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Wireless charging tech isn’t new, but yet there are many who seem to be pretty excited about the iPhone 8’s rumored wireless charging. This is because Apple is rumored to introduce “true” wireless charging later this year where the need for wireless charging mats will no longer be required, and where you could theoretically walk around your house while your phone charges.

However whether or not those rumors will be proven true remains to be seen, but in the meantime if you’d prefer something a little more “real”, there is an Indiegogo project for a device called the MotherBox that is meant to offer up “true” wireless charging as well. Created by Yank Tech, the MotherBox is a hub that can supply up to 2 watts of power to a smartphone within a range of 20-inches, with the amount of power going up the closer the device is to the hub.

This means if you place your phone within 5-inches of the MotherBox, you could get power up to 10W. Now we know that a range of 20-inches isn’t exactly very far, but it is considerably more than what you can expect from wireless chargers today. The only downside is that your phone needs to be connected to a receiver, so your phone’s ports will be taken up.

Now as is the case with crowdfunded projects, it’s hard to say if the final product will actually deliver as promised. However if you think that the MotherBox could be a good investment, then head on over to its Indiegogo page and pledge your support.

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The idea of using drones to make deliveries isn’t new, and we have seen how companies such as Amazon and 7-Eleven are looking to take advantage of the technology. In fact in some countries such as Singapore, local postal services are also looking into using drones to deliver snail mail.

This is why it doesn’t really come as a surprise to see that courier company UPS is also looking into the technology. In fact just recently the company ran a test in which made use of drones to make “last mile” deliveries. Basically the idea is to increase efficiency where while the driver drives to some of their destinations, the drone can be deployed from the back of the truck to make deliveries as well, thus saving the driver and UPS time in the process.

This is especially true for rural areas which UPS claims are the most expensive to serve due to time and vehicle expenses incurred. According to UPS, even the possibility of saving one mile per driver per day could save the company as much as $50 million. Mark Wallace, UPS senior vice president of global engineering and sustainability says, “Drivers are the face of our company, and that won’t change.”

He adds, “What’s exciting is the potential for drones to aid drivers at various points along their routes, helping them save time and deliver on increasing customer service needs that stem from the growth of e-commerce.” At the moment UPS’ efforts are thanks to a collaboration between them and Workhorse Group who supplied the truck and the drones. It is currently in testing and UPS will probably need FAA approval before it actually becomes an actual service that we can expect in the future.

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So we let Twitter do it for us! For this week’s HuffPost Comedy hashtag game, we asked the Twitterverse to come up with names for #WhiteHouseScentedCandles.

Their olfactory systems couldn’t wait.

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