Tag archive: Justin Rattner

CNN has reported that Intel has shown it can wirelessly transmit power, making a 60-watt bulb glowing using a source that was three feet away, at 75% efficiency. Their work builds on a foundation laid at MIT, which has christened the technology WiTricity. It all means that wireless power transmission could be slowly creeping closer, but don’t expect to be able to recharge your laptop battery without plugging the machine in anytime… Read More

Before launching into my predictions for 2008, let’s see how last year’s predictions panned out:   Telco TV hits big: Verizon’s advertising in the northeast isnow heavily explicit about the benefits of its FiOS technology, including the video benefits. Featuring a cute little kid enthralled by the Verizon installation tech, it’s the first series ofTV ads I’ve ever seen that prominently features the phrase “true QAM.” You go, Verizon!   Flat… Read More