PocketMatrix

"Splashpower are gearing up to finally release their SplashPad charging mat. The mouse-sized pad allows users of cellphones, PDAs, and other portable, recharcheable devices to simply place them on the pad for recharding rather than plug them all in separately. Great idea, right? Only problem is that the SplashPad requires the use of SplashModules, thin little receiver modules that fit onto the portable devices to be recharged. It would have been nice if the SplashPad worked on its own without having to put stickers all over our devices, but we’ll still give this thing a try. Could solve some serious wiring (and more serious electrical fire) issue we always seem to battle, what with about 800 adapters under the desk."
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<P>This seems like a very neat concept. I have three things that I charge everyday! The only thing I'm not a fan of is putting stickers on the back of my phone/pda etc. Go to Splashpower's web site
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How do they get power to transfer "wirelessly"?

Contacts on the back of the device

All you're doing is simply completing a circuit -- electrons flow from point a to point b.

I don't know that a magnetic field would be the best thing to place directly underneath a HDD.

I bet if you dig deep enough in their site they will recommend against using their product with devices that have microdrives (including iPods).

DAn East

I was about to say that in order to charge a battery you have to generate a fairly powerful field - my toothbrush charger will light up an electrical screwdriver if I wave it near it.