Motorola mulls eCoupled technique for wireless charging

Is it possible to transfer energy from one circuit component to another wirelessly? Well, yes, it’s possible via a shared magnetic field that suffices no need for power cords. eCoupled calls it ‘inductive coupling’. As per rep, Motorola seeks to gain entrée to the eCoupled know-how. It wishes to use the technique in wireless charging of cellphones. I think substituting battery capacity with a stand-in battery pack and an induction coil is far better an idea. What say? As of now, the project may take some time to become a reality. Nonetheless, it’s definitely worth the wait.

[via CellPhoneBeat]

Nokia Phones Come With Reminder System For Battery Full Charged

by Gina Cavallaro

You can admit that you do it. We all do it. It's OK. You're one of those people who plug in your mobile to recharge and then let it charge all night long. The phone needs just 4 hours or so to charge, but you don't get around to it until nighttime and then you think "just let it go all night."

Well, that's a waste of electricity. It's also a battery drain, as some studies have shown. Nokia, ever looking for an angle in the hot-and-heavy mobile phone wars, is about to trot out a reminder system so you don't waste electricity charging a phone that's already fully charged.Starting with the 1200, 1208, and 1650 models, Nokia phones will be equipped with this special monitoring system, which will beep and display an LCD alert instructing you to unplug the charger. No word on whether you can change the wording on that alert, but we suspect it could be done. No word, either, on whether the monitor will beep incessantly until you attend to it. Still, it's a novel idea, one whose time has come.