Wireless Charging - the game changer
Forecasting and
predictions have been used in numerous industries overtime to move forward or
roll out products and ideas. There are numerous predictions and forecasting
which within the last 5 to 10 years have been significant movers and shakers of
the direction in which technology goes in.
One of the most
significant predictions that came about, in my opinion, is that of wireless
charging. Farkas (2018), gives an overview that wireless charging has become a
big hit within the last couple of years. Most folks today own a wireless
charger for their mobile device which is added to the innovation that Nikola
Tesla predicted years ago. Tesla not only predicted the surge in popularity of
wireless charging but one of his products was the creation of Alternating
current, of which he predicted one day that this would be able to go wirelessly
for great distances. Though, we have accomplished the distances portion yet,
starting from not being able to plug a device in to charge it is a great start.
What enabled this
prediction to come through as stated earlier, starting from just Tesla’s
creation of the Alternating Current. Downs (2018) states “Between 1888 and
1906, Nikola Tesla spent most of his time and fortune on a series of projects
to develop the transmission of electrical power without wires.” This project had
been poured into by its original innovator, Tesla, and has been driven by the
automotive and communication industry mostly as of lately. The amazing part is that not only phones are
eyed for charging wireless but also vehicles.
With the boom of the wireless
charging technology within the last couple of years, it is predicted that there
may be an “over-the-air” wireless charging. Dolcourt (2019), states “At CES
2019, the dream of over-the-air wireless charging became a lot more real with
WattUp, a transmitter-and-receiver technology for distance charging. "This
technology will be in a smartphone," said Steve Rizzone, the CEO of
Energous, the company behind the WattUp brand that's at the forefront of the
over-the-air charging space.” This will be a tremendous addition and game
changer for wireless charging. All of this is driven by the market and the need
for flexibility and comfort. In today’s society, the development of technology
primarily surrounds the need by the market and the impact this will have on the
typical household. Without comfort and flexibility, technological products will
not gain much ground.
References
Dolcourt,
J. (2019).Over-the-air wireless charging will come to smartphones. C-Net. Retrieved
from https://www.cnet.com/news/over-the-air-wireless-charging-will-come-to-smartphones/
Downs,
C. (2018). The shocking history of wireless charging. The Daily Dot. Retrieved from
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/how-does-wireless-charging-work/
Farkas,
J . (2018). 9 Futurist predictions that came true. Cubicle Ninjas. Retrieved
from https://cubicleninjas.com/2018/03/12/predictions-that-came-true/
