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New Device Charges Portable Electronics Wirelessly

October 10, 2005

Splashpower has announced 2 new products lines, the Multi SplashPad and the Single SplashPad, demonstrating a technology platform for delivering wireless charging for mobile devices.

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"Consumers do not want to use power hungry features on mobiles because they shorten battery life," notes Lily Cheng, Co-Founder and CEO. "This is a major constraint. The industry is putting a lot of resource into improving battery chemistries and improving power consumption but charging is often neglected. Charging is an essential and inevitable part of the power equation. It is an essential part of the user experience and needs to be considered as a part of the solution.”

Multi SplashPad: This flagship product lets users power multiple devices simultaneously simply by placing them on the pad surface. Mobile phones, PDAs, MP3 players and digital cameras can all be powered without the need to plug in to a charger, and in no extra time.

Single SplashPad: This entry-level product will power one device at a time and is universal so will work with a range of different devices. It is slim, light and portable, and serves as a perfect entry point for OEMs who want to provide a complete solution right out of the box to consumers.

Receiver modules: Splashpower has developed receiver modules so that manufacturers can integrate wireless power capability directly into their mobile products.

Mobile Accessories: These add-on accessories enable existing mobile devices to be powered by a SplashPad.

Source: Splashpower

Comments

Not so fast--the portable devide you want to charge needs to have a "SplashPad Module" built into it to receive a charge through the pad. So until Apple releases iPods with buit-in modules, you're still tethered.

Posted by: Rich Pav [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 11, 2005 12:48 AM

Rich

Good point - that you need to have both the transmitter and receiver - but they've said that the receivers will be available as an accessory.

Probably more important is that current iPods don't have wireless connectivity. This type of technology, though, looks like something that Apple would adopt. Imagine if they made a Splashpower wireless hub that would let iPods sync & charge?

Posted by: jlewin [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 11, 2005 07:43 AM

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