inductive Archive

  • The PowerV Quad from Konnet Technology aims to charges and display Wii Remotes

    The PowerV Quad from Konnet Technology aims to charges and display Wii Remotes

    There isn't much to be said here. One look at the pic and headline and you probably already know what it's a 4-port Wii Remote inductive changing station. But you probably don't know that the PowerV Quad even works Wii Motion Plus and silcone covers. Nice, eh? $50 and ships in a few weeks.

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  • Review: Energizer Flat Panel 2X Charging System for Wii

    Review: Energizer Flat Panel 2X Charging System for Wii

    Available starting today, the $30 Energizer Flat Panel 2X Charging System from Performance Designed Products is an inexpensive, quick, and cool way to juice up your Wii remotes. This is an inductive charging system, meaning that there’s no need to connect any cables between the charging pad and the remote. The NiMH battery packs slips into [...]

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  • Dell Latitude Z: 16-inch notebook weighs 4.5 pounds, charges wirelessly

    Dell Latitude Z: 16-inch notebook weighs 4.5 pounds, charges wirelessly

    Dell’s got something for the business set today in the 16-inch Latitude Z, a $2000 notebook that measures just over half an inch thick, weighs 4.5 pounds, and charges wirelessly. That’s right, thanks to the miracle of inductive charging, the Latitude Z needs only be placed atop a docking station that both rejuvenates the battery and [...]

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  • Woot! Xbox 360 induction charging system for $15

    Woot! Xbox 360 induction charging system for $15

    chargerInduction charging is magic -- pure magic! Woot.com is selling a little of that magic in the form of the InCharge for Xbox 360 Inductive Charging System for just $15, plus $5 shipping. I reviewed the Wii version of this very same system and still use it happily to this day -- mostly because I love magic! Also, gaming.

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  • Qualcomm SSLS: eZone hitting the market in 2010

    Qualcomm SSLS: eZone hitting the market in 2010

    Inductive charging is slowly making its way into the consumer market space and should hit its stride next year. We’ve already seen devices that utilize inductive charging with the Palm Pre and its Touchstone charger as well as Energizer’s Wii Induction Charging System. There are other devices out on the market, but those come to mind right off the bat.

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