Well we are DroidBerry, but we aren't limited to just Android and BlackBerry posts. Any of our regulars know that often we will dip into other cellular situations that are relevant to our interests.
I made a prediction from the
DroidBerry Predictions that "-Talks of wirelessly charged cell phones will grow stronger.". Notice I didn't restrict that statement to BlackBerry or Android, because any such technological advancements would trickle around to other similar manufacturing companies.
It seems that Nokia is now looking at patents to create wirelessly charged cell phones. More specifically a "piezoelectric kinetic energy harvester." type of technology. As said on
Engadget:
"Nokia's idea is to capture the energy generated by the phone's movements and to refashion it into beautiful, clean-as-a-whistle electric power. By allowing the heavier internal components to move on rails within the phone as part of a "force-transferring assembly," the Espoo think tank has figured out a way to capitalize on all the small forces of acceleration and rotation that we subject our phones to on a daily basis. "
We all know that the BlackBerry storm 2 9550 is using piezo electrics for the clicking in the screen, however I don't doubt that Research In Motion hasn't already begun looking at similar technologies. I posted about this stuff not too long ago on CrackBerry, but it all seemed like a fairy tale. However I think within the next year and a half we might see our first self charging touchscreen phones. Maybe even sooner.
I applaud Nokia for the gesture, and I am actually not too surprised. They are one of the top cellular manufacturers, and I am sure they have the funds to invest in such a technology. It's also interesting to bring up the fact that Motorola has also invested in piezo electric multi-touch 3d systems
here. I like to see these companies jumping on their stuff and investing in the technology of the future. Piezo electrics is the next step to technological evolution and I will continue to follow it until we receive those breakthroughs.
Check out the photos below of the plans and let us know how you perceive them. Are you as excited as I am about the introductions of such technologies to the phone world? I'm not a fan of Nokia, but at least we know what is really going on with these companies behind doors and what they are interested in.
