http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/ Engadget Comments for WildCharger wireless charger poised for pre-order http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 17th 2007 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 17th 2007 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 17th 2007 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 17th 2007 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 17th 2007 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/ Many people don't take my wife for instance.

Wow, this is definitely one of those instances where correct punctuation would convey the INTENDED meaning much more clearly.]]>Jun 17th 2007 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 18th 2007 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 17th 2007 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 17th 2007 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 17th 2007 5:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jul 6th 2007 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/
Even if cars could be designed to charge from contact with the road

#1 The ampherage and voltage required to charge a car battery in a reasonable amount of time would be a lethal hazard for animals and pedestrians.

#2 The car would need some sort of hanging metal contact (pickup shoes) like a typical slot car
which most likely would continue to get damaged.]]>Jun 17th 2007 5:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/
You have no vision for the future. Just because you can't imagine this ever happening why are you trying to kill the idea? You obviously have imagination because you were able to think of a faulty design. Now think of one that works.]]>Jun 17th 2007 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/
Ofcourse there would be a home version as well. Some sort of rollout mat to charge at night. Could even charge your electric lawn mower, your kid's toys etc.]]>Jun 18th 2007 8:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 17th 2007 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 17th 2007 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 17th 2007 6:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Now I`d like to see how energy efficient this is...
datasheets anyone?]]>Jun 20th 2007 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.wildcharge.com/images/wc_faqs.pdf

they say it doesn`t use EM induction ... So it`s either a HOAX or some resonant technology that would be very inefficient (right other EEngineers out there that didn't go Digital)?]]>Jun 17th 2007 6:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/
RUN A WHOIS on their site...
They`re using a "proxy" domain registering service
Why?
Is WildCharge Inc even real?]]>Jun 17th 2007 6:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.wildcharge.com/ returned something weird...
I just don't get why an honest company would use such services as this:
http://www.domainsbyproxy.com/
I mean... if you`re an individual... thats usefu... but a REAL company wouldn't use it right?]]>Jun 17th 2007 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 17th 2007 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/
you know like they are the only company in the world to do mp3 players..]]>Jun 17th 2007 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 17th 2007 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/
We used to buy things when we got around to shopping.
Then we picked it up the day it came out.
Then we pre-ordered the item to be sure we got it.
Now we're planning our ability pre-order.

Oh to be human.]]>Jun 17th 2007 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 17th 2007 10:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/
Excellent point, I dont think I've ever taken her...
]]>Jun 17th 2007 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 19th 2007 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/It would be one thing if you walked into the room and it starts charging. But as long as it has to stay on a pad it may as well be plugged in.]]>Jun 17th 2007 7:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 17th 2007 8:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 17th 2007 8:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 18th 2007 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/
As far as I'm concerned, EM waves are basically harmless except in certain uncommon circumstances and the one common circumstance that comes to mind, the sun.]]>Jun 17th 2007 8:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 17th 2007 9:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 17th 2007 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/
IIRC the modules in the laptop/phone/pda have a couple of contacts and a bit of smarts that can tell the charge pad what voltage to send to it. So you put the device on the pad, it senses the circuit formed by the contacts in the device, queries for the power requirements and then powers _only_those_contacts_ - when not in use, each contact point switches off.

Thats why you need to place it on the pad, I wouldn't call it 'wireless' - but you don't need to plug the devices in.]]>Jun 17th 2007 10:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/
As for its usage scenario's, what's the first thing you do when you get home or to the office? Personnaly, I take my mobile out of my pocket and throw it on the side. Now, if I happened to throw it down on a pad that automatically charged it, how much easier is that. And what about people with laptops? Can you not see how useful it would be to be able to plonk your laptop on your desk on top of a pad and have it charge without worrying about wires? Easy.

These guys aren't the only people doing this sort of tech. Take a look at Splash Power too.

P.S. And who cares about iPod's with HDDs...the future is flash.]]>Jun 18th 2007 5:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 18th 2007 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 18th 2007 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Ok, yes, you still need a pad but it you can create a device that both charges and transfers data wirelessly, you can remove the need for any kind of a port on the device itself. Once you do that, the scope for, say, water-proofing become much greater - without the need for wired access to a device, more focus can be put on protecting them.

The scope, in the long run, for this is huge.
And, if it's anything like the small article I read about 4 or 5 years back when they were starting this project, I believe it's definitely not EM-based and that the main reason it's taken so long to reach a marketable position is that they've been intensively testing it to ensure it's not the slightest bit dangerous to people.

Personally, I look forward to never having to bother with cables again, though that'll be quite a while yet...]]>Jul 17th 2007 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/
I may buy one of these anyway and try it out.]]>Jun 22nd 2007 12:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jun 30th 2007 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jul 7th 2007 9:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/wildcharger-wireless-charger-poised-for-pre-order/Jul 8th 2007 4:24AM