The Internet of Things is a growing phenomenon. Everyday objects from appliances to pet collars are increasingly becoming “smart,” powered by software, sensors, and various technologies to communicate with users and other devices via the internet. The business forecast for this so-called physical web is impressive: one study estimates more than a 10% growth rate in the next five years, attaining a market value of $1.39 billion by 2026. However, IoT has a significant hurdle to overcome: power.

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In an era where reliable internet is practically ubiquitous in every facet of our daily lives, we seem to forget that in the 1990s if you needed the internet, you had to utilise highly specialised hardware to plug your device into ports capable of accessing a dial-up connection, the now-infamous click and buzz of which is fated to be forgotten.

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Finding just the right place to charge a smartphone is often a challenge, even in one’s own house, and plugging in usually means the device’s user isn’t straying more than a few feet from the wall outlet if they want to use that device while it’s charging.

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Wireless charging of devices has significant outcomes for mobile devices, IoT devices and wearables. Existing technologies consider using Point to Point type wireless transfer from a transmitter Tx (node that is sending Power) to a receiver Rx (node that receives power), which limits the area of coverage for devices.

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WiGL became the first company to successfully run a StartEngine Reg CF offering by raising $5 million. This article posted by Ahmad Glover for Crowdfund Insider will explore the advantages and disadvantages of using online fundraising methods, the difficulties it presents and how to juggle them, and the lessons WiGL’s raise can teach startups along the way.

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Finding just the right place to charge a smartphone is often a challenge, even in one’s own house, and plugging in usually means the device’s user isn’t straying more than a few feet from the wall outlet if they want to use that device while it’s charging.

Wireless charging pads can help, but are a bit of a misnomer since devices like smartphone and smart watches need to be on the pad to keep charging. What if there was a way to enable real wireless charging, untethered from a wall outlet?

Smart wireless power company WiGL (pronounced “wiggle”) may have a solution. The company recently completed an experiment demonstrating an ad-hoc mesh networking capability to allow wireless recharging of connected devices at distances of more than five feet from a power source. In this case, the power source would be one of a series of transmitters on a wireless grid LAN (WiGL), embedded in walls or deployed in other ways around an indoor space. Each transmitter would be equipped with cellular-like beam-steering to allow a device in movement around a room to continue receiving a power charge as its signal gets handed off from one transmitter to another.

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