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SingingSpaceMonkey Participant Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2	The Wireless, Battery-Less Light Switch 04/14/2005 4:03 PM
	"EnOcean, a Siemens spin-off, is developing a fully wireless light (or any other device) switch - no batteries required. Using a piezoelectric generator, the act of pushing the switch generates just enough electricity to transmit its unique switch code." What other types of devices could be powered this way? Could pushing the buttons on your remote control give it power to send a signal to the TV?
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SingingSpaceMonkey Participant Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2	#1 Further reading 04/14/2005 4:17 PM
	The quoted text came from Gizmodo, a great gadget news site. And if you are interested in buying your own switches, LightningSwitch sells a "mid-range" model for about $60.
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Chris Leonard Friend of CR4 Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1776 Good Answers: 35	#3 In reply to #1 Re:Further reading 04/15/2005 11:16 AM
	With the number of batteries piling up in landfills, this is a welcome new technology. $60 per switch though is still quite prohibitive. __________________ Off to take on other challenges. Good luck everybody! See you around the Interwebs.
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BRodda The Feature Creep Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 990	#4 In reply to #3 Re:Further reading 04/19/2005 7:58 AM
	If you are worried about landfill space, why not just make it so more people use rechargeable batteries. I'd like to see a universal battery pack recharger and just plug my cd player into the wall every night like I do my cell phone. __________________ "The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet." -William Gibson
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Bayes The Engineer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Albany, New York Posts: 5060 Good Answers: 129	#2 What will they think of next! 04/14/2005 4:54 PM
	I'll stick to the clapper. Maybe they should spend less time working on remote controls and more time on flying pod cars. Damn you Jetsons and the unreasonable expectations you gave my generation of the world. Why couldn't you be more like Star Trek.
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Steve Melito Guru Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2969 Good Answers: 33	#5 Other Devices 04/19/2005 9:39 AM
	Could this technology be used with treadmills or stationary bicycles? That may sound like a silly question, but just visit any gym or health club. Many stationary devices require plug-in power to display information such as miles walked, calories burned, etc.
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