Xiaomi Announces 'Mi Air Charge' Remote Wireless Charging Technology

[haunebu]

Anyone worried about mmWave cellular radiation, which operates at a tiny fraction of this 5W+ broadcast, might want to steer clear.

 

[FightTheFuture]

Is there going to be a kitchen plate that you can just lay a hot dog on and cook it "wirelessly"? How about a coffee cup? Wasn't this in an episode of The Avengers?

That’s pretty close to an induction stove.

 

[mazz0]

Apple will announce it 3 years later and then people will think they invented it!
This product won't really take off as it's not very good, more of a tech demo rushed to market. In a few years when Apple work out how to make the technology into a great product they'll release their version, and suddenly the competition will come out with versions that look and work like Apple's and people will claim "well yeah, that's the obvious way to do it"

FTFY

 

[mannyvel]

Tesla designed something like this back in the old days.

In any case, if people are freaking out about 5G they're going to freak out even more about this because "it's like plugging your air into a USB charger." Which makes no sense, but whatever.

 

[JackHinkle]

If Apple's into recycling names...

AirPower. Apple's first truly-wireless charging hub.

Everything about the name fits.

Could Apple have actually cancelled AirPower for this very purpose? Their patents for this technology are from 2017...

 

[ouimetnick]

This is not misleading people
Wireless means not wired
Wireless QI charger my ass, its more like QI (wired) base charger

I suppose the term "cable-less charging" better describes Qi charging a smartphone.

 

[Manatee]

This is the wireless charging I want. It's perfect for small devices that currently have limited battery life, like wearable devices. Just being in proximity to the charger keeps it charged. No taking the watch off or taking ear buds out.

 

[Digital Dude]

Not a new concept, but it's impressive that someone decided to develop a first-gen device. This appears to double as an end table. Thank you to the extraterrestrials ~

 

[macintoshmac]

Bring it on!!!...but don't give me cancer pls.

Exactly! This tech has me excited, but concerned about health effects as well. Hope all goes well.

 

[John6me]

I’m scared

 

[gomichaelgo]

I love this! I fear all of the negative health implications, but still love it. I would love to not have to plug in all of my devices.

 

[mi7chy]

Yeah but while your around the house your phone's not going to drain down before you go out.. 5w is plenty for the moment.. No more "oh, I forgot to charge my phone before going out" problem...

Think in terms of power input, efficiency (eco friendly) and power output. If you're around the house even a wireless charging pad is significantly more energy efficient than shotgun blasting the whole room/house. A little more convenient at the expense of significant energy waste.

 

[locrumo]

Xiaomi = Future

 

[Serban55]

Hope it will be cancer free....we know more tried and failed this kind of charging

 

[armhol]

Is the plural of antenna is surely 'antennae'?

 

[tanoanian]

Hello cancer forming technology.

 

[NMBob]

Is the plural of antenna is surely 'antennae'?

I think it became antennas about the time you're became your.

 

[diego.caraballo]

Probably needs 1000 or 2000 Watts to work 🤣

 

[ph001bi]

Xiaomi the money!!

You sir have just won the internet for a day.

 

[rafark]

No thanks

 

[iGobbleoff]

I like placing my phones on a charging mat. At least it gives you some time away from the damn things.

 

[GumaRodak]

Maybe for that 5w at distance you need 500w power transmitter. That would be very cost effective charging

 

[Joe 🦅🇬🇧]

I wonder what would happen if you walked into that room with a pacemaker 💔 ⚡️

 

[7thson]

Can’t wait to see the sticker price on this high tech end table. My prediction is it will be a high end tech trophy for people with disposable income. There’s also the question of buy in from other manufacturers. Is it likely they will license this so Samsung, Apple , etc will work with it? So many unanswered questions about this thing.

 

[citysnaps]

The remote charging technology is capable of charging multiple devices within a radius of several meters, with each device able to receive 5W of power.

I assume that means five watts of power delivered to to a phone. Which makes me wonder about how many watts of RF power are being radiated from the charger.

Thinking about the inverse square law.