“Best of Show for Emerging Technologies”
Breakthrough Wireless RF Energy-harvesting Approach
Wins Powercast ‘Best Emerging Technology’ at 2007 CES
Pennsylvania-based Tech Firm Emerges as Leading Innovator
Among 20,000 New Products from Almost 3,000 Exhibitors
VEGAS, Jan. 11, 2007 — Powercast, LLC, was chosen “Best of Show for Emerging Technologies” yesterday at the 2007
international Computer Electronics Show (C.E.S.), from a field estimated at 20,000-plus new products from around the globe.
The Pennsylvania-based startup won the title after unveiling a breakthrough that could transform thousands of products
appearing at future C.E.S. events. The Powercast platform is the world’s first system that can wirelessly power multiple lowpower
devices ranging from phones, PDAs and game controllers to hearing aids and sensors.
More than three years of engineering development led to this week’s CES Powercast introduction, a company spokesman
said today. The system consists of two main components: A dime-sized PowercasterTM transmitter circuit, running
on conventional current, broadcasts an FCC-approved low-power radio signal at a predetermined frequency. An even
smaller PowerharvesterTM receiver circuit, embedded in almost any low-power device, harvests the energy to recharge
or even replace the device’s battery. The receiver chip can power any of thousands of different devices with innumerable
applications.
Powercast executives at C.E.S. pointed out that one transmitter can wirelessly charge any number of devices within its
effective range.
CNET, the official news organization of C.E.S. 2007, presented only 12 “Best of Show” awards. Honored with Powercast were
11 other industry leaders, including LG, Sony, Microsoft, Verizon and Philips. The event drew almost 3,000 exhibitors, and a
crowd estimated at 140,000 manufacturers, retailers and journalists from around the world.
A Powercast spokesman said he expects multiple manufacturers to be shipping a variety of consumer products using the
patented technology later this year.