Thursday, October 16, 2008

Wireless Charging?

Nobody likes charging their electronics.  The wires constantly get in our way, they are terrible to keep track of, and can frankly be a pain.  This is where wireless charging comes in.  In a decade where it seems everything is going wireless (internet, projectors, headphones, microphones, and speakers just to name a few) it is only logical that wireless charging would follow.  Through a lot of heavy lifting by a few research institutions, this futuristic thought will become reality for many people soon.  The first of these devices to come to market is the  WildchargeYou simply plug this slab of plastic/metal into the wall and lay your electronic devices on the surface and voila, charging is active.  The catch is that you have to buy a special back plate for your devices with probes that transfer the power to your battery.  This device, and others of its kind are a stepping stone.  The University of Florida has a similar device that functions without the special back plate, certainly a step forward.  Now, going even further, MIT is working on true wireless charging device that removed the charging slab altogether.  Basically, the device plugs in and transmits the charging signals to all of your specified devices; cell phone, laptop, iPod, etc.  (who knows, maybe even toasters and TVs!).  Just imagine walking into your house and immediately your devices start charging until they are fully powered!  Sign me up!

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