It's a good thing Samsungs around, you might not have all your toys without them, they certainly wouldn't be as good.
It's not that hysterical to question whether an untested technology that wirelessly transfers electricity might be harmful to humans
Exactly! This is a far bigger deal for the Watch than anything else. It means you never have to take it off. That had the benefit of allowing it to be a truly personal alarm clock (waking the wearer up without disturbing their partner), to do sleep tracking, and to simply be more convenient.
He was specifically referring to magnetic induction charging. It has little to no value. The watch has a reason to use it, most consumer products do not need it. This report is different tech and promising
Duh.
Recent research has so far proven inconclusive re: any link between WiFi signals and brain tumors, but most of that research also suggests we should go slow until further research unconditionally rules out any definitive correlation or causation.
The Watch is a great example of something that could benefit from this tech. A big criticism people have about the Apple Watch is that it has to be taken off to be charged, and it has to be charged roughly every day. That keeps it from being very useful for things like sleep monitoring. And we're talking about a device that already HAS wireless charging of the kind that some brands of cell phone advertise as a feature.
It's prudent to examine the tech for any demonstrable consequences, and then to weigh it against likely benefits. If every invention had to prove there were no possible bad effects, we'd still be waiting for fire (or perhaps we would have rejected it out of hand).
