A user on the DIYPerks forum has showcased their new plywood desk which has an interesting feature, no wires.
The desk uses an evaluation kit from Etherdyne Technologies, Inc, which consists of a 100W RF power supply and a power antenna that loops around the desktop.
The power antenna works in a similar way to inductive charging in modern smartphones, but at a higher frequency and larger scale.
The user embedded the PCB coil receivers built into several devices, including a lamp, heated cup, microphone, speakers, a mouse, and a keyboard.
Additionally, the user customised a base to run their monitor, which demonstrates the large power pulling capacity of these PCB coils.
Some concerns were raised about the hit to efficiency vs cabled everything and the power usage, with a 10W base draw.