Wire-Free Electric Power

An interesting product that Chad Dickerson pointed out, MobilWise. Not quite what I had expected when I read the title - 'Wireless Electricity', but it is an innovative idea for powering up mobile devices such as PDAs, phones and laptops.

The product is a currently marketed as a thin 'pad' with some kind of contacts on it. When a MobiWise-compatible device is placed on it, the device would be charged. Mind you, the pad is of course plugged in, so you still need cables - but not connected to your devices individually.

I can see offices having these pads placed on conference tables - potentially even being embedded in these tables. Maybe wifi hotspots would have them set up - and yes, they do mention that the pad is resistant to spilled coffee :-)

Its a simple looking idea, but I'd be interested in seeing how well it is adopted. Of course the barriers they would need to cross would be developing an ecosystem of products that are compatible and locations that are willing to host their pads.