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?
Dumb Question
by
boatboy
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· Score: 5, Interesting
OK, Dumb Question:
Why doesn't it short out easily?
Please please please
by
91degrees
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· Score: 5, Insightful
Make these things standard! I an really annoyed by the dozen different types of connectors, 5 different voltage levels, and 2 possible polarities. I want one PSU that can recharge everything.
Works for my toothbrush, why not?
by
Enry
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· Score: 5, Informative
Sonicare toothbrushes (teethbrushes?) can already do this, and there are a few other bathroom-type things (elec. razors) that have this capability. This allows the items themselves to be sealed, so you can drop it in the sink, etc. without destroying it.
The article actually addresses this very issue. Using actual words. They were in English too, amazingly, so that anyone who read the/. article could also read those informative little squiggles.
-- -I like my women like I like my tea: green-
Lights on ThinkGeek have this
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Bander
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· Score: 5, Informative
Charging by magnetic induction. They say, "like magic or something"... Har har. Kinda cool:
Re:Are you watching USPTO?
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kenthorvath
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Excuse me, but I think there is definately a PRIOR art on induction. Or believe me - there definately would be patents and a lot of other hoopla. On a side note, my electric toothbrush has been charging wirelessly for about two years now. This is news?
Re:Sounds like a great idea....
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hurtta
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... until everyone's head explodes from all the radiation.;)
magnetism has not yet been directly related to radiation poisioning
Well, also light is radiation.
radiation is not necessary same than radioactive
variable magnetic field ->
variable electrical field
== this (combination) is electro-magnetic radiation
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OK, Dumb Question: Why doesn't it short out easily?
Make these things standard! I an really annoyed by the dozen different types of connectors, 5 different voltage levels, and 2 possible polarities. I want one PSU that can recharge everything.
Sonicare toothbrushes (teethbrushes?) can already do this, and there are a few other bathroom-type things (elec. razors) that have this capability. This allows the items themselves to be sealed, so you can drop it in the sink, etc. without destroying it.
The article actually addresses this very issue. /. article
Using actual words. They were in English too,
amazingly, so that anyone who read the
could also read those informative little squiggles.
-I like my women like I like my tea: green-
Charging by magnetic induction. They say, "like magic or something"... Har har. Kinda cool:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/5cf5/
(I'm not trying to sell you these, I'm not affiliated with ThinkGeek, yadda yadda...)
-- Bander
What we need more of is science!
MobileWise has a similar product.
I saw both of these reviewed on TechTV because they were at the CES show a couple of months back.
They seem pretty cool but I really do not want to see the pricetag.
Johnkoerner.com
Excuse me, but I think there is definately a PRIOR art on induction. Or believe me - there definately would be patents and a lot of other hoopla. On a side note, my electric toothbrush has been charging wirelessly for about two years now. This is news?