Now, the RCA Airnergy is a very cool idea. Wifi signals abound in certain locations. RCA has found a way to grab that Wifi and convert it into electricity. Right now, the converter box is a little cumbersome. But RCA wants to keep shrinking that technology until it will be built into most mobile electronics.
Now, there has been a virtual geek firestorm (maybe nerdstorm would be more appropriate?) over the prototype. People have been yelling that the device couldn’t possibly harvest enough energy to be of any use. The folks at RCA beg to differ. Only time will tell whether this should be called Despairnergy. Here’s a vid:
