Apple is working with Energous on wireless charging
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Apple is working with Energous on wireless charging
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#2I remember reading about this tech years ago in Business 2.0 magazine and thought it was the future, it would be nice to see someone bring it to market on a large scale. I also wondered a lot about the health implications, are there any?
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2...
Re: Apple is working with Energous on wireless charging
#3Work on wireless power transfer has been going on over 100-years, even Tesla worked on it:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_power_transfer
Hard to imagine this being mainstream anytime soon. Is there any reason to believe this will become mainstream in the near future?
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#4I thought Apple already did wireless charging with the Apple Watch. Why is this news?
Re: Apple is working with Energous on wireless charging
#5Work on wireless power transfer has been going on over 100-years, even Tesla worked on it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_power_transfer Hard to imagine this being mainstream anytime soon. Is there any reason to believe this will become mainstream in the near future?
I wouldn't mind it. For a lot of my devices if you put on the wireless charger the wrong way you come up to a dead device. This would theoretically allow you to be fully charged if there were enough beacons in a building.
Re: Apple is working with Energous on wireless charging
#6Ossia's Cota technology is a direct competitor to Energous' WattUp, but its transmitter device seems to be huge - I don't know if Energous' transmitter device also has to be that big:
Re: Apple is working with Energous on wireless charging
#7I thought Apple already did wireless charging with the Apple Watch. Why is this news?
From the article:
... Bloomberg reported that Apple was exploring the possibility of including a novel form of wireless charging in upcoming iPhones, one that works at a distance and doesn’t require contact between device and power source. An analyst at Disruptive Tech Research (DTR) followed up by providing clues that Apple was working with Nasdaq-listed Energous to employ its WattUp technology for that very purpose.
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#8I thought Apple already did wireless charging with the Apple Watch. Why is this news?
"Energous’ technology involves more than just a charging mat to lay devices on top of. The company’s transmitter broadcasts proprietary waveforms directly to receivers and then surrounds those receivers with a radio frequency “pocket” that charges devices. The signals can travel up to 15 feet, and up to 12 devices can be charged at once."
This quote sums up the difference
Re: Apple is working with Energous on wireless charging
#9Work on wireless power transfer has been going on over 100-years, even Tesla worked on it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_power_transfer Hard to imagine this being mainstream anytime soon. Is there any reason to believe this will become mainstream in the near future?
Want to take it even further? "Wireless power transfer" has existed since the sun started shining. Sit outside on a sunny day, and you'll receive power through the transferred through the vacuum of space.
I know, I know, I kid. We're talking specifically energy transfer that is readily convertible to electrical current.
Re: Apple is working with Energous on wireless charging
#10I thought Apple already did wireless charging with the Apple Watch. Why is this news?
From the article: ... Bloomberg reported that Apple was exploring the possibility of including a novel form of wireless charging in upcoming iPhones, one that works at a distance and doesn’t require contact between device and power source. An analyst at Disruptive Tech Research (DTR) followed up by providing clues that Apple was working with Nasdaq-listed Energous to employ its WattUp technology for that very purpose…
I can't believe I missed that. Thanks for pointing it out.