ORBO Field Trial Reported in The Irish Times
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Today the Irish Times has reported on the recent field trial of Steorn's ORBO USB 'PowerCube' at Slattery's Pub, Dublin.
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The ORBO PowerCube sitting behind the bar at Slattery's Pub, Dublin |
Last week the alleged never-die battery known as the
Orbo PowerCube briefly appeared behind the bar in Slattery’s pub on
Grand Canal Street, where patrons were treated to what is believed to be
one in a series of low key field-tests.
“Soon
after I got there a bit of ceremonial music came on and they brought out
this silver box. The manager [of Slattery’s] got up on a step ladder
and plonked it down on a shelf. It was a four by four-inch box with the
Orbo logo on it,” said patron Aidan Sullivan who was present for the field-test.
Phones Being Charged by ORBO at Slatterys |
“The manager produced a mobile phone and connected it to the box, which appeared to be charging it,” he added.
On
the pub’s Facebook page, Slattery’s representative describes the Orbo
as “a battery and then a perpetual motion motor that continually
recharges the battery,” adding that “the motor never dies and does not
need external power source.”
In theory, this
technology is powered by interacting magnetic fields which feed a
battery which then has the ability to charge electronic devices
indefinitely without ever needing to be charged itself – a feat that
would defy the laws of thermodynamics.
However,
Slattery’s appear to be taking it with a pinch of salt, writing on
Facebook: “I heard if you plug an Orbo into another Orbo it can mend
holes in the o zone [sic] layer.”
Those looking to
get their hands on one of these devices will have to exercise perpetual
patience. Steorn chief executive Shaun McCarthy told The Irish Times: “We are not offering any Orbo products for sale, we are just doing some basic field trials.”
In addition, Mr McCarthy said the company is not publicising the locations of the field trial units