Batteries Not Included
As we charge full speed ahead into the 21st century wireless technology is becoming increasingly popular and convenient. The days of cumbersome cords are falling by the wayside and a new dawn approaches. Cell phones, headphones, laptops (with wireless networking, of course), GPS units, garage door openers, computer mice, keyboards, and ipods are among the gadgets that many of us visualize when we hear a term like “wireless technology.” All of the aforementioned are common in our technologically growing society. Despite the advances in wireless capabilities there are countless items found around the home or office that rely on a cord. In most cases this cord provides the power or electricity to the object. When you think about it, everything needs plugged into some type of power supply or requires a battery change to continue functioning. This is where the “new dawn” of wireless technology enters, stage right, in the form of wireless electricity. Wireless electricity is real and will change the world. Just imagine the possibilities of wireless electricity. No more worrying about charging your cell phones, ipods, laptops or even bothering or needing to plug in your refrigerator, all within a wireless energy zone. This wireless energy zone can be located at work, home, school and, needless to say, your closest Starbucks. “Laptop batteries are always burning out and always need a charge. What we did was build a coil into a standard laptop computer and it gets its source from behind a wall in your office,” said Eric Giler, president and CEO of WiTricity. “You could move them around the room and the laptop will continue to charge.” Another amazing breakthrough is the concept of WiTricity, which could power an entire house completely free of electrical lines. The ramifications of this new technology seem endless and will certainly change the way the world views wireless technology.
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