At the end of a fun afternoon on fast bikes, we sat down again with motorcycling legend "Electric Terry" Hershner to finish our chat about the first electric Ironbutt, the Vetter Challenge, riding with his manic dog Charger and a future in which two-way EV charging can support the power grid.
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We’ve cut the cord for communication, thanks to Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, but charging our little pocket supercomputers still takes a tether. Now a team from the University of Washington has demonstrated how lasers could be used to charge a device from across the room.
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Although charging points are becoming more commonplace all the time, buying an electric vehicle still brings some uncertainty. Tesla is removing some of the guesswork for prospective buyers, bringing a useful new trip-planning tool online to help you map out potential routes.
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Before it can be truly useful, wireless charging technology needs to transmit power across a room. Energous is developing technology that can do just that, and now the FCC has granted approval for the WattUp Mid Field transmitter, which can charge devices from several feet away.
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Continental AG has today announced that it will be bringing its induction charging pads for EVs along to CES next month, along with a new onboard charging system promised to give owners greater flexibility.
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With the news that Apple's latest iPhones are going to support wireless charging, the tech is back in the spotlight, but it still has its limitations. Pi promises mat-free top ups within range of the cone-shaped wireless charging station, and support for juicing up multiple devices at once.
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As we gear up for this year’s smartphone flagships, we expect “quick charging”, alternatively known as fast or turbo charging, to be an increasingly common feature. But what exactly is quick charging? Is it worth going out of your way to make sure your next smartphone has it?
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In general, iPhone battery life is decent – but the fact of the matter is, when you use a device all day every day, it’s hard to keep it charged. New Atlas offers tips and gadget suggestions so you’ll never be caught with a dead iPhone.
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As many parents will know, getting a teenager out of bed can be an impossible task. Thanks to furniture rental firm Furlenco, such trials may be about to get much harder. Its Pod merges a bed, lamp, flat screen TV and speaker system into one piece of funky millennial furniture.
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The switch to USB-C means the latest Macbook and Macbook Pro models don’t have the MagSafe power cord. Branch has jumped in to fill the gapand launched MagNeo, a magnetic, breakaway USB-C adapter that provides power, data and video streaming.
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