Intel cuts electric cords with wireless power system

AFP ^ | Thu Aug 21, 5:31 PM ET

[Tennessee_Bob]

What could *possibly* go wrong?

I don't know, but I want to see them test it on cats.

[RinaseaofDs]

Tesla, inside of his grave: “OK, I should have kept better notes, but jeez - it took you 100 years to catch up to one of my parlor tricks? You guys watch too much TV . . . I never should have come up with the fundamental principals for that either (radio too!).”

[mylife]

If you are only using the inductive portion of the transmission, how efficient could it be?

Sounds like a large energy loss is involved to me.

[mylife]

I agree

[Yo-Yo]

I wonder if a person with an implanted wire mesh stint would have some induced voltages?

[Mygirlsmom]

I don't know, but I want to see them test it on cats.

Oooh, that's bad!!!

(But you just might have something there!!)

[cyberaxe]

.....this would be just great.....

.....(for all us electricians and cable infrastructure folks).....

.....it would be a bummer though.....

.....to find out that it's not very friendly to.....

.....every thing from cell phone memory to.....

.....your credit card mag stripe.....

.....rut row!.....

[jrd]

I think the problem with Tesla was Westinghouse could figure out how to charge for it

[KarlInOhio]

"The trick with wireless power is not can you do it; it's can you do it safely and efficiently,"

Efficiently? Let me see the power meter attached to the 60 watt light bulb and the one attached to the power transmitter. If it was more than 1% efficient I would be surprised.

[sionnsar]

"It turns out the human body is not affected by magnetic fields; it is affected by elective fields.

Like we saw in '68 and what we'll see in Denver. *\;-)

[wolf78]

A picture says more than a thousand words:



If I remember correctly, Intel claims 66 or 75% efficiency - which IMHO is the real news.

[Moonman62]

Tesla was a genius inventor, but with no people skills. His big mistake was trying to compete with Edison.

[Moonman62]

I had an Oral B toothbrush almost 20 years ago that recharged wirelessly. This is nothing new.

[Moonman62]

"elective fields?"

So that's how W stole the 2000 election.

[Repeal The 17th]

I think Nikola Tesla himself proposed this technology back in the day.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

See #3. Big Tesla fan. Re-reading the Cheney book right now.

[Repeal The 17th]

In today’s world he would have been drugged and put in special ed.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Without a doubt! But, he is the man who created our way of life today.