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HyperMac rebranding to HyperJuice over Apple legal issues

Chris Davies, 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

Chris Davies, 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

Shane McGlaun, 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

Chris Davies, 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

Shane McGlaun, 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

Chris Davies, 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

Evan Selleck, 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

Chris Davies, 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

Kensington PowerBack iPad case adds 5hrs extra runtime plus kickstand

Chris Davies, Sep 13th 2010 Discuss [0]

We can't say we've ever thought the iPad fell short when it comes to battery life, but Kensington obviously aren't content with its 10+ hours of runtime. The new Kensington PowerBack Battery Case with Kickstand and Dock is basically a mophie juice pack for the Apple slate, combining a battery good for an extra 5hrs, edge-protection and a useful three-position stand that will work in both portrait and landscape orientations. Read The Full Story

Mobile electric car charging stations called Angel Car unveiled in Europe

Shane McGlaun, Sep 13th 2010 Discuss [2]

One of the things that concerns people interesting in electric cars the most is how they will charge the cars when they are away from home or if they run out of power. A Swiss company has an interesting method for charging an electric car wherever the driver may end up called Angel Car. Read The Full Story

mophie juice pack for iPhone 4 doubles battery for $80

Chris Davies, Sep 7th 2010 Discuss [1]

Battery-case manufacturer mophie has put its juice pack for iPhone 4 up for sale, promising roughly twice the power of the Apple smartphone's own battery for $79.95. The hard-shell case - which protects the back and edges of the iPhone 4, while matching the smartphone's color scheme - has a pass-through USB connection, for simultaneously recharging both case and phone while also synchronizing with iTunes. Read The Full Story

LCD Androids best AMOLED in browser battery testing

Chris Davies, Aug 26th 2010 Discuss [1]

AMOLED was billed as the double-punch to traditional LCD panels on smartphones: better image quality and lower power consumption, adding up to a handset that lasted longer and was nicer to use. According to Laptop's testing, however, the reality isn't quite so clear cut. They put eight Android smartphones - including the DROID X, Epic 4G and EVO 4G - through their paces running a custom battery testing app, and found that Motorola's LCD panels actually came to the top of the pile. Read The Full Story