On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Paul Blumstein <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Posted by: "Alli" [email protected] allibama.geo >> Date: Thu Jan 8, 2009 1:43 pm ((PST)) >> >> This is the one thing that made me sit up and take notice - wireless >> inductive charging. THAT is innovative. The rest is frosting on a >> cupcake. Maybe a new flavor of cupcake, but it's still a cupcake. > > Sonicare toothbrushes has had this for years. Makes on wonder why it > too so long to get to smartphones (also cellphones & pdas).
Probably because the existing paradigm was that the device needed FIRST to talk to a PC, and it might as well ALSO charge while docked. Since data transfer is generally done over a wire, you might as well have another wire right beside it delivering power. Plus, it's cheaper, easier, and possibly more reliable to go with a physical connection, which makes the engineers' jobs easier. I wonder how much the Touchstone will go for when it comes out. I'm guessing $99.
