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Wireless Power Group Has 'Qi' Prototypes

Posted by timothy on from the now-you-can-charge-in-the-bathtub dept.

judgecorp writes "Steady progress on inductive wireless charging. There are now certified prototypes of chargers for Blackberry and iPhone devices that meet the Qi specification of the Wireless Power Consortium, which was announced last year. The spec has advanced from version 0.95 to 1.0, too."

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  1. Re:Efficient? Better in any way? by Amouth · · Score: 4, Informative

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    I can see the added value for things like electric toothbrushes - those must be encased in a water proof shell. But the whole point of phones is that you replace them every 1-2 years. Making them stronger and water proof is bad business.

    actually there is no reason not to do contact based charging with a water proof object just make the exposed metal contacts out of a non corrosive metal - gold plating is best, chrome plating works for low voltage/current - solid nickel works really well.

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  2. Re:Efficient? Better in any way? by maxume · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The electricity most people use for small electronics pales in comparison to the energy they use for heating and cooling.

    The public awareness programs trying to get people to unplug chargers are ridiculous, that money should be spent trying to convince them to move their thermostat 1/2 degree or add insulation.

    And please note that I'm not saying that it won't have any impact, I'm saying that the impact it has is so much smaller than other things that it is currently a wasted effort.

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