[Robotgroup] Cool NASA News

[Gray Mack]

It would sure be nice not to have to drag that tangled
cable out from under my car seat everytime I get in
the car with my phone. I would like to just toss the
phone in a tray and let it juice up. 
But its not just for convenience, I bet there are a
few elderly folks out there who have a hard time
putting those little batteries into their hearing
aids.

Some products already use remote power technology like
RFID tags. From what I have read, the emitter sends
out a RF broadcast, the tuned antenna coil receives
enough power for a chip to chirp back its code that a
detector uses to id your badge or your cow or watever.
No wires, no toxic batteries.

Now the trick is can they put it into batteries so
that existing devices can immediately be upgraded to
wireless charge? And furthermore-universally
compatible with other vendors so Vern doesn't need 13
(possibly conflicting) chargers for his 13 gadgets.
Sounds like the patent lawyers are already killing
this idea.

I was thinking wireless power would make a great
museum demo or robot sumo contest. Little gadgets that
move around in a controlled environment and dont need
staff to install a fresh set of batteries every hour.
-Gray

--- Vern Graner <vern at txis.com> wrote:

> 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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