Filed under: Accessories, Hardware, iPod Family, Portables
Charge your iPod, other devices wirelessly with Splashpad
Splashpower has introduced the SplashPad, a flat, mousepad-sized base station that, when plugged into a wall, is capable of wirelessly charging many portable electronics such as iPods and mobile phones just by placing the device on the Splashpad. It features a customizable surface, multiple sizes for charging many devices at once, integrated solutions (for a car, for example) and international standards friendliness. A thin, customizable SplashModule Power Receiver must be attached to the mobile device in order for the SplashPad to be able to charge it. Originally selling in the UK, Splashpower has stated they're in talks with hotels and car makers. Small, individual pads will sell for $30-40, while larger multi-device pads will retail around $150-200.
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Dan Warriner said 1:36PM on 12-15-2005
i want my children to ask me one day:
"daddy what were wires?"
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Laurie said 8:13PM on 10-10-2005
I think I am in love. So I can slap down my Razr, Blackberry, Bluespoon headset, iPod(s), Tungsten and hubby's cell phone all on the same pad and not have to plug in 6 different wall chargers? Pinch me!
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Graham said 8:29PM on 10-10-2005
I. WANT. THIS.
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Chris Deke said 8:40PM on 10-10-2005
Vaporware? The site says its not currently available...call me when someone actually has one in their hands.
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arthur barnhouse said 9:59PM on 10-10-2005
I hate to burst your bubble but, from the website: "
Products using the Splashpower solution are not yet available in the shops. We are currently working with top-tier consumer electronics companies to incorporate Splashpower wireless power technology into their devices and aftermarket products. Exact product launch timescales have not yet been announced." any current electionrics you own will not be charged by this.
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Jason said 3:53AM on 10-11-2005
this is the method the sonicare toothbrushes uses to charge right?
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Matt Green said 10:38AM on 10-11-2005
Yeah, magnetic induction. Unless it's a very weak field, or the charging module isolates it, I think that might be a bit troubling for iPod users, Nano and Shuffle owners being the exception, of course.
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Cyberwhore said 9:07AM on 10-11-2005
I wouldn't put a device with a hard drive any where near this thing.
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Wysiwyg said 9:31AM on 10-11-2005
Oh, fo Chissake! Wireless POWER?!? Cmon, how could this be remotly possible without killing everyone in the room?
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Wysiwyg said 10:52AM on 10-11-2005
A thin, customizable SplashModule Power Receiver must be attached to the mobile device in order for the SplashPad to be able to charge it.
Ok, now i get it. A dynamo. Guess i should read the entire thread before writing anything.
PS: Just for the record, this e-mail confirmation system is annoying. Cant we just register to comment?
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wora69 said 4:49PM on 10-11-2005
Wysiwyg, it's been around for years!
using parts of a microwave you can make a ray-gun that will turn lights on even when there is no power!
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Gregory Pierce said 12:08PM on 10-11-2005
Wysiwyg, its not really 'wireless'. They aren't broadcasting the energy around the room, it would be simple induction through the device - which I wasn't aware was working much outside the lab.
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Nathan said 1:05PM on 10-11-2005
Right. "A thin, customizable SplashModule Power Receiver must be attached to the mobile device in order for the SplashPad to be able to charge it."
Which means the point of it is...?
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Gav said 2:16PM on 10-11-2005
I remember hearing about these earlier in the year. I got well excited until i realised they weren't available to purchase but then i saw this on the front of TUAW and thought they'd finally gotten around to selling them! unfortunatly not :(
AND im posative when i checked the site originally, many months ago, the prototype was really really thin - not like the one shown on the site now. It literally was like an inch thick, it's a shame they've had to increase it's profile.
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