Matthew Perks, the inventor behind DIY Perks on YouTube, has a habit of making wild ideas feel real, and his latest project—a desk that wirelessly powers everything from monitors to speakers with zero visible cables—might just be his most innovative project yet. Teaming up with Etherdyne Technologies, Perks has built a workspace that looks ripped from a sci-fi flick, marrying a clean aesthetic with some seriously clever tech.
The dream was simple but bold: a desk free of the cable chaos we’ve all learned to live with. To pull it off, Perks tapped Etherdyne, a California outfit cooking up next-level wireless power solutions. Their R&D kit, packing a 100-watt punch, became the project’s core. Forget those puny Qi chargers that demand your phone sits just right—this system uses a single wire loop tucked around the desk’s edge to whip up a 3D electromagnetic field. That field powers up devices anywhere on or just above the desk, blowing past the limits of those fussy charging pads.
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Crafting the desk was a mix of woodworking handiness and obsessive detail. Perks went for a gorgeous wooden build, balancing style with function. He carved a sneaky channel under the desk’s surface to hide the wire loop that creates the power field, linking it to a control unit that pulses energy. The desk’s base stashes the power supply and electronics, leaving the top clean as a whistle—no clutter, just function.
Getting devices to play nice was the real challenge. Perks modified a slew of gear—monitors, keyboards, mice, even speakers—with Etherdyne’s tiny receivers, which snag energy from the desk’s field and turn it into power. Take the monitor: he slipped a receiver into its stand, letting it sip electricity without a cord in sight. It wasn’t a breeze, though—each gadget needed custom soldering and tweaking to sync with the wireless setup, a labor of love for a guy who lives for this stuff.
Safety’s locked in, with Etherdyne’s tech sticking to strict rules to keep the field harmless for humans and pets. Perks also dialed in the system to cut energy waste, ensuring it could feed multiple devices without turning into a space heater or jacking up your power bill.
It wasn’t all smooth sailing. Laying the wire loop and making sure the field blanketed the whole desk took some head-scratching trial and error. Some gadgets needed extra receivers to pull enough juice, and nailing their placement in the field’s hot zone was a grind. Cost’s a hurdle too—Etherdyne’s kit isn’t priced for the average Joe, and while exact figures are hush-hush, it’s not ready for IKEA shelves.
Perks’ desk is a tantalizing peek at a cordless future. Picture kitchen counters firing up appliances or entire rooms where gadgets hum without plugs. Etherdyne’s pushing that vision, and Perks’ creation is a bridge from lab to real life—a one-of-a-kind stunner that makes you believe the cable-free dream isn’t so far off.
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