Could your washer really charge your smartphone from across the room?
TV Supremos Haier and wireless charging company Energous have teamed up in an effort to eliminate charging cords and charge your phone via the same radio bands as a WiFi router. The signal would reach a distance of up to 15 feet and the power transmitters would be set up in Haier brand refrigerators,washing machines and microwaves. The idea of incorporating these transmitters into household items is to be able to charge your phone while doing daily activities like cooking or washing clothes. The project is still in its early stages and a release date is not set.
There are also a lot of questions that have to be answered, such as the safety and health concerns. Would a constant transmission of charge be harmful to the human body? Would this not kill the battery eventually? If Haier and Energous are able to answer these questions successfully I believe this project would be very convenient, and time saving. I find myself constantly with low battery and having to leave your phone at an outlet to charge is very annoying so this project definitely interests me.
This would be very useful if it came out. The idea of using household items to charge a phone is very creative and interesting, in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI think that this technology would be extremely useful. If it was successful and became an actual product, it could be expanded and applied to many more fields. What I am wondering is if it increases the power required to run the washing machine.
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