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orget about the old cigarette lighter, or even a USB port for your car or hybrid, you can now charge your smartphone wirelessly on the new Avalon.
The 2013 Toyota Avalon Limited will be the first car ever to have in-console Qi wireless charging. The feature is part of the Technology Package, available for both the gasoline and hybrid version of the new Avalon Limited, which also includes Dynamic Radar Cruise Control, Automatic High beams and a Pre-Collision System.
The Nokia Lumia 920, LG Optimus G and Nexus 4 can be charged wirelessly with a Qi Wireless mat. Many of these smartphones can be found in the top best smartphones of 2012.
Supplied by DENSO, the Avalon's wireless charging system relies on technology developed by ConvenientPower and Philips Lite-on Digital Solution (PLDS), and it will elevate the high technology experience of the new Avalon sedan.
Qi-certified products range from smartphones to charging pads, gaming controllers, Blu-ray Disc recorders, smartphone docking speakers, automobile phone chargers, alarm clocks and battery packs, to charging modules that can be installed in tabletops and furniture.