WiPower flees to 1974, returns with through-desk wireless charging system (video)

Based on just how intimately we studied Chris Berman’s hairdo from ESPN’s 1979 launch, we’re more than confident in saying that the video produced here to showcase a “new” wireless desk is most certainly a relic from yesteryear. WiPower — a company that was trumpeting its wireless charging pad way back in ’07 — has purportedly joined up with Gill Industries in order to showcase the planet’s first production through-desk, wireless charging system at NeoCon 2010. The solution would enable laptop users to plop their machine down anywhere on their desk (within the charging area, of course) and have it instantly charge, and if you play your cards right, doing so may open up a wormhole to the era of your choice. In all seriousness, we already saw a working demo of a similar solution at Qualcomm’s Computex booth, so there’s a better than average chance that this stuff is ready to ship right away. Trouble is, there’s no official launch date for Gill’s new family of energy-infused tables. Blast the from past is after the break… if you’re prepared.

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