Slashdot Mirror

There's a company commercializing a similar concept called splashpower. I don't work for them, although I have worked with them. It's really cool technology and, suprisingly enough, it's not vaporware.

Hopefully they'll actually have their modules out for public use sometime soon...

Isn't this kind of like Slashpads?

http://www.splashpower.com/Products

Pity it's not ready yet...!

Splashpower seems like another solution that may work for you. Wirelessly powers devices that you just sit on a tray. Since the recent article about wireless power that also mentioned this solution, I've thought about giving this a shot (as it seems more realistic).

Has no one else heard of similar technology from SplashPower http://www.splashpower.com/. I think MIT should check out the Cambridge spinoff before they go any further.

4. Power

*coughs*

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_power

And

http://www.splashpower.com/

There used to be a cool Wireless transfer microwave kit on ThinkGeek.com but I can't find it anymore...

My room mate has one of those tooth brushes that charges wirelessly which it pretty cool.

i recently read that a company had come out with a charging plate for electronic devices.

http://www.splashpower.com/

just drop your watch, your phone and your handsfree onto that at the end of they day and it will be ready for use the next morning :)

http://www.splashpower.com/

A neat idea, not catching on though.

Why is this modded funny? It's getting there.

Even better...

http://www.splashpower.com/

:)

their latest news page http://www.splashpower.com/news/latest_news.html shows they announced product in October 28, 2002: "Splashpower Announces Universal Wireless Recharging"

I would guess that their problem has been signing up the manufacturers of PDAs and cellphones to actually build-in their product, and to protect their intellectual property as it seems to be an obvious solution (just like many of the best inventions).

I once worked for one of the company's senior staff, John Halfpenny; he's a very smart guy, widely respected round Cambridge, a good businessman and knows his technology, so I've been following this product with interest.

Of course, even if ou do go wireless to the tower, you still have to have wires for power, or battries. You can't transmit enough power through the air to power a device efficiently, and physics is the problem there, no amount of innovation will solve it.

I'm not disputing your point, but what if you plugged in your desk and had something like this built into it?

This, perhaps?

(Yes, I know, it's very short range, but it's a step in the right direction, certainly.)

Not sure if this is related to what you were looking for, but SplashPower are making 'charging pads' that charge any (electrical) device as long as the battery is fitted with a kind of reciever. Unavailable in shops at the moment though, although apparently they're working with some unnamed companies for launch in 2005.

I remember these were being touted a couple of years ago by Splashpower: link

My guess is these just take too long to charge your phone... or is there another reason these never caught on?

SplashPower who seem to be making a more cross-device version of this.

And more semi-wireless power - splashpower

OK, maybe the computer itself is a little further down the road, and the LCD monitor is somewhere in between, but perhaps you'd like to place a wager on the rest:

A minute on Google shows it's available now: http://splashpower.com/

Surely a desk built around this technology isn't far off (or far out). End tables could even recharge wireless clocks, watches, and remote controls.

I even see them use the words "safe" and "efficient" repeatedly on the site.

Check out the news section of their homepage. They've just secured $5.8 million in financing. Here's the Google provided HTML version of the PDF news release.

Where is the SplashPower SplashPad?

Several press articles have promised this for the past year. They're stuck on "looking for partnerships." I want one. Today.

When *they* create wireless power, I'm definitely investing in their business.

This sleek cylindrical object requires no physical interface elements since all your needs are covered with built in Bluetooth, GPRS, and wireless power.

The GPRS Suppository is also an intimate personal area router, supplying Internet connectivity to your various hand held devices.

At last, self-conscience individuals everywhere will be free of the uncomfortable feeling of wearing Belt-Clip and Wrist-Based mobility products!