tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post6593521473381183744..comments2023-10-26T03:47:55.706-10:00Comments on Pieces of Things: Free energy harvestingMr. Ponyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943511083694230375noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-86033115570957390882010-01-14T01:02:51.387-10:002010-01-14T01:02:51.387-10:00I associate RCA with remote control boxes the size...I associate RCA with remote control boxes the size of cinder blocks. I hope this gets them someplace nice.Mr. Ponyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943511083694230375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-69443356960170011082010-01-12T06:20:14.169-10:002010-01-12T06:20:14.169-10:00I don't like passive-aggressive cynical laughs...I don't like passive-aggressive cynical laughs, even if I agree with the sentiment. Figure if a man needs to say something he should stand up, remove his hat, pee, and be like, "No!" Or something overt like that.Litcubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339682996050444392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-10898504368829849182010-01-11T22:37:44.553-10:002010-01-11T22:37:44.553-10:00I quite enjoyed the cynical laugh from someone in ...I quite enjoyed the cynical laugh from someone in this guy's audience when he says, at about 2:10, "It's a very 'green' product."Mr. Ponyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943511083694230375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-51251142722288224592010-01-11T11:18:56.891-10:002010-01-11T11:18:56.891-10:00I'm also a little confused because there isn&#...I'm also a little confused because there isn't a hot babe wearing a tight T shirt telling me about how this works.Galspanichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512947589514926536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-58473719347453935682010-01-11T11:17:51.160-10:002010-01-11T11:17:51.160-10:00We all have to agree that Airnegy is a totally lam...We all have to agree that <i>Airnegy</i> is a totally lame ass name, right?Galspanichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512947589514926536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-52316982866338969712010-01-11T07:21:35.658-10:002010-01-11T07:21:35.658-10:00Incidentally, RCA is owned by Thomson SA, now trad...Incidentally, RCA is owned by Thomson SA, now trading on the NYSE for the bargain price of $1.53.Lungclopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16104069136954012731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-46487152877609324842010-01-11T07:13:44.513-10:002010-01-11T07:13:44.513-10:00Wow, that's about as close to magic as I'v...Wow, that's about as close to magic as I've ever seen. I sure hope there's some kind of weapons application here.Lungclopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16104069136954012731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-4701886934200566892010-01-11T06:48:33.326-10:002010-01-11T06:48:33.326-10:00# 2010: Haier Group debuts the world's first c...# 2010: Haier Group debuts the world's first completely wireless LCD television at CES 2010 based on Prof. Marin Soljacic's research on wireless energy transfer and Wireless Home Digital Interface (WHDI).[26]Litcubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339682996050444392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-8571390293966321962010-01-11T06:38:04.060-10:002010-01-11T06:38:04.060-10:00My dayad and I were having an argument in regards ...My dayad and I were having an argument in regards to wireless power the other day. He's all, "Totally saw a television powered wirelessly. I'm all, "Dude, we're not there yet. They can do it, but in tiny, tiny amounts. Maybe a lightbulb in the near future."<br /><br />I might be wrong!Litcubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339682996050444392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-62872126164366259462010-01-10T22:58:18.153-10:002010-01-10T22:58:18.153-10:00This might be huge, I say. I've been skeptical...This might be huge, I say. I've been skeptical about this wireless power stuff due to its inherent inefficiency, but harvesting wasted energy from wifi signals? Gold.<br /><br />If I may direct you to <a href="http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/electromagnetic_spectrum.png" rel="nofollow">this XKCD infograph</a>: if we can charge batteries from microwaves, how far can we be from charging our phones from their own "cancer-causing" radio waves?Fuguhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10866628569890366424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-45563093915165383892010-01-10T21:33:27.746-10:002010-01-10T21:33:27.746-10:00You know he's going to come out saying that he...You know he's going to come out saying that he's a queer hatin' nazi one of these days just to ruin it for you, Fuge.Galspanichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512947589514926536noreply@blogger.com