Wireless power transfer is always something that just seemed inherently amazing one. A system that can deliver power to devices without the need for wires has been shown off at a hi-tech conference. US-based company WiTricity claim that they have one of the most feasible methods of making the world a lot more wireless. In fact, WiTricity chief executive Eric Giler said in an interview with BBC that their technology may even be in use as early as one or two years from now.
Eric Giler, chief executive of US firm Witricity, showed mobile phones and televisions charging wirelessly at the TED Global conference in Oxford. Based on magnetic induction, the magical technology is apparently mature enough to be deployed in the relatively near future, and if all goes to plan. Trillions of dollars, he said, had also been invested building an infrastructure of wires “to get power from where it is created to where it is used.” Current products that follow the same wireless power philosophy include ones from PowerBeam, which are offering about 1.5 watts over a 10 meter area. The energy is transferred via magnetic fields, so there is no danger or interference with other devices.
Also Mr Giler showed off a Google G1 phone and an Apple iPhone that could be charged using the system. Witricity, he said, had managed to pack all the necessary components into the body of the G1 phone, but Apple had made that process slightly harder.
