Wireless power from the WildCharger

June 13th, 2007

Despite Tesla lighting two hundred wireless light bulbs over a hundred years ago, we are still shackled by the power cable. The more gadgets we have, the more power leads we have trailing across the floor. Wireless technology has managed to abolish the network cable but still the power lead snakes it’s crazy path around our homes. Until now …

Well actually not quite yet, but on July 7th, (yes 7/7/07) there may be a solution to our trailing cable woes in the Wildcharger from, err, WildCharge. Apparently

No more will you have to deal with the clutter of cords, chargers, adapters and congested outlets for your mobile electronic devices. A single WildCharger™ is all you will need at your home, office or on the road. In fact, charging a mobile device will soon be as simple as placing it on a table…

The funky little WildCharger, which looks like a large mouse mat, blasts out power and juices up anything sitting on it. The pad can be rolled up for easy storage, but looks as if it would slip neatly into any laptop bag.

A gadget collector’s dream come true? Certainly their partner’s dream come true! But there has to be a catch, surely, I hear you say. Well, yes, at least initially you will need a WildCharger adapter for each device you wish to power up with the WildCharger. And despite offering a price range of US$39 to US$100 for the WildCharger there are no details on how much the adapters will cost.

However, the concept is great and this is a giant leap forward in removing almost all the power cables for your chargable devices - you’ll still need one for the Wildcharger. As device manufacturers come on board the need for adapters for the WildCharger and its kind will also disappear and we shall be shackled by the power cable no more!

Source: ComputerWorld