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Technology - Overview:

Vision

Wireless electricity has arrived. Finally we can think about eliminating power cords and becoming truly wireless. PowerBeam has created a system that transmits wireless power and has made it safe to use in consumer environments. One day, all products will be PowerBeamed and all of your devices will simply work. No cord, no battery, no worries!

Strategic Advantages:

Distance: From centimeters to 10’s of meters, no one else can go the distance.

Power: From milliwatts to 10’s of watts, constant power over long distance.

Convenience: Place products where they belong without the clutter of wires and cords.

Enable: Create products that could not otherwise exist without long distance wireless electricity.

Freedom: Above all, the freedom from wires. Cut that last cord and help create a truly wireless age.

Background

Where would we be without wireless networks? Not only did they make life much more convenient and flexible, once people saw them in action, they thought of new ways to do new things. It is time for electricity to be similarly wireless. We insert our WiFi card into our laptop to liberate us from cables and then begin the hunt – first for the clunky power cords we’ve been lugging around and then– in conference rooms, in airports, in cafes– for the nearest electrical outlet that will provide the power to keep the unit running.

Why can’t these devices as well as cell phones and PDAs be charged surreptitiously when we are in a room? What is the value of wireless audio and video, if the powered speakers and flat-panel displays must be positioned inconveniently near a plug and have unsightly wires hanging down from them? Why should we need to consider anything other than aesthetics when we position a lamp or mount a ceiling light? Why should we constantly be fighting with the cord to our vacuum cleaner?

The answer is that wireless power has not been technically feasible. Now it is. Cost and performance trends in photonic technologies converged to bring wireless electricity within reach. PowerBeam has bundled these advancements in a package that is convenient and safe to use in consumer environments.