When we talked about WildCharge last year, I commented that the practicality of WildCharge was questionable due to the lack of consumer devices directly incorporating the technology. And that’s kinda still true, unfortunately, with only a few exceptions. But WildCharge is tackling this problem head on by releasing a line of plug-in accessories designed to help your gadgets charge with surface induction technology as gracefully as possible.

Unlike eCoupled and Powermat, WildCharge uses electrical contacts to (safely) charge things through a physical connection, but without cables. All you have to do is set your WildCharge enabled gadget down on the pad, and it charges. So, WildCharge has come out with swap-in battery packs for some phones, with contacts on the outside that interface with the pad:

WildCharge also has solutions for cellphones, called the universal adapter. It plugs into the USB jack on the side of most cellphones, and connects to a charging pad underneath the phone, allowing for contact charging. It’s about $45, including one USB tip and one pad.

For everything else, you can get a dongle that connects via USB (mini) and has a little pad attached. It’s about $25, but since you have to plug it IN to your gadget to get it to work, it doesn’t seem that much easier than using the cord that came with your gadget in the first place.

And, if you have an iPhone, WildCharge is coming out with a case on Feb 15 that includes contacts on the back and an integrated dock connector. It’ll cost $35.

The actual charging pad itself, btw, is $50

[ohgizmo]

Adapters to reduce or eliminate the use of cables are becoming very popular. Over a year ago had seen the IDAPT I3, and now we have to have a new adapter, smaller and cheaper: the I2. As its name suggests, offers connectors for two devices at once. We must admit that it is not as elegant as the Messless, not as practical as wireless solutions, but for 35 euros, we can not complain.

It would be much better (and quite impossible) that all manufacturers would agree to use and allow a single cable. Sometimes we have never heard of miniUSB connector.

[gadgetsblog]

Просто поставете джаджата върху повърхността на WildCharge и батерията започва да се зарежда. Разбира се не е перфектна, трябва да се снабдите със специална "кожа" за телефона, която предпазва панела ...

WildCharge - безжично зарядно за телефона [jajite]

As more and more power hungry gadgets find their way into the market, the need for a universal mobile power backup battery becomes apparent. Philips recognized this need and developed a line of several devices with different capabilities to recharge portable devices ranging from cell phones and MP3 players to portable computers. The Philips SCE7640 offers up to 60 hours of charge and up to 20V (enough for most laptops). A different model, called SCM7880, has a USB connector and six different plugs and according to Philips is good for up to 15 charge hours with 5V. The last model is the SCE2110, which is specifically designed for mobile phones. The models come with a LED indicator displaying the battery charge status and a space-saving foldable power plug.

Това устройство може да задоволи поне за известно време нарастващата нужда от енергия за всичките ни джади. Машината може да зарежда мобилен телефон, MP3 дори лаптоп. Добро решение от странна на Philips


Portable Energy from Philips [tfot]

Charges your cell phone with the power of the wind! Amazing :).

Идеално за морето


Wind Powered Phone Charger [PC World]

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