pandamonium
Jan 8 2007, 11:24 PM
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Wild Charge Hands-On: Really Does Charge Wirelessly
We've heard tell of the Wild Charge system that replenishes power in cellphones, PSPs, notebooks and iPods, and now we can confirm: It really works.
We played with the system for a while tonight, putting the special cases on cellphones and attachments on iPods, and then suddenly those devices begin charging as soon as you place them on the metallic strip.
How the heck does this thing work?
It uses non-inductive technology to pass the current from strip to device without all that falderal you usually have to go through to charge it.
This is the real deal, folks—get your $49 ready, and that includes one "enablement case." Additional cases are $10 - $20, depending on the device. – Charlie White
wow that is simply amazing and i want one right now. i believe this will be a popular item.
i think this item was displayed at CES
- article from gizmodo.com
miiichellley
Jan 8 2007, 11:52 PM
I SO WANT THAT. !!!!!
EddieV
Jan 9 2007, 02:44 AM
That's pretty cool.
tokyo-rose
Jan 9 2007, 04:37 PM
Haha, that would be great to have. No more USB cable for my iPod!
marzipan
Jan 9 2007, 04:45 PM
Wow! That looks really cool. That'd be nifty for my iPod. It's too much hassle with the cable.
kryogenix
Jan 9 2007, 04:55 PM
OLD NIKOLA TESLA INVENTED WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION A WHILE AGO BUT THOMAS EDISON IS A JERK AND NOW NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT IT
ThunderEvermore
Jan 16 2007, 02:29 PM
So instead of plugging it in you have to buy a case and place it on a specific metallic strip...
How is that better?
smoke
Jan 16 2007, 05:21 PM
Man, I was just thinking about how cool that'd be a few months ago, but I didn't have that in mind. That's pretty stupid actually. I would rather just plug it in instead of placing it on the huge strip.
I was thinking of how cool it would be just to have the ends of the USB cable, the part that plugs in, and that's it. No cable. Get what I'm saying? I can't wait 'til somebody invents that.
much2muse
Jan 17 2007, 03:21 PM
suh-weet! one of them looks pretty small, but the rest look huge. i want one! i wonder if it just works with iPods though, and not other mp3 players.
mipadi
Jan 17 2007, 03:33 PM
QUOTE(xxamandajanexx @ Jan 17 2007, 3:21 PM)
i wonder if it just works with iPods though, and not other mp3 players.
Apple would
love it if they could develop a form of electricity that was only compatible with the iPod.
mai_z
Jan 17 2007, 05:55 PM
meh, nice idea, but not overly useful or practical. You're still pretty much tied down. ALso, i'd liek to see how this plays on battery life on ipods, because that used to be a big issue.
much2muse
Jan 17 2007, 06:55 PM
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Apple would love it if they could develop a form of electricity that was only compatible with the iPod.
LOL.
i feel really dumb now.
michellerrific
Jan 18 2007, 01:26 AM
now thinking twice, i realize this isn't so cool as it first seems.
i mean, i do want a charger for my iPod w/o a computer, but this seems a bit over the edge.
Forgotten Azn
Feb 16 2007, 06:50 PM
you would still need a outlet to plug the metallic strip in right? and wont it overcharge the items if you leave it on for too long?
lKVNiiKINKYl
Feb 17 2007, 12:19 AM
motorola phones would finally charge for me
when i plug it in, it never works and takes me like twenty minutes to jiggle the charger for my cellular device to charge
mishyerr
Feb 17 2007, 02:30 PM
QUOTE(Lo Mein @ Feb 17 2007, 1:19 AM)
motorola phones would finally charge for me
when i plug it in, it never works and takes me like twenty minutes to jiggle the charger for my cellular device to charge
God, that happens to me, too. IT'S SOOO ANNNOYING X_X
Anyways, this charge-thing seems pretty cool. I guess it's a lot easier to charge many things at one time. :) Without having my 8 wires all tangle up. x_X
lKVNiiKINKYl
Feb 18 2007, 11:01 PM
^ haha and the only reason i stick with motorola because there phones are SO COOL
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