Wireless Power and Electricity Coming Soon!

Chinese manufacturer Haier decided to steal the show at CES this week by showing off a 32-inch TV set at CES that is running completely wirelessly. And when we say completely... we mean COMPLETELY. In addition to wireless HDMI transmission the 32-inch TV is also receiving wireless POWER. Look, Ma, no wires. No, seriously.

Haier is working with WiTricity's wireless electricity technology and is setting themselves up to be the first to deploy an actualTV set with true embeeded wireless power within the next couple of years. While the shipping products may take a while to shrink down in cost and size to marketable levels, the technology was on display for anyone in the press to see.

WiTricity uses specially designed magnetic resonators in both the device and the power source to efficiently transfer power through what it refers to as a "magnetic near-field". Once you tune the two power resonators together they can transmit electricity - and do it without burning down the house or causing brain tumors (bonus!)

Beta News even has some video of the wireless power system.

This approaches allows for safe power transfer as well as extended reach many times the size of the device. It can also move around objects in the way, and Haier demoed the model with obstructions so as to ensure the system doesn't require a pristine setting in order to work.

Last year, WiTricity showed a proof of concept, but this year;'s CES Exhibit was the first time they demoed a working model in public.

This will truly redeine the concept of what a "wireless" product means. If the system can power more efficient televisions and other media devices wirelessly, then interior design has just taken a whole new step forward.