http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/ Engadget Comments for 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/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/
But for Qi, I'd pronounce it "Key". It's shaped a little like one, serves as a key to powering up your device, and Starbucks won't try to sell me a vanilla one with cinnamon foam on top.]]>Aug 18th 2009 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/I like how someone in a marketing department somewhere can take new technology I am really excited about and make it totally uncool.
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That would be the Japanese pronunciation of Ch'i (like in Aikido)]]>Aug 18th 2009 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Internal energy and all that...neat.]]>Aug 19th 2009 1:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/But does everyone uses that airplane? No they wait for it to be stable and safe.]]>Aug 18th 2009 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/
Oh, and if we were all like me, we'd likely be a bit more polite when we disagree with someone on the internet, despite the anonymity it provides us.]]>Aug 18th 2009 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 19th 2009 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/
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I wonder when his plasma cannon patent will be capitalized on... (hint, hint, the government already has it....)]]>Aug 18th 2009 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/
God forbid anyone is testing his Wardenclyffe Tower for nefarious and insidious purposes. ]]>Aug 18th 2009 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/
I will use the M16A4 I was issued by the government...for nefarious purposes. ]]>Aug 18th 2009 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/
But for the record, never played Ratchet & Clank, but it sounds like an adorable game based on the last post. ]]>Aug 18th 2009 6:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/
Oh, by the way, you do know what Wardenclyffe was being designed for right?
Unlike your M16A4 which was specifically designed as a tool of death and defense (hence intrinsically nefarious by definition -- especially if you're part of the anti-gun anti-war crowd),
Wardenclyffe on the other hand was being designed to serve humanity by transmitting electrical energy wirelessly across the Atlantic (and possibly the globe over).
Wardenclyffe could have been used for nefarious and insidious deeds as well (just as can a pencil if I decide to poke someone in the eye with it), but Tesla was more altruistic than the creator of the M16A4 I'm sure.]]>Aug 18th 2009 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/
I say slow since they are talking about 5 watt devices.]]>Aug 18th 2009 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Your too lazy to take it out of your pocket.]]>Aug 18th 2009 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/
1) x[vowel] reads z[vowel] if it’s at the beginning of the word and ks[vowel] if it’s in the middle.
2) q[non-u letter] should not be used, but if you must then it’s a k[non-u vowel sound]. qu makes kw
3) putting apostrophes after or before letters does not in fact alter their sounds
4) sh sounds are only ever made by the combination of letters sh, sch (if the words are of German origin) or ch (if the words are of French origin). No combination of zh- xh- x- z- jh- makes that sound
5) c- does not in fact make a variation on the tz/ts sound. unless the word is directly taken (usually a proper noun) from a language using the Latin alphabet it also does not make the ch- sound. it is read as s- if it is followed by e, i, or y and c- if it isn’t.

So yes, thank you JJ, Chi or even Chee would be a good approximatino of that. Qi is not by any stretch of imagination.]]>Aug 18th 2009 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi
Go away]]>Aug 18th 2009 11:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/It's not an English transliteration. Assclown.]]>Aug 18th 2009 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/
I love how, at the end of his superior little pontification, Mark drops a typo...

Irony, justice, kharma or just too damn funny?...]]>Aug 18th 2009 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 10:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/It is EXTREMELY efficient. More so than a standard AC-DC power supply because it uses VERY minimal power when plugged in just to 'sense' nearby devices and, once discovered, it is far more efficient than wires. Look at Tesla's notes and recent research. Wires HINDER current-flow. Wireless transmission is able to "beam" electricity directly to the divice with VERY little loss.
This WILL make "Mother Nature thrilled". :-)]]>Aug 18th 2009 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/wireless-power-standard-almost-here-named-qi-of-all-things/Aug 18th 2009 12:27PM