Wireless Power Tech

Two words that do not go together, "wireless" and "power." But it might be possible. The previous post before this about universal cell phone chargers got me thinking: what if we don't need chargers at all? Before you think I'm crazy, hear me out.

The Palm Pre was able to achieve a version of this by removing the tethered aspect of the equation with their "Touchstone." You simply place the Palm Pre phone on the charging device and it starts charging without the need to connect a wire or insert the phone into a slot of some sort. It does this through a technology called inductive coupling which is much more popular in electric toothbrushes to keep out water and moisture. The way this works, in a nutshell, is that when the rate of current changes in one wire, it induces another wire that is similarly configured to have a charge.

There are already plans by some furniture makers to make the surface areas of their furniture compatible with inductive coupling technology and manufacturers are slowly getting on the wireless power bandwagon and creating flat surfaces that can be used as charging stations. Minor modifications are necessary to current devices for this to work but the potential for wireless power is huge. Check this out to get a sense of what I mean:



Imagine sitting at home and your TV, your cell phone, light bulbs, and anything else that needs power is not tethered to anything. There are current theories that state this to be a possibility perhaps with microwaves beamed down from space. But more of that after a break, besides, I wouldn't want to "overload" your brain.

The Bad Man Notice: The Palm brand and Palm Pre product was merely used as an example of the current use of the mentioned technology and in no way do I endorse nor am affiliated with the above mentioned products.