iPhone 6 Case Which Harvests Electricity from the Air

Posted by simas on Monday May 04, 2015 @06:38PM
from the techcrunch.com dept.

http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/04/nikola-labs-launches-iphone-6-case-which-harvests-electricity-from-the-air

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Re:iPhone 6 Case Which Harvests Electricity from the Air by Johnythree on Monday May 04, 2015 @07:17PM (#9489863)

Perpetual Motion at last!

The Phone transmits radio energy which is converted back into DC power which the phone then uses to transmit radio energy.

Of course harvesting the radiated power blocks the ability of the phone to communicate, but still...

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Re:iPhone 6 Case Which Harvests Electricity from the Air by kenrikm on Monday May 04, 2015 @11:23PM (#9490695)

You could always just put it in.. like.. Airplane mode and call it a day.

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Re:iPhone 6 Case Which Harvests Electricity from the Air by matznerd on Monday May 04, 2015 @10:27PM (#9490557)

Why didn't the judges ask about interference? How can the antenna determine what RF is ambient and what RF is being used in transmission? Seems pretty cool. 30% gain in battery would be game changing...

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