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Splashpower Boasts Wireless Power

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the need-one-big-enough-to-sleep-on dept.

Sullivan writes "Maccentral is running a story on a startup called Splashpower that hopes to be able to wirelessly recharge all of our handheld devices. They have a working prototype that already recharges an iPod Mini and a cell phone. Now we can look forward to yet another way to get brain cancer."

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  1. Wireless Mouse Pad by Nycto · · Score: 5, Insightful

    My first thought when reading this: Build it in to a desk and use it as your mouse pad. Then, you would never have to charge your wireless mouse. Sweet.

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    --Nycto

  2. Re:Oooh, saves me a whole 2 seconds! by s7uar7 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    No, but once (if) it gets built into phones, if you're away on a business trip and forget your cellphone charger you'll be glad the hotel provided a pad in your room.

  3. Re:Did they get ahold of Tesla's research? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Actually, Tesla wanted to be able to pull power at long range. The splash pad is just a two part transformer (the pad is one coil, and the clip-on adapter is the second coil). So, it turns the electricity from the wall into magnetic pulses which are then turned back into electricity (it's not very efficient, but who needs efficiency when you're being encouraged to be lazy anyways?).