The folks at WildCharge are excited about the forthcoming WildCharge adapters for the iPhone and iPod touch. For now, the RAZR V3 is the only handset to have an adapter that works with the WildCharger pad.
So how does the WildCharge wirelessly charges up your favorite gadgets without plugging in? In the case of the Motorola RAZR, it uses a replacement battery panel, which contains the inductive receiver and has a sneaky little tendril snaking down to the RAZR’s mini-USB charging port. It’s not exactly the slickest outfit for Motorola RAZR, frankly, but it could be a lot more convenient than remembering to slot the normal charger in.
Eric Benderoff of Chicago Tribune, was lucky enough to receive a charging adapter built into a gel-type case that he’s been testing out. He says that the gel-type case doubles as protection for the iPod touch, and charges the same way as the RAZR. When the time comes to when the iPod touch is out of juice, simply place it on the WildCharge pad and the device’s battery charges. No plugs are needed, just the one that powers WildCharge.
The WildCharge adapters for the iPod touch and iPhone are expected to ship in May. But the biggest advancement could come when a universal adapter ships by the third quarter, Chief Executive Izhar Matzkevich said.
Price: WildCharge Pad – $60 and RAZR adapter – $35 at wildcharge.com.
Hmmm…
So lets see i plug in this wildcharge pad..
Then attach some ugly thing on my phone…
That way instead of plugging my phone in at night, i can place it on top of something that is plugged in and it will charge it! This is truly revolutionary!
And logical as my laptop having to be proped against my wireless router for “wireless” internet :D
*snicker*
Maybe if it could charge my phone from across the room i would consider it..
Ohhh… I checked out their website… You can charge like 5 things at once.
Now you can charge your iPhone, your ipod, your other ipod, your other-other ipod, your backup razr! AT THE SAME TIME!!!!!!!
Please make an adaptor for electric toothbush!
And TV remote… seriously :|
Reptar,
The point of charging multiple devices at once is that you don’t need to have 5 power supply units plugged in at once, or 5 units to carry around in your bag when you travel.
Suppose a family of four needs to charge their cell phones at home or on a trip. They can all drop them on the pad overnight along with an iPod or what have you, and everything is good to go in the morning.
The current offerings are more of a proof-of-concept so that manufacturers can see a practical application and begin incorporating the technology into their devices natively.
Imagine a desk at a hotel or an office that will instantly power and charge your laptop, blackberry and iPod while you work, or imagine a car with a tray for your cellphone and iPod so that you can just drop them into it and provide power to them as you drive.
Since WildCharge doesn’t manufacture the phones, mp3 players or PCs themselves and only provide the wireless charging technology, the only option is to incorporate “some ugly thing” as a charging adapter until the OEMs begin to incorporate the technology standard into the devices they release.
I saw one of these devices in action over the weekend (my uncle owns one) and it was pretty slick, actually. The replacement covers for the cell phones he was charging on it look a lot less invasive than they appear in the picture. You can barely tell it is an add-on other than the color, and I would say the thickness is only altered by a millimeter at most from what I could tell.
Great blog article.Really looking forward to read more. Great.
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