These Common Household Objects Will Be Obsolete In a Few Short Years

Phone Chargers

When will someone invent the self-charging phone? While chargers with cords are slowly on their way out thanks to the introduction of charging pads, eventually someone will create a phone with the ability to recharge itself. Maybe via solar powers? Maybe Bluetooth?

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.