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This is what the BBC was trying to prevent
Makes me wish to live in 2020
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.
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