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pcernie
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http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/news/265 ... tober.htmlIt doesn't seem that great an idea to begin with, and at those prices, who really cares? 
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rustybucket
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Let me guess that you've never snapped the power socket on your mobile then.  These pads have another application not yet realised - remote controls. _________________Jim
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JJW009
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I keep meaning to build inductively chargeable AA batteries to achieve something similar. By energising a good sized area of my desk, I could use wireless devices without worrying about them going flat. I really hate wires. As a communications engineer, this maybe considered a little ironic. The back of my car is full of the damned things  _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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pcernie
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Nope, and it wouldn't matter, the phones have never been worth that much to begin with I want EVERYTHING wireless, just without the hoops you've to jump through with Wi-Fi at home  _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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Nick
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That must waste a lot of energy though?
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pcernie
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I'd have thought so too... _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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JJW009
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It may not be quite as efficient as a direct cable, but in effect it's just a transformer. If a standard charger is 70% efficient, this might be 65%. Since we're only talking about devices which use less that 1 Watt I think that amount of loss is affordable.You're looking at about meh carbons per life.
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pcernie
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^ Screw the carbons, think of the savings! _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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gavomatic57
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Looks like a bit of a gimmick to me. You plug this pad in, find a device that works with it, put the device in one of the pre-defined charging areas (like a dock) and then charge your device. Given that the pad itself will need to be wired to the wall, what are you gaining?
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Nick
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Yeah, that's true Gav.
Bbbuuuuuuuuut, this is just the first product.
In years to come, the pads could be put into walls or floors rather than plugged in and left on a work-surface.
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Fogmeister
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Or better still. The work surface is a wireless charging pad and any item placed on it (phone, mouse, keyboard, camera, etc...) gets charged as you work.
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Nick
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Is that better? I want my notebook to be charged as I sit on my sofa!!  _________________
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pcernie
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Wasn't it Intel who were working on 'jumping electricity'? I'll look it up later at break time here if I remember... _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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ProfessorF
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Not Intel, Nikolai Tesla.
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pcernie
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