from an 18 coil matrix, enabling an effortless charging experience. Proprietary FreePower algorithms…

This week, Nomad is excited to announce a partnership with Aira, the creator of FreePower, a radically new wireless charging technology. Nomad’s Base Station Pro will be the first product to feature Aira’s foundationally new wireless charging technology.

The Product

Designed from the ground up, Base Station Pro reinvents what it means to charge wirelessly. With FreePower wireless charging, it features one seamless surface created from an 18 coil matrix, enabling an effortless charging experience. Proprietary FreePower algorithms rapidly locate your device, creating dynamic and intelligent power that will charge up to three devices in any orientation.

Nomad Base Station Pro Details

  • Base Station Pro features a slate gray aluminum chassis and black padded leather charging surface – similar to our current Base Station family of products.
  • All devices can charge simultaneously at up to 5W each.
  • Works with AirPods and other wireless charging earbuds.
  • Powered by a 30W USB-C PD charger included in the box.
  • October 11th will be a soft launch for the product on the Nomadwebsite. There will be an email signup on the website at that time.
  • Pre-orders will begin in Early 2020

Aira FreePower details

Aira’s patent-pending FreePower technology reinvents the wireless charging experience. It features…

  • Full surface charging freedom with its foundationally new wireless power coil matrix
  • Precision power delivery algorithms for rapid device detection and dynamic sweet spots
  • Intelligent multi-device charging that individually optimizes power for each device.

Aira is a new-to-market technology company launching on Shark Tank on October 13th at 9PM on ABC.

Backstory

As you well know, the biggest problem with current wireless chargers is the very small “sweet spot” that requires perfect alignment to transmit power. Late in 2018, Nomad was approached by the startup technology company Aira. They believed they had locked down free position wireless charging technology to solve the sweet spot problem, a technology they were calling FreePower. Aira was looking for a strategic partner to bring this next- generation technology to market. Just over one year later, Nomad is finalizing production schedules on what will surely be our best charging experience yet.

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About FreePower

FreePower is on a mission to bring wireless power to surfaces everywhere. In 2017, FreePower (FKA Aira) took the first steps toward reinventing a technology that had always fallen short of expectations: wireless charging. Today, FreePower has more than 240 patent assets for our advanced system, all of which were engineered in-house. After years of perfecting the technology, the second-generation FreePower launched with Tesla in 2023, followed by the latest innovation: FreePower for Countertop. From bar tops at a restaurant to kitchen islands and home offices, this embedded technology seamlessly integrates into surfaces of all kinds. FreePower is partnering with leading architects, designers, builders, and fabricators to bring power to the spaces that connect us.