23 June 2009
Chief executive hits out at Nokia
The chief executive of Perpetuum is on a 'one man campaign' against Nokia, following reports that incorrectly stated it has a prototype device capable of powering itself from ambient electromagnetic energy.
Reports originally stated that Nokia's device could harvest up to 50mW of power, but Roy Freeland, ceo of energy harvesting specialist Perpetuum, disputed this claim. Backed up by the energy harvesting exhibitors at Sensors Expo, he contacted Nokia's researchers and the company responded by saying that there was indeed a 'severe discrepancy' between its expert's comments and the published article. However, Freeland believes that a retraction was not circulated extensively enough.
"While the original report is all over the web," Freeland told New Electronics, "the retraction is much less visible. One of my customers even told me that, having read about Nokia's prototype, he was now considering cancelling his order."
Following an exchange of emails, Nokia has refused to continue its correspondence with Freeland.
"I've become something of a bête noire to Nokia," Freeland added. "While I appreciate that you can't stop a story from spreading once it's in the public domain, Nokia has not done enough to distribute its retraction. It's nonsense and damaging to the whole energy harvesting industry."
Author
Chris Shaw
Supporting Information
Websites
http://www.perpetuum.co.uk
Companies
Perpetuum Ltd
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