Wirelessly powered Christmas tree: when high-tech meets high-chintz

We're pretty certain we were supposed to be seeing cellphones, DAPs, and medical devices -- you know, gadgets -- rock the PowerCast wireless power system by now, but it looks like the first product off the line to include the tech is this chintzy $395 Christmas tree from Frontgate. The fake tree does indeed feature wireless power for its LED lights, but honestly, if you're moving your tree so much you need it to be wireless, you should really think about getting out of your house more often.

[Thanks, Joe]

[Wolfticket @ Nov 29th 2007 5:39AM]

That is one horrible pot.

[nak @ Nov 29th 2007 6:03AM]

It's not a pot, it's an urn. For an urn it looks pretty good.

[Wolfticket @ Nov 30th 2007 1:49PM]

Touché

[nak @ Nov 29th 2007 6:06AM]

It seems that each LED is wireless, not the entire tree. At $5 per power receiver that's 79 wireless lights.

[Richard @ Nov 29th 2007 6:17AM]

yes thats the christams thought! lets give the children leukemia!
No seriously, wireless power cant be good for your body

[Otaku.Anon @ Nov 29th 2007 6:31AM]

I'm sure you got the medical degree to back up that claim too }:o)

[ugg.tryptophan @ Nov 29th 2007 1:15PM]

if your scared of wireless signals i suggest you not live in america

[Rod @ Nov 29th 2007 6:38AM]

I'm wondering if this tree is Bluetooth as well, it would be cool to see a Wireless Christmas Tree with Bluetooth build in it, so you can play some christmas music while lights go on ramdomly lol

[cbhwr @ Nov 29th 2007 7:09AM]

You just HAD to, didn't you? You couldn't just leave bad-enough alone, nooooo, you had to go and suggest even more "improvements" that we are now bound to get spammed about for next cristmas - "Uh, here, make your xmas tree dance and blink in sync with that nSync tune playing on your cellphone!" ... Yrdk.

*goes away mumbling something chinese factories*

/G

ps: The above was not meant to be taken too serious.

[mushrooshi @ Nov 29th 2007 8:38AM]

OOOOH! I got a suggestion! How about we make it smell like fruit loops!

that is a crappy tree, how do you put presents under?

[apeguero @ Nov 29th 2007 8:38AM]

My only question is, where you do you put the Baby Jesus?

[KR @ Nov 29th 2007 9:27AM]

In a blender, with all the other babies!

[apeguero @ Nov 29th 2007 9:47AM]

@KR: That's a stupid, fucked up thing to say you sick bastard!!!

[Manuel @ Nov 29th 2007 10:29AM]

@apeguero, actually its a cool thing to do

[KR @ Nov 29th 2007 10:39AM]

Wow, somebody woke up on the wrong side of dead baby jokes this morning!

[apeguero @ Nov 29th 2007 10:53AM]

@KR:

I'm sorry KR but I'm the proud father of 3 little ones and I don't take dead baby jokes lightly and I certainly would never joke about Jesus.

You are right, I should have used better words to express my displeasure with your comment. Fear not, I'm fully caffeinated now. My brain is at or near 100% and not at the 10% that it was when I responded to you :)

I'll move away from this post now.

[KR @ Nov 29th 2007 11:24AM]

Ah, therein lies the problem of text-based communication. With me, no offense is ever intended, because I believe a joke is just a joke. Harder to tell with text only.

Example: I'm both blond and a musician, but I still laugh at blond and musician jokes, because I know that no real offense is intended.

All's fair in love, war, and comedy. :D

[billy bob thorton @ Nov 29th 2007 8:52AM]

a wireless tree would be useful for people (stores, mostly) that put their trees out in the open and not against a wall.

[straycat5150 @ Nov 29th 2007 9:26AM]

Is this thing necessary? It just wouldn't be Christmas without an electrical cord, a piece of timber, and a good old-fashioned fire hazard.

AH...Christmas memories!

[Dan @ Nov 29th 2007 11:21AM]

As nak above pointed out:
There's still a cord to the urn. The little lights themselves are wireless.
I wonder how far you can take 'em from the 'tree' trunk.
There's a video too, but it's worthless as it says nothing about the item. No info as to the dimensions of the thing. The boss's wife is attractive.

[Brian @ Nov 29th 2007 12:51PM]

I'd Pee in her butt j/k

[nak @ Nov 29th 2007 5:53PM]

It says that it's 4.5 feet tall. I would like to know how many lights it comes with... 80 or more and it's a bargain!

[m-p{3} @ Nov 29th 2007 3:10PM]

Obviously it is wireless, it works with batteries.. :D