Lenovo and Dell Want Wireless Charging For Laptops
Wireless charging has been something of a boon for smartphones and portable electronics, and if Lenovo and Dell have anything to say about it, it should be available for laptops and tablets soon. The Alliance for Wireless Power has updated its standard to include devices that require up to 50 watts – which would catch quite a few laptops and basically every tablet on the market.
Intel expressed its own desire to eliminate all wires within the next few years, including a system that can transfer power through a thick wooden desk.
There are quite a few challenges, however, including the lack of a singular standard for all devices. Still, the idea of universal wireless chargers in airports and coffee shops is an alluring one.
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Reduce efficiency using a charger that you can't throw into your backpack or pocket, so you need one at work, one at home, one in your car, and one god knows where?
I'd rather manufacturers just put better batteries in devices. Why keep making smartphones thinner? Make them as thick as they were four years ago and use all that space for a big battery. As for laptops with all the strides Intel an AMD have made and the switch from CFL to LED in LCD's battery life should be a minimum of 8 hours. Apple manages to do it on thin and light laptops.
You are literally in a gigantic magnetic field as we speak.
You are literally in a gigantic magnetic field as we speak.
I'm also exposed to cosmic rays right now, but I wouldn't want to be in orbit without any kind of shielding. Some people believe that the differences in degree and kind (low-frequency alternating) make a different effect.