Ed's View - The Atomic Power Cell (APC): Atomic Cordless Power for HDTV Monitors — Community

#1 Apr 1, 2008 at 4:45 pm

Much has been written about wireless component connectivity. The most recent publicity surrounds the "WirelessHD" initiative - an incipient standard for wirelessly interconnecting signal processing components to an HDTV display. This is a great concept except one big cord remains - the power cord.

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#2 Apr 1, 2008 at 5:34 pm

Hahahah...good April Fool's joke!

#3 Apr 1, 2008 at 5:41 pm

Outstanding accomplishment... Wish I had a piece of this company.

#4 Apr 1, 2008 at 5:55 pm

This is great. There is just enough pseudo science to make it sound plausible.

I do think it amusing that the compression does not produce a explosion. The last time I checked that is exactly how an atomic bomb works.

Ron (BS Physics, MS Space Physics0

#5 Apr 2, 2008 at 1:51 am

Sounds like an April Fool's joke, but did you know that an APC has been proposed in Japan? I think the applications they have in mind are entirely extraterrestrial though, and definitely not for HD sets.

http://sciencelinks.jp/j-east/article/2 ... 082210.php

Henry

#6 Apr 2, 2008 at 1:59 am

An APC will happen someday. The technical issues are huge and the safety problems are even bigger. I am aware of the article that was referenced, but even there, it is the future.

Now give me a hydrogen fuel cell for my house that runs on water, and I am golden.

Ron