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Wireless Charging your Handhelds?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-thats-just-crazy dept.

Flibble writes "The BBC has a story about a uk startup offering a mat for charging all your portable devices via magnetic inductive power transfer. Is this the answer to cutting the mountain of chargers I have to carry all the time?" God wouldn't that be a dream come true?

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  1. Emf? by gpinzone · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I've done something similar to handle low-quality audio. As long as the power requirements are low enough, I suppose the EMF won't be enough to erase anything. Still, I wonder if this "pad" comes with a warning not to leave credit cards, etc. near it?

    1. Re:Emf? by 241comp · · Score: -1, Redundant

      "The company says the system is perfectly safe and will not even wipe credit cards if you accidentally put one on the pad."

      Guess someone should have read the article, eh? Doh! What was I thinking. This is Slashdot.

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  2. RTFA by erlando · · Score: -1, Redundant
    Still, I wonder if this "pad" comes with a warning not to leave credit cards, etc. near it?
    The inability of /.'ers to read the articles never cease to amaze me... From the article:
    The company says the system is perfectly safe and will not even wipe credit cards if you accidentally put one on the pad.
    From this little bit of information I would have to say "No, there will not be a warning of that kind"...
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  3. Bad news for Krusty... by dr_labrat · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Remind me not to go near anywhere that offers this what with my pacemaker and all...

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  4. Re:Integrate this with seat warmers by frause · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Here in Sweden, ALL cars come with seat warmers... or "butt heaters", as we call them :)