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Is it April 1st already? WattUp®, a revolutionary wire-free, power-at-a-distance charging technology, today announced Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification of its first-generation WattUp Mid Field transmitter, which sends focused, RF-based power to devices at a distance. As the first FCC certification for power-at-a-distance wireless charging under Part 18 of the FCC's rules, this development represents a new era of wireless charging, and opens up a tremendous opportunity for the electronics industry. Energous' WattUp Mid Field transmitter underwent rigorous, multi-month testing to verify it met consumer safety and regulatory requirements. As the first Part 18 FCC approved power-at-a-distance wireless charging transmitter, the certification marks a significant milestone for the consumer electronics industry and paves the way for future wireless charging ubiquity for nearly any small electronic device, including smartphones, tablets, fitness trackers, smart watches, earbuds, wireless keyboards and mice, smart speakers and more. The company's WattUp Mid Field transmitter can deliver power via radio frequency (RF) energy to WattUp-enabled electronic devices at a distance of up to three feet. As the only technology that can do both contact-based and non-contact-based wireless charging, as well as charge multiple devices at once, WattUp is highly scalable and automatically charges devices, as needed, until they are topped off. While older charging technologies allow for only contact-based charging, Energous is the only company to achieve Wireless Charging 2.0 to-date, which is the ability to charge devices both at contact (including fast charging large battery devices such as smartphones and tablets), as well as power-at-a-distance. Similar to WiFi, the WattUp ecosystem ensures interoperability between receivers and transmitters, regardless of the manufacturer, making the entire ecosystem flexible and accessible for consumers and manufacturing partners. "Older wireless charging technologies have received limited adoption over the past 15 years, and are confined to contact-based charging only. The FCC certification of Energous' power-at-a-distance wireless charging transmitter is a major market milestone. It opens up options, outside of just contact-based charging, to Wireless Charging 2.0: an ecosystem where devices can be charged both, via pad and at a distance," said Stephen R. Rizzone, president and CEO of Energous. "Untethered, wire-free charging -- such as charging a fitness band even while wearing it -- is exactly what consumers have been waiting for. We are now in a position to move our consumer electronics, IoT and smart home customers forward at an accelerated pace." "WattUp from Energous represents an incredibly positive lifestyle change," said Martin Cooper, Energous Board of Directors member and 'Father of the Cell Phone' -- a pioneer and visionary of the wireless industry. "This ground-breaking technology allows users to automatically charge their WattUp-enabled devices without having to remove them from their wrist or pocket, plug them in or place them on a mat to charge, freeing them from ever having to think about charging their devices again." WattUp transmitter technology will continue to advance in both power, distance, efficiency and scale, with applications that could include integration into the bezel of computer monitors, soundbars, smart speakers, TVs, smart lighting, and other electronics in the home, office and beyond. "Providing meaningful power-at-a-distance is a real game changer for wireless charging," said Mark Tyndall, senior vice president corporate development and strategy, Dialog Semiconductor. "As the strategic partner and exclusive world-wide supplier of Energous' WattUp technology, Dialog provides early adopters with the assurance of chip supply and support that comes from a top tier semiconductor company that ships millions of chips each month into some of the world's most demanding customers." This represents the first time FCC equipment certification has been awarded to any device that charges wirelessly at a distance, and operates under Part 18 of the FCC's rules. The FCC's Part 18 rules permit higher-power operations than are permitted under the Part 15 rules that have been used to approve other at a distance charging devices. Not a lot of detail and whizzing about various links there seems to be a very vague Apple patent application in co-operation with a couple of other companies, one mentioned above regarding this. I could just about reckon that using resonant circuits and at such a short range, although not very efficient this may work but longer range I'd suggest you are in danger of bringing out the radio transmitters near the body brigade of potential brain tumours or cancer lot. I would also not want to be near one of these devices myself and if you are going to stay within 3 feet of something long enough to charge up a phone battery what is the point, you might as well plug the damn thing in and charge it properly, surely? My feeling is this is going to either be the biggest flop since the last big flop or its going to be deemed unsafe for the time needed to do anything good with it. It would be interesting to find out what the FCC safety tests were. Any comments? Brian -- ----- - This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please! |
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wrote: [big snip] My feeling is this is going to either be the biggest flop since the last big flop or its going to be deemed unsafe for the time needed to do anything good with it. It would be interesting to find out what the FCC safety tests were. Any comments? Brian People have been 'inventing' this since Tesla. (The original Tesla, not the car.) I doubt the latest claims get past Maxwell's Equations. Once we know the actual details we can tell. But I won't hold my breath. Jim -- Please use the address on the audiomisc page if you wish to email me. Electronics https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~www_pa...o/electron.htm biog http://jcgl.orpheusweb.co.uk/history/ups_and_downs.html Audio Misc http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/index.html |
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On 24/01/2018 8:29 PM, Brian Gaff wrote:
Is it April 1st already? WattUp®, a revolutionary wire-free, power-at-a-distance charging technology, today announced Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification of its first-generation WattUp Mid Field transmitter, which sends focused, RF-based power to devices at a distance. As the first FCC certification for power-at-a-distance wireless charging under Part 18 of the FCC's rules, this development represents a new era of wireless charging, and opens up a tremendous opportunity for the electronics industry. Energous' WattUp Mid Field transmitter underwent rigorous, multi-month testing to verify it met consumer safety and regulatory requirements. As the first Part 18 FCC approved power-at-a-distance wireless charging transmitter, the certification marks a significant milestone for the consumer electronics industry and paves the way for future wireless charging ubiquity for nearly any small electronic device, including smartphones, tablets, fitness trackers, smart watches, earbuds, wireless keyboards and mice, smart speakers and more. The company's WattUp Mid Field transmitter can deliver power via radio frequency (RF) energy to WattUp-enabled electronic devices at a distance of up to three feet. As the only technology that can do both contact-based and non-contact-based wireless charging, as well as charge multiple devices at once, WattUp is highly scalable and automatically charges devices, as needed, until they are topped off. While older charging technologies allow for only contact-based charging, Energous is the only company to achieve Wireless Charging 2.0 to-date, which is the ability to charge devices both at contact (including fast charging large battery devices such as smartphones and tablets), as well as power-at-a-distance. Similar to WiFi, the WattUp ecosystem ensures interoperability between receivers and transmitters, regardless of the manufacturer, making the entire ecosystem flexible and accessible for consumers and manufacturing partners. "Older wireless charging technologies have received limited adoption over the past 15 years, and are confined to contact-based charging only. The FCC certification of Energous' power-at-a-distance wireless charging transmitter is a major market milestone. It opens up options, outside of just contact-based charging, to Wireless Charging 2.0: an ecosystem where devices can be charged both, via pad and at a distance," said Stephen R. Rizzone, president and CEO of Energous. "Untethered, wire-free charging -- such as charging a fitness band even while wearing it -- is exactly what consumers have been waiting for. We are now in a position to move our consumer electronics, IoT and smart home customers forward at an accelerated pace." "WattUp from Energous represents an incredibly positive lifestyle change," said Martin Cooper, Energous Board of Directors member and 'Father of the Cell Phone' -- a pioneer and visionary of the wireless industry. "This ground-breaking technology allows users to automatically charge their WattUp-enabled devices without having to remove them from their wrist or pocket, plug them in or place them on a mat to charge, freeing them from ever having to think about charging their devices again." WattUp transmitter technology will continue to advance in both power, distance, efficiency and scale, with applications that could include integration into the bezel of computer monitors, soundbars, smart speakers, TVs, smart lighting, and other electronics in the home, office and beyond. "Providing meaningful power-at-a-distance is a real game changer for wireless charging," said Mark Tyndall, senior vice president corporate development and strategy, Dialog Semiconductor. "As the strategic partner and exclusive world-wide supplier of Energous' WattUp technology, Dialog provides early adopters with the assurance of chip supply and support that comes from a top tier semiconductor company that ships millions of chips each month into some of the world's most demanding customers." This represents the first time FCC equipment certification has been awarded to any device that charges wirelessly at a distance, and operates under Part 18 of the FCC's rules. The FCC's Part 18 rules permit higher-power operations than are permitted under the Part 15 rules that have been used to approve other at a distance charging devices. Not a lot of detail and whizzing about various links there seems to be a very vague Apple patent application in co-operation with a couple of other companies, one mentioned above regarding this. I could just about reckon that using resonant circuits and at such a short range, although not very efficient this may work but longer range I'd suggest you are in danger of bringing out the radio transmitters near the body brigade of potential brain tumours or cancer lot. I would also not want to be near one of these devices myself and if you are going to stay within 3 feet of something long enough to charge up a phone battery what is the point, you might as well plug the damn thing in and charge it properly, surely? My feeling is this is going to either be the biggest flop since the last big flop or its going to be deemed unsafe for the time needed to do anything good with it. It would be interesting to find out what the FCC safety tests were. Any comments? Brian **Sounds like an extremely inefficient, potentially dangerous idea to me. I'm an old fashioned guy. I just plug stuff in. Seems to work OK. BTW: My latest battery drill (a Bosch GSB 18V-85C) has an optional Bluetooth communication system with a smartphone. Technology gone too far? I'm not paying the extra 40 Bucks to find out either. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au |
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I can tell by the fact you bottom posted and quoted almost my complete
message above just a few words. grin. Any idea how annoying this is to blind people ho have no mouse use? Brian -- ----- - This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please! "Trevor Wilson" wrote in message ... On 24/01/2018 8:29 PM, Brian Gaff wrote: Is it April 1st already? WattUp®, a revolutionary wire-free, power-at-a-distance charging technology, today announced Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification of its first-generation WattUp Mid Field transmitter, which sends focused, RF-based power to devices at a distance. As the first FCC certification for power-at-a-distance wireless charging under Part 18 of the FCC's rules, this development represents a new era of wireless charging, and opens up a tremendous opportunity for the electronics industry. Energous' WattUp Mid Field transmitter underwent rigorous, multi-month testing to verify it met consumer safety and regulatory requirements. As the first Part 18 FCC approved power-at-a-distance wireless charging transmitter, the certification marks a significant milestone for the consumer electronics industry and paves the way for future wireless charging ubiquity for nearly any small electronic device, including smartphones, tablets, fitness trackers, smart watches, earbuds, wireless keyboards and mice, smart speakers and more. The company's WattUp Mid Field transmitter can deliver power via radio frequency (RF) energy to WattUp-enabled electronic devices at a distance of up to three feet. As the only technology that can do both contact-based and non-contact-based wireless charging, as well as charge multiple devices at once, WattUp is highly scalable and automatically charges devices, as needed, until they are topped off. While older charging technologies allow for only contact-based charging, Energous is the only company to achieve Wireless Charging 2.0 to-date, which is the ability to charge devices both at contact (including fast charging large battery devices such as smartphones and tablets), as well as power-at-a-distance. Similar to WiFi, the WattUp ecosystem ensures interoperability between receivers and transmitters, regardless of the manufacturer, making the entire ecosystem flexible and accessible for consumers and manufacturing partners. "Older wireless charging technologies have received limited adoption over the past 15 years, and are confined to contact-based charging only. The FCC certification of Energous' power-at-a-distance wireless charging transmitter is a major market milestone. It opens up options, outside of just contact-based charging, to Wireless Charging 2.0: an ecosystem where devices can be charged both, via pad and at a distance," said Stephen R. Rizzone, president and CEO of Energous. "Untethered, wire-free charging -- such as charging a fitness band even while wearing it -- is exactly what consumers have been waiting for. We are now in a position to move our consumer electronics, IoT and smart home customers forward at an accelerated pace." "WattUp from Energous represents an incredibly positive lifestyle change," said Martin Cooper, Energous Board of Directors member and 'Father of the Cell Phone' -- a pioneer and visionary of the wireless industry. "This ground-breaking technology allows users to automatically charge their WattUp-enabled devices without having to remove them from their wrist or pocket, plug them in or place them on a mat to charge, freeing them from ever having to think about charging their devices again." WattUp transmitter technology will continue to advance in both power, distance, efficiency and scale, with applications that could include integration into the bezel of computer monitors, soundbars, smart speakers, TVs, smart lighting, and other electronics in the home, office and beyond. "Providing meaningful power-at-a-distance is a real game changer for wireless charging," said Mark Tyndall, senior vice president corporate development and strategy, Dialog Semiconductor. "As the strategic partner and exclusive world-wide supplier of Energous' WattUp technology, Dialog provides early adopters with the assurance of chip supply and support that comes from a top tier semiconductor company that ships millions of chips each month into some of the world's most demanding customers." This represents the first time FCC equipment certification has been awarded to any device that charges wirelessly at a distance, and operates under Part 18 of the FCC's rules. The FCC's Part 18 rules permit higher-power operations than are permitted under the Part 15 rules that have been used to approve other at a distance charging devices. Not a lot of detail and whizzing about various links there seems to be a very vague Apple patent application in co-operation with a couple of other companies, one mentioned above regarding this. I could just about reckon that using resonant circuits and at such a short range, although not very efficient this may work but longer range I'd suggest you are in danger of bringing out the radio transmitters near the body brigade of potential brain tumours or cancer lot. I would also not want to be near one of these devices myself and if you are going to stay within 3 feet of something long enough to charge up a phone battery what is the point, you might as well plug the damn thing in and charge it properly, surely? My feeling is this is going to either be the biggest flop since the last big flop or its going to be deemed unsafe for the time needed to do anything good with it. It would be interesting to find out what the FCC safety tests were. Any comments? Brian **Sounds like an extremely inefficient, potentially dangerous idea to me. I'm an old fashioned guy. I just plug stuff in. Seems to work OK. BTW: My latest battery drill (a Bosch GSB 18V-85C) has an optional Bluetooth communication system with a smartphone. Technology gone too far? I'm not paying the extra 40 Bucks to find out either. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au |
OT but worrying.
Once upon a time on usenet Brian Gaff wrote:
I can tell by the fact you bottom posted and quoted almost my complete message above just a few words. grin. Any idea how annoying this is to blind people ho have no mouse use? Brian Seriously Brian? I sympathise with your disability but think that it's going a bit far to choose a method of communication where top-posting and/or not quoting replied-to text is frowned-upon and then berating others for not doing just that solely for your benefit. I have a chronically bad back but if I decided to spend my time tossing the caber I wouldn't complain because others continued on as they always did and made life hard for me. However I might ask them nicely... Not that being nice gets you far on the internet. -- Shaun. "Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy little classification in the DSM*." David Melville (in r.a.s.f1) (*Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) |
OT but worrying.
Actually trimming a quote is fine.
I am not engaging in pointless conversations about rfcs and the like here. brian -- ----- - This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please! "~misfit~" wrote in message ... Once upon a time on usenet Brian Gaff wrote: I can tell by the fact you bottom posted and quoted almost my complete message above just a few words. grin. Any idea how annoying this is to blind people ho have no mouse use? Brian Seriously Brian? I sympathise with your disability but think that it's going a bit far to choose a method of communication where top-posting and/or not quoting replied-to text is frowned-upon and then berating others for not doing just that solely for your benefit. I have a chronically bad back but if I decided to spend my time tossing the caber I wouldn't complain because others continued on as they always did and made life hard for me. However I might ask them nicely... Not that being nice gets you far on the internet. -- Shaun. "Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy little classification in the DSM*." David Melville (in r.a.s.f1) (*Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) |
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On 25/01/2018 6:48 PM, Brian Gaff wrote:
I can tell by the fact you bottom posted and quoted almost my complete message above just a few words. grin. **Sorry. I was distracted when I did that post. A hospital procedure was weighing heavily on my mind. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au |
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