• more about #wirelesspower more comments →
    saicode: Here you go: [www.youtube.com] more »
    MePerson: And no cable, because FiOS FTW. more »
    Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: I have a feeling that this will be the Radiation Ruling the Nation soon. more »
    Noobs-R-Us: Great! Please give me more radiation. That's what we all need. More radiation! more »
    RainyDayInterns: Tesla LIVES!!!! Maybe electric cars running on an Earth wide power field IS possible.... more »
    NeoAkira: Unless this becomes close to at least 95% efficient, this technology should not be adapted at all. We already waste enough energy as it is. I can't ev... more »
    Kaiser-Machead: A nifty side effect would be an infant crawling by, and you suddenly hear the movie playing out of his/her mouth passing by the set. more »
    Hiphopopotamus: Can't wait to cook some Jiffy Pop on my TV power supply. more »
    infmom: And here all the broadcasters are just wasting that energy lighting up the fluorescent lights in their building without having to turn on the light sw... more »
    LastError: Wireless power has been a proven concept since Nikolai Tesla played with it. The problem is that the utility companies could never figure out how to ... more »
    TuxRug: I remember I once made an AM radio from a kit that used no batteries, just the antenna and a ground wire clipped to the floor vent. more »
    Trond Aasland: Anyone interested in this should check out the latest episode of the BBC show Bang Goes the Theory, where they demonstrate wireless power by a) flying... more »
    Monty: Anyone who has ever been under an FM or AM broadcasting antenna (the AM ones are the really tall ones) during the winter will know how the amount of p... more »
    ColonelGentleman: This is a cool proof of concept, but 20% efficiency drop off at 1 meter? I'd love to know how much power you could get a couple miles from a tower, w... more »
    anexanhume: The broadcasting station will feel the burden if the harvested EM waves cause a legitimate viewer to not receive a signal. Some may buy a better anten... more »
  • #wirelesspower

    Sony Getting Closer to TVs With No Cables Whatsoever

    This TV has absolutely no cables connected to it. No video cable. No audio cable. And no power cable. How's this wicked sorcery possible? Thanks to Sony's new Wireless Power Transfer technology, which can send 60 watts over the air. More »
  • #wirelesspower

    Yes, There Is Such a Thing as "Free" Energy

    Perpetual motion machines are a thing of fantasy/delusion, but there's a lot of energy floating around that doesn't cost anything to harvest. The calculator and weather station shown here run off of microwaves from that TV tower in the distance. More »
  • #tesla

    Recreating Tesla's Wireless Power Experiments

    If you have a thing for Tesla coils (and who doesn't really) you will be interested in this experiment/history lesson about wireless power put on by Omega Recoil at this year's Maker Faire. More »
  • #wirelesspower

    Intel Developing Power Harvesting for Personal Devices, Could See It in as Little as Two Years

    At a summit today in San Francisco, Intel CTO Justin Rattner discussed some of Intel's R&D plans on creating components that were more self-sufficient, eco-friendly and helpful in the fight against global warming. More »