December 30, 2016 – Powercast, Powering the IoT

Powercast announces the release of a new wireless power recharging development kit at CES 2017.  Powercast, a leader in the commercialization of RF energy harvesting and RF wireless power solutions, announced it is releasing a new Wireless Power / Lifetime Power® Evaluation Development Kit.  The new kit, will be available for purchase at www.mouser.com in January 2017 and offers an FCC/IC certified 3W transmitter, a 4W engineering development transmitter, a wristband harvester, a credit card harvester, a sensor board, and an evaluation app.

The technology can provide constant charge, over distance, between one or more sources and multiple receivers. These devices can also be dormant, with zero stand-by power, and activated remotely with power being sent on-demand, on a scheduled basis, or continuously.