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Sony Prototype Sends Electricity Through the Air

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the efficiency-is-overrated dept.

itwbennett writes "Sony announced Friday that it has developed a prototype power system based on magnetic resonance that can send 'a conventional 100 volt electricity supply over a distance of 50 centimeters to power a 22-inch LCD television.' Unfortunately, Sony's prototype wasted 1/5 of the power fed into it and additional losses 'occurred in circuitry connected to the secondary coil so the original 80 watts of power was cut by roughly a quarter to 60 watts once it had made its way through the system.'"

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  1. Re:can we get this tagged by acid06 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    WOOOOOOOOOO! Wireless power! PARTY ON!

    Now, may I have a device to wirelessly supply me with some more karma to burn?