If I knew these existed, I would have them all around my house.
A wireless extension cord can beam to 300ft from a wall outlet to a satellite unit using microwaves in the 7.2GHz range – so it doesn’t interfere with wireless networks and Bluetooth.
I don’t think I need to get into how useful this could be – inside and out.
Warning: Even though these microwaves are about as harmful as the leakage from an ordinary microwave oven (not much), do not put computers, televisions, other sensitive electrical equipment, food, liquids, paper, glass, flammable substances, magnets, or living things in between the base and satellite units. Just in case.
Editor Update: Yup, confirmed.. April Fool is great isn’t it, especially when it is placed in a very reliable online shop, or not ;)
Wireless Extension Cords – [ThinkGeek]
Aprils Fool… (try adding it to your cart)
Damn, you got punk’d! (or whatever the kids are saying these days)
NOT funny. Bye the way, what is this a picture of really?
Its an AV Transmitter/Receiver. Like this one:
http://tinyurl.com/r9num
They look like they’re actually wireless video transmitters, similar to this one http://www.smarthome.com/76540.html. I think the old X10 model looked like the ThinkGeek spoof.
Worst… It’s a 2006 April Fool´s product. And i tought this used to be a serious productivity blog.
Wow, not only false, but really old.
Use common sense – even 1A of power flying through the air between those things would fry anything. Now think about the 5-15A that a regular outlet carries. Yeah, you KNOW that if these were real, the first thing you would do is hook up a power strip and three computers to it.
I’m just glad that the end with the female plug has a ground.
Wouldn’t be good to have your wireless power ungrounded.