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Title: Feature Request: Use RF power harvesting tech to keep AirTags charged by Wi-Fi
Post by: HCK on January 09, 2022, 04:05:17 pm
Feature Request: Use RF power harvesting tech to keep AirTags charged by Wi-Fi

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<p>There was a time when tech news was full of talk about long-range wireless charging using a technique known as RF power harvesting – using radio waves to charge devices around the home, without the need for charging pads.</p>
<p>While companies like Energous and Powercast <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/04/energous-shipping-end-of-2017-ossia-cota-tiles/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">made big promises for the tech[/url], what’s currently possible in the real world is far more modest. But Samsung has demonstrated that <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2022/01/04/samsungs-new-improved-remote-is-what-the-apple-tv-siri-remote-should-be/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">trickle-charging a TV remote by Wi-Fi is possible today[/url], and the very compact nature of the tech means that it could similarly be used to keep AirTags charged … </p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2022/01/04/rf-power-harvesting-airtag/#more-778944" class="more-link">more…[/url]</p>
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