Powercast teams for truly wire-free desk
Powercast has teamed with Etherdyne Technologies in the US to develop a truly wire free desk.
The Wire-Free Power Minimalist Desk demonstrates how magnetic resonance technology can provide up to 100W of power to wirelessly power multiple desktop devices over the air, such as a computer monitor, keyboard, laptop charging stand, desk lamp, and Qi-compatible phone charger.
“ETI’s system creates a 3D magnetic energy field that covers spaces as small as a shoebox (0.1 cubic meters) or as large as an entire room (200 cubic meters), providing flexibility for manufacturers developing wire-free, battery-free devices,” said Jeff Yen, Co-Founder and CEO of ETI.
The wire-free desk will be on show at the CES 2025 show in Las Vegas next week alongside a smart ball and wire free smart home sensors.
“We’re experiencing growing demand as both industrial and consumer markets prioritize sustainable and efficient power solutions,” said Charles Greene, COO and CTO of Powercast.
Powercast will also show a Smart Lacrosse Ball uses an embedded core which uses its RF technology to charge the battery through the ball, contains accelerometers and gyroscopes to track shot speed, reps, release metrics, and ball movement. The analytics data updates via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to a phone app to provide actionable insights to players and coaches.
The R1 is the first product built on the SmartCore platform developed by Get Reps and integrates high-precision accelerometers and gyroscopes to provide the data.
“Powercast’s advanced RF wireless charging technology is a perfect power solution for the smart ball because it can charge the battery through a ball, keeping the design and balance, because it needs no external charging ports or coils,” said Joe Pompo, Co-Founder/CEO at Get Reps. “We are excited to implement this technology into other sports balls in 2025.”
The wireless smart home automation sensor technology lets manufacturers create and perpetually power sustainable, untethered, battery-free wireless smart home automation sensors for window, door, temperature, light, humidity, water, and motion sensors using the Matter connectivity standard and Thread wireless protocol.
RFID readers are already installed in the retail, warehousing and logistics industries – and now also used by the Digital Product Passport (DPP) initiative passed by the EU – and can serve as the RF power source to power products instead of having to install RF transmitters.
“Our vision is a world where power is ubiquitous, sustainable, wire-free, and seamlessly accessible,” said Greene. “Our ultimate goal is true wireless freedom through an ecosystem of connected transmitters and receivers, both in the public and private domains, which provide people, products and machines the ability to move around freely with seamless access to power.”
www.powercast.com; www.etherdyne.net
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