[Robotgroup] Cool NASA News

[Clendon Gibson]

Just out of curiosity, how efficient are these recharge pads supposed to be? It seems to me like they would throw away some percent of the energy just because of the antenna/coil shape.

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From: Vern Graner <vern at txis.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 12:07:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Robotgroup] Cool NASA News

Clendon Gibson wrote:
> To me, this is just another waste. People who can't be bothered, or don't know how to plug something in to a charger will now be able to access a wealth of technology. Spare me. And these people shouldn't be allowed to use technology anyway.

Can't say I agree actually... On our vacation to Robogames we had to 
carry TWO power strips to connect the following devices:

-My cell phone
-My bluetooth headset
-My laptop
-My Nomad MP3 player
-Kym's cell phone
-Kym's bluetooth headset
-Kym's Laptop
-Kym's video iPod
-Nic's cell phone
-Nic's Gameboy DS
-Nic's video iPod
-Sami's Gameboy DS
-A four "AA battery" charger (2xAA per camera)

I could use one small pad that would charge all devices w/o the 
spaghetti of cables, transformers, connectors & wires. :)

Vern

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