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Old 01-15-2015, 07:31 AM   #1
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This router can wirelessly charge up to 12 devices from almost 5 metres away
This router can wirelessly charge up to 12 devices from almost 5 metres away

Apparently not yet ready for the market place, but it sure would be nice to no longer need my drawer full of chargers.
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Old 01-15-2015, 12:55 PM   #2
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This would be totally revolutionary if they could extend the range a bit more. There are tons of applications where battery power doesn't work well because you have something that's relatively small but draws high current. And just imagine how small you could make devices, or how much more functionality you could cram in, if you didn't need to give up a huge portion of the space for a battery.
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Old 01-15-2015, 01:28 PM   #3
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I'm usually not one of the tin foil hat squad, but I might worry about the radiation from this. The article didn't mention anything about what kind of radiation is used.
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Old 01-15-2015, 03:44 PM   #4
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I'm usually not one of the tin foil hat squad, but I might worry about the radiation from this. The article didn't mention anything about what kind of radiation is used.
It also sounds fairly wasteful. The power must be radiated everywhere, and the stuff that can use it does. I wonder what the background will be like in high density places like condos and apartment blocks?
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I'm usually not one of the tin foil hat squad, but I might worry about the radiation from this. The article didn't mention anything about what kind of radiation is used.
That sums up my thoughts almost exactly!
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I wish they'd make a device that would wirelessly charge me up in the mornings so I could get out of bed on time for a change.
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Seems like you have to connect your devices to the correct Wattup charger for this to work so one is not eliminating a charger. Possibly adding more.
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They do, it's called coffee.
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I'm usually not one of the tin foil hat squad, but I might worry about the radiation from this. The article didn't mention anything about what kind of radiation is used.

RF, of course. It says 5.8 Ghz. They sure ain't sending beta particles.
I don't know how they can safely transmit that much power that distance on that frequency, nor, if they can, why we all aren't charging our lower power devices with ambient RF already, so I'm skeptical. But hopeful.
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RF, of course. It says 5.8 Ghz. They sure ain't sending beta particles.
I don't know how they can safely transmit that much power that distance on that frequency, nor, if they can, why we all aren't charging our lower power devices with ambient RF already, so I'm skeptical. But hopeful.
They're using Vita-rays...
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This reminds me of something I think Nikola Tesla had in mind, called the using a tower to communicate and even send energy wirelessly over large distances.
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This reminds me of something I think Nikola Tesla had in mind, called the using a tower to communicate and even send energy wirelessly over large distances.
Also, beaming power from space has been talked about for years, but the collectors for that would be miles across, not the size of a phone.

http://inhabitat.com/nasa-wants-to-b...lant-in-space/
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