Ikea’s recently announced wireless charging line of furniture is expected to jumpstart a trend that will amount to 10 million sticks of high-tech furniture sold in just two years, according to a new report.

The report, from IHS Technology, didn’t include the additional potential for “styled” stand-alone transmitters such as charging bowls, or the transmitters in the form of DIY (do-it-yourself) kits for retrofitting into existing furniture.

Ikea’s furniture line uses wireless power semiconductors from Integrated Device Technology Inc. (IDT), whose product adheres to the Qi wireless charging specification — one of three specifications that has seen industry adoption.

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