A cordless future for electricity?

[OnePimpTiger]

A cordless future for electricity?

Electronics such as phones and laptops may start shedding their power cords within a year.

That's the prediction of Eric Giler, CEO of WiTricity, a company that's able to power light bulbs using wireless electricity that travels several feet from a power socket.

WiTricity's version of wireless electricity -- which converts power into a magnetic field and sends it sailing through the air at a particular frequency -- still needs to be refined a bit, he said, but should be commercially available soon.

Giler, whose company is a spinoff of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology research group, says wireless electricity has the potential to cut the need for power cords and throw-away batteries.

"Five years for now, this will seem completely normal," he said.

Very cool idea. I'm not one of those people who don't use microwaves or cel phones because I think they'll give you cancer, but I do wonder about health concerns from electromagnetic waves being sent through the house.

[angel0430]

This is a great idea for consumers, companies and the environment. I guess that in the future they would have this all around everywhere on the streets so businesses don;t have to use electricity as it is right now

[garnett_21]

Wow, very cool...will be interesting to see what a cordless microwave looks like! lol