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BoCaterpillar
09/30/09

In reply to Dell Latitude Z Hands On: Kills Cords With Wireless Charging
Kinda cool, but I think it’s essentially a gimmick. The notebook will need to be right there and it probably wastes energy/electricity due to the induction process being (I suspect) less efficient than actual cables. Then there’s also the possibly negative health aspect to consider – jury still out…

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fuchikoma
09/30/09

@BoCaterpillar: I'm thinking the same thing. It's bound to be less efficient than a cable connection, even if it takes the same time to charge, it probably draws more power.

Also, I suspect it's not very bad for human health, but I wonder which gadgets can pass through the field without frying, and which can't...
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weatherman
09/29/09

In reply to Dell Latitude Z Hands On: Kills Cords With Wireless Charging
I can see that for a busy executive on the go the wireless features of this system would be convenient - no wires to mess with as they're running out the door to the meeting etc. Expensive convenience? But it's still pretty nifty.
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fluidexistence
09/29/09

In reply to Dell Latitude Z Hands On: Kills Cords With Wireless Charging
It looks like Dell's notebook line is actually starting to pick up in areas previously considered spurious--you know... innovation. Whether or not this is a gimmick, you can't deny that it'll appeal to the demographic it's going for.

Hell, even the design isn't horrid.
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UGAdawg
09/29/09

In reply to Dell Latitude Z Hands On: Kills Cords With Wireless Charging
I think this is great for those situations when you can't run wires where you want to. It makes cable management and placing the workstation where the user wants it much easier. I've had to place workstations at desks that lack grommet holes or access panels under the desk. I wouldn't have to worry about issues like this when placing a workstation. Me likes.
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Jason Whiting
09/29/09

In reply to Dell Latitude Z Hands On: Kills Cords With Wireless Charging
Are you guys that call this bullsh** retarded or something? You don't have to plug it in, you set in on the stand. It isn't wireless, like stand across the room and it charges but you don't have to plug in the laptop to charge, you just set it down. Think for to seconds, it uses induction so obviously it needs to be touching the stand. Go look up induction if this is beyond you. I work in an office everyday and if I could just come in, set my laptop on the stand and that's it. It is charging the connected to all my peripherals. Yeah, that is pretty cool.
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fastm3driver
09/29/09

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16" and no number pad? That is my only complaint.
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Cliff_Dangers
09/29/09

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The wireless USB dock is very useful. However, the $200 wireless charging platform seems completely ridiculous to me. You don't want to plug in the laptop so you instead plug in a $200 platform? RIDICULOUS!!
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Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected
09/29/09

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I assume the charging station has a wire that plugs it into the wall?

So you not only have a long cord to carry around but you have a large inductive charging plate to stick in the laptop bag as well? No thanks.
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sayhello
09/29/09

@Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected:

So im not the only one who thinks this whole inductive charging craze is bullshit...

how the hell is this wireless charging when you have to literally plug it in to the dock???
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sayhello
09/29/09

@Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected:

yea. i dont buy this either. how is it wireless charging when you have to plug in the laptop into the dock?

bullshit i say.
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Odin
09/29/09

@Mike Zuniga:

Presumably it has a regular charging cord as well (hence why the inductive plate isn't packaged but rather an extra cost) and that the plate is something you'd keep in one place.

@sayhello:

You don't really plug the laptop into the dock, more place it on top of. Wireless is a bit of a misnomer though considering the charge plate is still wired. Perhaps "plugless" would be a more appropriate term for what it does.

It's nice as a proof of concept but it doesn't have much practical application yet.
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nutbastard
06/30/09

In reply to Sanyo Eneloop Lamp Charges Wirelessly, Doubles as a Flashlight
"Sanyo's press release says it'll switch modes when it's turned horizontal, mentioning that there's some kind of accelerometer, although it seems like a simple activate-on-disconnect system would work just fine."

If it were a disconnect-activated thing, there's a couple ways of doing it - the wrong way, which would be to have it detect an absence of induction - which would default to flashlight mode in the event of an outage - or the right way, using a magnet and a hall effect sensor.

For the way they say it actually will be, you don't really need an accelerometer, just a mercury switch.
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