Introducing the Powermat Wireless Charger
A revolutionary new way to wirelessly charge all your favorite devices from one power source without the tangled mess of wires!
Sound to good to be true? Not if you have an extra couple hundred bucks to spend. The Powermat charges via magnetic induction and requires a special receiver case be put on your device(s) to charge. When you place it on the mat, the magic begins and the power from induction charges your battery to full without needing separate chargers--one outlet charges up to three devices at a time. The receiver enables the charger to provide the proper charge and stop charging at the right time.
While it might sound like some sort of concept or vaporware, the Powermat is actually available now via the Powermat website or at Amazon. The charger itself runs $100 and includes the Powercube, which is a receiver that offers 8 different tips to use with a variety of devices (not quite wireless, but close enough). Receiver cases for devices such as iPhones and Blackberries are also available separately and retail for $30 to $40.
While the Powermat isn't necessarily the cheapest charging solution, it certainly is a convenient travel charger.
Chris Weiss
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Programmers are Tiny Gods
Derek Powazek last week quoted in his blog "Programmers are tiny gods" which now sparked interesting discussions across the development world online.
He quoted:
Programmers are the Gods of their tiny worlds. They create something out of nothing. In their command-line universe, they say when it’s sunny and when it rains. And the tiny universe complies ... So if you’re working with a programmer, you have to treat him or her like a God. You have to pray. You cannot issue edicts. You have to come on bended knee. “Here’s the problem I have. I need a solution. Please help.”
This certainly put some perspective (albeit different and arguable) on the relationship of the development team with management and other teams (QA and Designer). It's a nice insight into the psyche of many development organizations. This is meshing with a sentiment I’ve heard a lot lately: “Don’t tell me what to build. Tell me what you need built.” It’s a subtle distinction that replaces the feeling of micromanagement with one of empowerment.
The good news is, programmers want their work to be used, and the good ones know that the design matters. So programmers and designers actually have the same goal: getting the stuff used. If each can honor the talents of the other, great things can happen.
