Do we seriously really need this. Seems like it can cause more issues than it actually solves.
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Xiaomi Announces 'Mi Air Charge' Remote Wireless Charging Technology
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Sterilize an entire room of men in less than three minutes.
Dang, that's high. I was thinking more along 300W input to get 5W output.
MR should do a survey contest for the sake of education and whoever's guess is closest gets to pick any item at Apple's expense.
Or they can come up with an option that scans your body and pinpoints some cancer. Then the charger's beam-forming tech can zap the cancer all day while you are working.
Haha, they wanna sell me on this - wanna make look cool - all i think is - wow that spot is so dated my devices don’t need charge - they have a lifetime battery.
I mean we have 2020 this small step thinking is so 90s - if you wanna be cool - come up with real innovations like an electric car a reusable space rocket.
But putting that brick in my living room to beam charge an obsolete device like a smartphone - 😆 thanks for that creepy sci-fi pseudo marketing BS
I mean we have 2020 this small step thinking is so 90s - if you wanna be cool - come up with real innovations like an electric car a reusable space rocket.
But putting that brick in my living room to beam charge an obsolete device like a smartphone - 😆 thanks for that creepy sci-fi pseudo marketing BS
Neat in theory, but seems like a waste of energy too. How many watts are being consumed continuously to beam mm Wave energy into a space so that the portion your phone receives equates to 5W. What is the watt/hour consumption of this device I wonder? It it smart enough to detect if the device is in the beam, and if not, stop transmitting energy?
😳 Now we can find out what living in a low powered microwave would feel like
Person charging Xiaomi phone be like
So that will always charge the mobile if you are working close to the station?
Do that will not inflate the battery like I had with some of my devices on my devices wall?
Do that will not inflate the battery like I had with some of my devices on my devices wall?
5W actually charging at the device level? or output of the sending device? There are no technical details in the article.
I would be very concerned about the efficiency of this thing, while something like Qi is probably 80%, this is nom way near to that, I'd be impressed if it were 50%. At that level, you definitely need to do studies for health concerns, and quite frankly, given that it is from China, I wouldn't trust it a bit.
I would be very concerned about the efficiency of this thing, while something like Qi is probably 80%, this is nom way near to that, I'd be impressed if it were 50%. At that level, you definitely need to do studies for health concerns, and quite frankly, given that it is from China, I wouldn't trust it a bit.
nothing mentioned in the linked article, but I would be VERY impressed if it were 50% ... article does state that range is several meters (whatever that number might be, 3? 4?) and that obstacles have no influence on efficiency ...
Inverse-square law - Wikipedia
It will be very wasteful, even if it is using something like beam-forming.
Disney Research publicized a similar-in-effect demonstration a few years back, although the mechanism used was rather simpler than the highly-confined beams Xiaomi is claiming. I have my doubts whether this buzzword-laden version is any more usably efficient or healthy to spend time around.
yep, and all that energy will be in the air ... thanks for the linkInverse-square law - Wikipedia
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It will be very wasteful, even if it is using something like beam-forming.
So...my neighbour can steal my wifi and electricity too. Lovely.
Apple’s development partner Energous has been selling a version of this for about eighteen months now. I think their imbedded in some hearing aids now.
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Wireless Power & RF Technology for Inventory Managment
Energous RF-based wireless power networks connect businesses to critical data, with less batteries, for a smarter, sustainable future.
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