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Wireless Power Group Sees Standard Within 6 Months
alphadogg writes "The group developing a standard for wireless charging expects to complete its first specification within six months, opening the door for makers of cell phones, digital cameras and other devices to bring compatible products to market. Wireless charging lets consumers place gadgets on a mat that plugs into a wall outlet, and have the devices recharge automatically without needing to plug in each one. Apart from the gee-whiz factor, it's supposed to make life more convenient by letting people walk into their home or office, toss their gadgets onto a mat to recharge and forget about them."
Ever notice that on TV commercials that compare the advertised brand to a "brand X" the person with the advertised brand makes smart choices and has a good time while the person using BRAND X makes dumb choices and suffers. Invariably it's a white male who uses brand X and a woman or a minority who makes the smart choice. Or if they're both women, the white woman makes the dumb choice and the minority is the smart one. Now just ask yourself, if everyone is truly equal then why is there such a deep psychological need to engineer even advertising this way? Or when the ad shows a boardroom of a corporation, it's one white woman, a few black males, a few asian women, maybe a hispanic man. Any white males shown are clearly subordinate to the boss who is in one of the "protected" categories. If everyone is truly so equal why must they work so hard to convince us that it is so? Do you guys think such blatant manipulation and social engineering is alright as long as you approve of its purpose? Do the ends justify the means? If so, why don't they openly admit they do this on purpose?
It radiates power? So if I stand in its field for a few hours I'll be able to do a lot more work per second for the rest of my life?