Intel showcases wireless power

Intel showed off a range of technologies from Intel Labs at its R&D Day last week. Intel Labs employs 1,000 researchers from around the world to develop cutting-edge technologies and usher them toward commercial realities. Once again, what caught my attention was its wireless power technology. This was first presented at the Intel Developer Forum last year, where Intel demonstrated wireless power technology powering a 60-watt light bulb over two feet away.

On Thursday, Intel researchers showcased the technology with the latest refinements--which allow it to send data together with power. The equivalent power used by an RFID tag was transmitted over two feet, powering a small wireless speaker and simultaneously playing back music from an Apple iPod. With a wireless transmission efficiency of 90 percent at distances of up to a meter, I can't wait to see how this technology will appear in my house. In the meantime, Intel is working to extend the technology to longer distances.

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