As a journalist who is willing to bore anyone willing to listen to me with my future technology obsession, I talking about this particular innovation, which was rumour a few years back. Well, it looks like it's now nearly here. Fujitsu have revealed a mechanism for wireless electricity charging at a technology conference in Osaka Prefecture University.
Working at a distance of several metres, it's effectively like wifi hotspot, but for recharging your phone, laptop, or other electrical devices without the use of messy plugs and wires. The innovation could also be implemented in the race to popularise electric cars, by charging them while parked. Fujitsu suggested products using the new technology could be on the market as early as 2012, but did not clarify how much they might cost.
