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Charge your cell phone without wires

A new technology has been developed by a company called Powercast which will allow people to charge their mobile phones and other low voltage devices without wires.

Someday.

It may sound futuristic, but Powercast’s platform uses nothing more complex than a radio–and is cheap enough for just about any company to incorporate into a product. A transmitter plugs into the wall, and a dime-size receiver (the real innovation, costing about $5 to make) can be embedded into any low-voltage device. The receiver turns radio waves into DC electricity, recharging the device’s battery at a distance of up to 3 feet.

All the while I thought the GI Joe Broadcast Energy Transmitter was fantasy. Now I know; and knowing is half the battle.

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