Harvesting Power From WiFi Signals… The Rectenna
You may remeber RCA claiming that they were close to releasing a product, the Airnergy, which would grab electric power out of the air from WiFi networks and the like. Well that product still isn’t a reality and RCA hasn’t said much about it either. Another company, Nihon Dengyo Kosaku, is giving it a go. […]
RCA Airnergy – Charges Gadgets From Wi-Fi Networks
Seems like a bit of black magic to me, but the RCA Airnergy gadget (coming out this summer) is able to charge your gadgets by harvesting energy from nearby Wi-Fi networks. The demo unit at CES charged a BlackBerry phone from around 30% to full in about an hour and a half. Simply amazing, and […]