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Wireless Power Recharging Nears Fruition

Posted by timothy on from the lead-codpiece-is-all-that-prevents-it-now dept.

AlexanderT writes "Mobileread.com is reporting that wireless power recharging of mobile devices may become commercially available by the end of this year. Various recently filed patents by Cambridge UK-based Splashpower Ltd. indicate how close the company is in realizing this technology."

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  1. In other news.... by Grendel's+Dad · · Score: 2, Funny

    In other news, cancer rates in the greater Cambridge area have jumped to epidemic proportions....

  2. Re:TRUE wireless power... by maxwell+demon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually you are using wireless power all the time. For example in your car: The fuel is certainly not transported by wire.

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  3. Sleep Induction by malia8888 · · Score: 4, Funny
    The company should market these to people with sleep problems. They could make mattress-sized pads and charge maybe $3,000.00 U.S. for them.

    Their ad campaign could claim "Wake up in the morning feeling really recharged!!" :P

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  4. Re:cell phone users by ravenspear · · Score: 4, Funny


    Unfortunately they also need a system to wirelessly recharge their brain, and we don't have that yet.

  5. A couple nitpicks by serutan · · Score: 2, Funny

    First, the article makes it sound like these charging pads are going to be lying around everywhere (airports, coffee shops...). There have already been articles about businesses viewing "power leeching" as a problem. What's going to change these people's minds?

    Second, this gave me a chuckle:
    A series of recently filed patents may indicate that Slashpower technology is finally ready to march.

    Apparently the author lives someplace where filing patents means something tangible!

  6. That's so afro-tech-mod style ... by antani · · Score: 2, Funny



    http://www.afrotechmods.com/cheap/arnoldpad/arno ld pad.htm

    as you can see, you can already charge your wireless mouse in a wireless way

    they filled patents for that ! wow

  7. Re:Again StarTrek way ahead of it's time by pizen · · Score: 2, Funny

    I thought the moral was: Don't wear a red shirt on ST:TOS

  8. SimCity 2000 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Every time I hear about wireless power, or microwave power, I always think back to SimCity 2000: Sure, the wireless power stations are cheap and clean, but if the beam goes out of focus, your city gets lit on fire! Just like in real life! I think...

  9. Re:Big Deal by QuickFox · · Score: 2, Funny
    Of course, the fact that we would have to toss the laws of thermodynamics out the window escapes them.
    Don't you get it? Those laws are part of the conspiracy!
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