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Sony patented a way for you to steal battery power from your friend's phone
A new patent filed by Sony could let you charge a smartphone by sucking precious energy from a friend's device. The patent describes a way to wirelessly transfer power between devices using near-field communication (NFC) technology. It doesn't specify that these devices would necessarily be phones, instead using the term "portable consumer electronic device."
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This made me smile: "Sony patented a way for you to steal battery power from your friend's phone" followed by "It doesn't specify that these devices would necessarily be phones".