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Conceptual Hybrid Display Phone Works with Both AMOLED and EInk

, Nov 17th 2010 Discuss [2]

Oh conceptual design, how awesome thou art. This is the "Second Life Mobile Phone Concept" by Cho Sinhyung & Jeon Jungjae, a phone that employs both a lovely AMOLED screen in glorious full color when it's active, and an E-Ink display when it sits in standby mode. Juice saver deluxe! Furthermore, the degree of transparency in the screen shows the percentage of battery remaining. Fade away like you're Marty McFly. Futuristic. Read The Full Story

Low-temp ceramic micro fuel-cells promise affordable methane power

, Nov 17th 2010 Discuss [0]

Chips, memory and software have all come on in leaps and bounds over the past decade; however, we're still waiting for mobile power solutions to catch up. Now, a new platinum-free micro-SOFC (solid oxide fuel cells) could change all that; the handiwork of researchers led by Shriram Ramanathan at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), the all-ceramic design makes for more reliable fuel cells, as well as cheaper ones. Read The Full Story

Dexim debuts new Super-Juice Power Case for iPhone 4

, Nov 10th 2010 Discuss [1]

If you want more runtime for your iPhone 4 odds are you will be searching for a battery case or external battery soon. A new case has surfaced from dexim for the iPhone 4 called the Super-Juice Power Case that will give you more runtime from your gadget. The case has an internal rechargeable battery that charges via an included micro-USB cable. Read The Full Story

Panasonic invests $30 million into Tesla Motors

, Nov 4th 2010 Discuss [0]

Tesla Motors looked troubled for a while, but things are starting to turn around in a really big way for the small electric vehicle maker. The company has purchased a new plant to build future EVs in and has a big investment from Toyota to develop hardware for Toyota EVs as well. Read The Full Story

HyperMac rebranding to HyperJuice over Apple legal issues

, Nov 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

Powerpack manufacturer HyperMac has announced it is changing its name to HyperJuice, as another in the company's legal workarounds after Apple complaints over its external batteries and business practices.  The company confirmed last month that it would be ceasing sales of its HyperMac Mac charging cables at midnight Pacific time today, after Apple took issue with the use of its proprietary MagSafe and iPod dock connectors. Read The Full Story

Notion Ink Adam battery drain list tips HD video streaming

, Oct 29th 2010 Discuss [8]

Battery estimates from manufacturers usually hover in-between "hopelessly outlandish" and only "if you leave the device in your pocket", so it's good to see Notion Ink being upfront about their Adam slate's power limitations.  After saying that with "normal" use the Pixel Qi equipped tablet managed 15+ hours of runtime, the company has now put together a list of ways in which you can gnaw that down to just 6hrs.  As you might expect, heavy use of HD video, GPS, the camera or Flash can all be relied on. Read The Full Story

Sanyo eneloop batteries get flashy for fifth birthday

, Oct 26th 2010 Discuss [1]

It hardly seems like five years since the Sanyo eneloop batteries hit the market. It has been that long now though and Sanyo is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its AA and AAA eneloop batteries with some flashy colors for folks to purchase. Read The Full Story

Notion Ink promise “minimum of 15hrs” battery on Adam slate

, Oct 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

If there's one thing we've come to expect from ARM-based tablets, it's lengthy battery life, and while the iPad has been ruling the roost with its over 10hrs of runtime, it seems Notion Ink could be stealing Apple's crown.  According to the company's blog, Notion Ink is seeing "from more than 2 full days to minimum of 15 hours" of use from a single charge of their Adam slate. Read The Full Story

XP Vehicles extends EV driving range indefinitely with EV Range plus Energy Device

, Oct 21st 2010 Discuss [1]

The big drawback to electric vehicles on the market today is that at best you can drive around 100 miles in your average EV. That means that anything requiring more driving like a road trips just won’t work for the electric vehicle without having to stop for hours and hours to recharge. Read The Full Story

HyperMac kills MacBook/iPod charging kit over Apple lawsuit

, Oct 18th 2010 Discuss [0]

With a Cupertino lawsuit pending, HyperMac's days offering external MacBook power accessories didn't exactly look to be long-lived.  Now, the company has announced that, as of November 2 2010, they'll be ceasing sales of all their charging cables and car charger kits for Apple hardware. Read The Full Story

Volvo Working with Imperial College to Create Cars with Bodies Made from Batteries

, Sep 28th 2010 Discuss [0]

Electric cars, as well as other vehicles featuring renewable energy and eco-friendly statistics, may be the perfect fit for some out there, but for car manufacturers, there's still one problem: the size and weight of the battery therein. While companies try to figure out how to make the battery lighter and smaller, yet still produce the same amount of energy as they do now (if not more), it looks like Volvo, working with the Imperial College in London, has other plans. Like to create future vehicles that have the battery part of the body of the car. Read The Full Story

mophie juice pack powerstation for iPad/iPhone hands-on

, Sep 16th 2010 Discuss [6]

External battery manufacture mophie has outed its latest product, and rather than a form-fitting case that slips in a backup power supply, the juice pack powerstation is an external block.  Trickier to carry, yes, but the 3,600mAh unit is capable of recharging any USB-powered device - be it an iPad or something from outside of Apple's catalog.  We grabbed some hands-on with the powerstation, together with mophie's new juicepack for the iPhone 4. Read The Full Story
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