Ahh ... my old alumni ... the inductive charging technology is quite nifty ... the same technology is used in the brushless DC motors deployed in the semi-conductor fab lines which need zero air contaiminents. The uni was rather savy, they split the tech into different amp/voltage ranges and licensed the core technology for different applications (eg high dividing line lighting, inductive charging, etc). On the other hand, Apple buying up the technology seems more like a strategic move to keep competitors away from a differentiating factor (much like they acquired those titanium covers before the iPhone launch). I have mixed feelings about this ... there is some neat tech coming out (like superconductors, LanzaTech, bioremediation, etc) but the good stuff tends to get cherry-picked and moved offshore. Makes it hard to build a serious tech cluster ... I would have thought the cross-tasman agreement would have led to more sharing of investments, allowing Australia investment funds to get first look and punt on the pick of the tech litter but it doesn't seem to have happened.
On Thursday, 30 November 2017 05:40:54 UTC-6, Dean Collins wrote: > > Thought this might interest some of you - > https://www.odt.co.nz/business/apple-paid-over-100m-kiwi-tech-company > > > > Regards, > > Dean Collins > Cognation Inc > de...@cognation.net <javascript:> > <mailto:de...@cognation.net <javascript:>>+1-212-203-4357 New York > +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). > +44-20-3129-6001 (London in-dial). > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Silicon Beach Australia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
