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Nintendo DSi battery life drops up to 50% from DS Lite

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Oct 2nd 2008 2 Comments

Nintendo’s new DSi handheld, announced today, may be a bit more portable than its DS Lite predecessor – 12-percent thinner in fact – but if you’re expecting to use that portability to take it further afield for even more gaming then the estimated battery life ratings may be a disappointment. While the DS Lite could last for 15-19hrs on a single charge at minimum brightness, that figure drops to 9-14hrs in the DSi; at highest brightness you’ll get a mere 3-4hrs from the DSi, whereas the DS Lite would have entertained you for 5-8hrs.

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Panasonic announces Evolta batteries

By Brenda Stokes on Monday, Sep 29th 2008 No Comments

We don’t readily feature batteries here on SlashGear, but this is a notable exception. The Panasonic Evolta batteries have been recognized by Guinness World Records for the longest lasting AA alkaline battery cell, and that’s saying something.

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5-in-1 USB Charging cable is a hub of sorts

By Brenda Stokes on Wednesday, Sep 24th 2008 No Comments

If you have a love of gadgets that require a USB plug-in, you no doubt have bought a USB hub already. But what do you do when there’s wires poking out all over the place, cluttering up your desk? That’s where the 5-in-1 USB Charging and Data-Sync Cable comes into play.

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OHM Gadget Charger concept derives energy from biking

By Brenda Stokes on Friday, Sep 12th 2008 No Comments

The OHM portable device charger is a totally green way to charge up all of your on-the-go gizmos like your cell phone, PMP or gaming gadgets. This concept relies on the energy created by your bike riding to recharge your gadgets.

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Sony’s standards for battery testing change

By Brenda Stokes on Wednesday, Sep 10th 2008 No Comments

sony vaio f colors Since Sony has come under a lot of fire for their advertised battery life and how that differs from the actual experienced battery life, the company will soon be switching to a different means of measuring the life of their batteries.

This new standard is called Jeita A and it will make it so Sony only publishes how long a notebook can run while playing a movie. Previously, the battery life was determined by taking the average of the length of time a battery lasted while idle and while playing a movie. Now, the results of these tests will better reflect the results users can experience at home as they perform a multitude of tasks on their notebooks.

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HP EliteBook 6930p boasts up to 24hr battery life

By Chris Davies on Monday, Sep 8th 2008 No Comments

HP have fired back at Dell in the latest all-day battery notebook saga, in the shape of their EliteBook 6930p which we first saw back in June. With a 14.1-inch LED-backlit display, new Intel SSD and extended battery, HP are claiming the 6930p can manage a full 24-hours of continuous use from a single charge.

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MSI Wind 6-cell netbook availability improves

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Sep 3rd 2008 No Comments

Having been delayed since the netbook’s launch, the 6-cell battery version of the MSI Wind is finally in stock with US retailers. Newegg currently have the netbook listed at the recently increased price of $549.99, limited to one per customer and, at time of writing, only in pink.

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Motion 2 Energy developing first external charger for mobile devices

By Brenda Stokes on Sunday, Aug 24th 2008 1 Comment

Look for Motion 2 Energy to announce their development of the first mobile device external charger on Monday. This charger would work to charge devices by means of using energy caused by motion that is converted into electricity.

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Intel shows off Wireless Power Tech at IDF

By Brenda Stokes on Friday, Aug 22nd 2008 1 Comment

Intel demonstrated a technology it has been working on for quite some time yesterday at IDF. It’s a wireless power technology that could point to such nifty things as wireless battery chargers in the semi-near future.

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Gizoo Wind-Up Remote Control leaves batteries behind

By Brenda Stokes on Wednesday, Aug 13th 2008 1 Comment

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If you’re tired of replacing the batteries in your remote controls, why not opt for one universal remote? Many have already made the switch, but now you can get rid of those batteries for good with the Gizoo Wind-Up Remote Control.

Remotes don’t use much energy, anyway. I mean, most of the time they’re just getting lost in the couch cushions. That being said, there’s nothing more frustrating that settling in to watch TV only to discover the remote is dead, which means you’ll have to actually get up to change the channel. The horror!

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