Mojo Mobility develops Near Field Power method to charge multiple devices at once

How would you like to walk into your living room one day and immediately be able to charge all the drained mobile devices you carry without removing them from your pocket? You’d like that to be possible, now wouldn’t you?

With new technology developed by Silicon Valley-based venture firm Mojo Mobility, Inc., now you still can’t, but rest assured that things are being done to make this new method an option for the future. They’re calling it NFP, or Near Field Power, and intends to make it available for use in mobile phones, headsets and mobile music players.

How does Near Field Power work? Two coils are used in both transmitting and receiving electric power between mobile devices and a sheet-type charger. The first photo shows us that more than one mobile device can be charged at the same time.

Mojo says their currently working prototype produces 2.5W to 4W of electricity, which makes it ideal for use in powering devices such as mobile phones. It is also said the electric power transmission efficiency is higher than 70%.

While it would be a geek’s dream to have such technology embedded inside his bedroom’s wall, it would be much more feasible to have the receiving coils installed in future mobile phones that pair with the sheet-type chargers. Armed with more than 15 patents on related technologies, Mojo plans to take this to mobile device manufacturers and see what they make of it.

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Written by David Gonzales on November 14th, 2008 with no comments.
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iYo makes charging devices fun

There’s always a solution for charging gadgets when your batteries crap out, but the problem is most of them aren’t any fun at all. Why can’t gadget charging be fun? In fact, I demand fun! Fun in the form of the iYo from Swedish designer Peter Thuvander. The iYo makes charging up your devices into a game, by way of a small induction generator to charge a battery inside the iYo. Just play with it for awhile and when you’ve given the battery a charge, then connect your gadget to the iYo’s USB port and the power will be transferred.

Play is fun and all, but can you imagine all of the Geico caveman types that will break it. The same people who broke wiimotes because they don’t have the cognitive capacity to hold something and apply pressure so it doesn’t leave one’s grip. This could be fun. I can’t wait until we get Kerbanger hard drives and ball/paddle chargers that put people’s eyes out. As far as I’m concerned the world just got more interesting, because it got more dangerous with this concept.

[Treehugger]

Written by Conner Flynn on September 21st, 2008 with no comments.
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iPhone 3G solar charging case

The iPhone 3G does a whole lot more than its predecessor, and that means that the battery is going to drain much faster. All of those cool new apps will also suck up the juice. The iPhone 3G Solar Charging Case will offer some protection for your iPhone 3G and also has a built-in solar panel that will collect the sun’s rays and turn them into electricity.

Power is stored in a 1,500mAh battery that will give your phone a full charge. Recharge time is about 3 hours. It may not be the most beautiful of iPhone cases, but it’s a good option for those who are thinking green with their gadgets. The price is $54, while the sun’s rays are free.

[Ecogeek]

Written by Conner Flynn on August 5th, 2008 with no comments.
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Penguin United’s quad Wiimote charging station

This is the second Wiimote charging station we’ve seen in a week’s time. First Sanyo’s Eneloop, now this 4x charging station from Penguin United hits the scene.

This one has Li-ion batteries that promise to give you 13 full hours of playtime from each Wiimote. And it juices them up in just 4 hours, with LEDs to show you charging levels. They’ll cost you $44.99 and insure that you always have a Wiimote ready.

[IGN]

Written by Conner Flynn on July 30th, 2008 with no comments.
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Charging bra: Energy from breast motion

Objects in motion are great for making energy and since boobs bounce around a fair bit while women are exercising, what better way to charge gadgets. It would probably be made of elastic so that it gets even more motion. That’s great for onlookers and energy.

Then you would want it layered in such a way that you could insert nanowire fabric to generate electricity from motion. A small piston could even be used to get more juice. Sure, there are a bunch of obstacles to overcome, but I think it’s a worthy endeavor as we strive for more energy.

[Slate]

Written by Conner Flynn on June 24th, 2008 with no comments.
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