Wireless Electricity?

[TheMule]

Intel chief technology officer Justin Rattner demonstrated a Wireless Energy Resonant Link as he spoke at the California firm's annual developers forum in San Francisco.
Electricity was sent wirelessly to a lamp on stage, lighting a 60 watt bulb that uses more power than a typical laptop computer.
Most importantly, the electricity was transmitted without zapping anything or anyone that got between the sending and receiving units.
"The trick with wireless power is not can you do it; it's can you do it safely and efficiently," Intel researcher Josh Smith said in an online video explaining the breakthrough.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080821/ts_afp/usitinternetenergychipcompanyintel

[22cocky]

That's very cool

[d20636]

I can just see a bunch of trucks with big batteries in the back going around wardriving looking for WiPo's (Wireless Powernets...?)...that and the gag device you slip in someone's back pocket that zaps them as soon as the enter the power zone...

2050 - Ahh I can't wait! Well...maybe I can...

Cool find!

[acejrock]

This would be cool.

[Spur's Addiction]

I saw a program on Nicholas Tesla. Apparantly he had a theory on how this would work over a hundred years ago. just didn't have the money and means to test it.

[scfan2001]

If this came to be, we wouldn't need surge protectors anymore. But, I wonder what effect this would have during storms? Would it be easier for lightning to hit things? Neat idea.

[SpuR48]

My toothbrush charges wirelessly!!

Although it sits directly on the stand. It's not far, lol.

[Mobile Ranger]

I read a similar article today. Now if they can find a way to do it without serious cancer causing affect to humans that would be great!

[FlorenceCock]

Does this mean we no longer need battery packs in our mobile suit GUNDAM's?