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by lettergram 4472 days ago
Tesla came up with this about a hundred years ago[1]. Seems pretty silly to act like it's new all the sudden.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_power

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Tesla's idea, while cool, depends on a common ground (possibly just the earth itself) between the transmitter and the receiver. It's not the same tech.