WildCharge Inc., a North American company headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, has announced the upcoming availability of a new WildCharge range of skins for RIM's BlackBerry smartphones.

 

As their producer says, the WildCharge skins are protective gel cases that feature an advanced wire-free power technology. Consequently, not only do the skins protect a device from unwanted scratches and impacts, but they can also charger the handsets they house. This can be done when a device is placed, while in a WildCharge skin, on a specially built WildCharger charging pad.

 

"WildCharge’s technology is more than a simple charging solution for mobile devices – it’s a revolution that will ultimately eliminate the array of tangled chargers, AC adapters and cords consumers regularly deal with,” CEO Dennis Grant said, while demonstrating a simultaneous charging of BlackBerry Curve and Pearl smartphones on the WildCharger pad. “In the near future, we expect our technology to offer true economical and environmental benefits by reducing the number of AC adapters in the household – ultimately reducing the standby electricity leakage from plugged-in but unused AC adapters.”

 

Although WildCharge said its new skins would be compatible with BlackBerry Curve and BlackBerry Pearl models, it's hard to believe they are suitable for the most recently announced member of the Pearl family, namely the Pearl Flip 8220. That is because, as its name clearly indicates, the 8220 is a flip phone, hence it's totally different from the rest of the Pearls, which are all candybars.

 

The new BlackBerry Bold is also unlikely to be compatible with the new skins. Then again, since the Bold is not yet available across the States, this shouldn't be seen as a problem.

 

The WildCharge BlackBerry skins will become available across the US starting October 6 (next week), for prices that are currently not known. The skins will be initially available only via WildCharge's official website, but later this year, other distributors should also start offering them.