We first saw a practical demonstration of wireless gadget charging at CES 2008 but it was still a concept product back then. WildCharge have since put the idea into production and Firebox are now selling the WildCharge pad for £49.99.

If you’re new to the concept it’s a simple idea: Put an adapter onto your gadget that can receive power from the charging pad, plug the pad into the wall then just drop the gadget on the pad to recharge – no fumbling around with chargers and you can recharge as many toys as you can physically fit on the pad.

It’s cool, but it’s not the only game in town. Powermat are apparently coming to the UK before the end of the year, so things look set to get interesting!