• ChaoticNeutralCzech
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        11 months ago

        Knowing the perils of wireless energy transfer, I’m glad this didn’t go through. Imagine having 2000 W ready to be delivered from anywhere in the walls to a nearby hairdryer, or the metal springs in an unfortunately-placed old-fashioned armchair.

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          11 months ago

          Well, you’re just too realistic for that vision of the future. I rather meant the stark difference between “here’s the bleeding edge stuff we will have in 30 years time in our homes” and the fact that almost no-one can afford it.

          Realistically speaking, we do have a lot of futuristic stuff in our homes by 1989 standards, I think

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      11 months ago

      Great video, thanks. Now I want my glass table to show video. I wonder why that never happened: it wouldn’t have to be high resolution, or vivid colors so surely it’s not that expensive