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Japanese Prius Plus to get lithium ion battery option

, Mar 14th 2011 Discuss [0]

The best selling hybrid in the world is the Toyota Prius. The green vehicle has been on the market since 1997 and has sold millions of units globally. Toyota is expanding the Prius family with a new version called the Prius Plus. The Plus has three-row seating in some models. Read The Full Story

Yill is a green rolling office with its own power

, Feb 28th 2011 Discuss [1]

If you are the busy filed worker sort that needs to be able to work wherever you might be power is probably your biggest issue. Your computer and other gear need power to operate and many devices last only a few hours on a charge before you need to plug in. Read The Full Story

Seesaw Battery: AA batteries get smarter

, Feb 22nd 2011 Discuss [0]

From designer Young Suk Kim, this battery that would make the frustrating task of getting those darn batteries out the compartment a lot easier. And there's no need to break a fingernail in the process. It's called the Seesaw, and the ends of the battery are tapered, so that you can push down on one end and the other end pops up! Read The Full Story

Apple files patent app for better battery

, Feb 18th 2011 Discuss [0]

One of the most important things in the tech world for gadgets, computers, and even cars and lots more are batteries. Innovations in battery design and construction will bring us gadgets that run longer on a charge, more powerful devices, and EVs that can drive further with a charge. Battery tech has huge potential to change the tech world for the better. Read The Full Story

PADACS offers up two battery cases for the iPhone 4

, Feb 3rd 2011 Discuss [1]

It's apparently iPhone 4 accessory day with another new battery power case coming to market. This case is from a company called PADACS and is called the PowerCase. The company doesn't specify if the case is for the Verizon or AT&T iPhone 4, but a look at the design appears it could work for both. Read The Full Story

Tesla launches battery recycling program in Europe

, Jan 27th 2011 Discuss [3]

Tesla has been delivering its cool Roadster all around the world for a while now. So far, the company has delivered 1500 of the Roadsters globally. One of the big issues that faces Tesla and any other company selling electric cars is what to do with the battery packs once they are at the end of their useful life. Read The Full Story

AA USB Concept Design Combines USB Drive and AA Battery

, Jan 17th 2011 Discuss [5]

Combining devices, gadgets, or ideas into one useful object is something that more companies should try and implement. Of course, getting the idea out of the concept stage is tough, especially if you're a designer that hasn't been picked up by a huge company. For Wonchul Hwang, the concept design for the AA USB is something that many people would probably find some use in. Read The Full Story

Nintendo 3DS battery only good for 3-5hrs of 3DS titles

, Jan 8th 2011 Discuss [4]

Nintendo has released battery estimates for the upcoming Nintendo 3DS, and it seems the impact the 3D system and higher-spec internals will have on runtime is more serious than we'd expected. According to the company's own figures, the 3DS could last for as little as three hours when playing 3DS-specific titles. Read The Full Story

RIM deny PlayBook power problems: any testing was on “pre-beta” units

, Dec 30th 2010 Discuss [0]

RIM has blamed absent power management systems for any BlackBerry PlayBook tablet power issues, claiming that third-party testing would have been looking at pre-beta units without the necessary software. The statement, passed to Erictric, comes on the heals of suggestions by Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu that the PlayBook can only manage "a few hours" of runtime and that issues with prolonging usage have delayed the slate's release. Read The Full Story

Sony grab Nobel Prize winner for OLED, organic battery & solar panel research advice

, Dec 16th 2010 Discuss [0]

Only yesterday Ben Bajarin was bemoaning the shortage of innovation in the tech industry; it seems Sony may have been worried about the same thing. The company has announced that 2010 Nobel Prize winner Professor Ei-ichi Negishi will join Sony as Executive Research Advisor for materials and devices R&D, specifically covering organic electronics. Sony expects Professor Negishi's input to be particularly useful in in-house and external research into OLED, flexible OLED and next-gen rechargeable batteries. Read The Full Story

Japanese battery makes power from vibrations

, Dec 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

When it comes to gadgets many of us tend to focus on the performance as far as how fast the thing operates. Perhaps more important that advances in outright performance such as how fast a phone operates are improvements in battery technology that will allow our gadgets to run longer. A cool new battery technology from Japan has surfaced that is able to make power from harnessing the energy in vibrations. Read The Full Story

mophie Juice Pack Plus for iPhone 4 packs biggest battery so far

, Dec 3rd 2010 Discuss [1]

If mophie's Juice Pack Air is a step in the right direction but doesn't deliver enough power for your liking, then the company's second model should fit the bill. The mophie Juice Pack Plus for iPhone 4 follows the same format - a plastic shell for the iPhone 4 that squeezes in more runtime as well as protecting the Apple smartphone - but throws in a 2,000 mAh battery which mophie reckons can more than double talk, media or internet browsing time. Read The Full Story
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