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PowerTrekk fuel cell charger charges gadgets anywhere

Shane McGlaun, Feb 11th 2011 Discuss [0]

PowerTrekk is a small and portable fuel cell that can act as a lightweight charger for people that are away from an outlet for long periods of time. The device is perfect for folks that like to camp or hike but want to keep their music player or smartphone going. The fuel cell converts hydrogen into electricity and is in a rugged and waterproof casing. Read The Full Story

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

Chris Davies, 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

Horizon MiniPak Brings Hydrogen Fuel Cells to the Masses

Evan Selleck, Jun 16th 2010 Discuss [4]

We're all looking for alternate, better, and more powerful ways to charge all of our gadgets. That's half the fun of owning all these shiny things: finding ways to actually keep them powered. And while double-A batteries, or any of their brethren, work great for some things, and those AC wall chargers are constantly plugged in, we're always in the market for something that we can take with us, doesn't kill our batteries in the process of charging, and can last longer than we probably need it to. That's why we're happy to hear about the Horizon MiniPak. Read The Full Story

GM video shows how fuel cells are built and how far the tech has come

Shane McGlaun, Mar 18th 2010 Discuss [0]

The amount of money being spent to research and develop vehicles powered by alternative fuels is staggering. Much of the research time and money is being spent on electric vehicles and battery technology. Read The Full Story

Electro Power Systems launches ElectroSelf hydrogen fuel cell system

Shane McGlaun, Feb 16th 2010 Discuss [1]

I for one have been looking forward to the day when my smartphone and notebook is powered by a fuel cell rather than by a rechargeable battery. With a fuel cell, a full recharge is as easy as filling the tank back up. A company called Electro Power systems has debuted a hydrogen fuel cell at MWC 2010 that is designed to power mobile networks for wireless carriers. Read The Full Story

Mobile phone runs on fuel cell powered by soft drinks

Shane McGlaun, Jan 12th 2010 Discuss [1]

I am eagerly waiting for the day when fuel cells make their way into my laptop and mobile phone. To be able to simply top off a fuel tank and keep playing iPhone games indefinitely would be a great thing. Fuel cells aren't to the point of use for most of us yet, but someday they will be. Read The Full Story

Toshiba Dynario fuel-cell gets tear-down engineer treatment

Chris Davies, Dec 11th 2009 Discuss [0]

It feels like we've been waiting forever for working fuel-cell technology to drop into consumers' hands, and what do Tech-On do when they get hold of just such a system but rip the thing apart. They've taken Toshiba's Dynario fuel-cell - launched in Japan back in October - and handed it over to their engineers, who promptly stripped it down to its bare components. Read The Full Story

Toshiba launches PF60A000001 Dynario methanol fuel cell in Japan

Shane McGlaun, Oct 22nd 2009 Discuss [0]

I have been waiting for a fuel cell to come along for a long time now that I can refill on the go for continuous charging and power of my mobile gear like my iPhone and my notebook. I have used some fuel cells before, but they have been disposable. Toshiba has unveiled a new methanol fuel cell that is launching today that can be refilled on the go. Read The Full Story

Media Xtreme fuel-cell charger on sale at T-Mobile

Chris Davies, Oct 21st 2009 Discuss [0]

T-Mobile are offering a fuel-cell portable power pack as an accessory for their cellphone range, one of the first mainstream fuel-cell applications targeted at everyday consumers. The Medis 24/7 Xtreme Portable Power Solution runs on sealed cartridges of sodium borohydride, and can offer 20 Watt-hours from a single cartridge. Each cell lasts up to 18 months unused, and is activated merely by squeezing it and slotting it into the charger device. Once activated, the cell should last for up to 3 months, though Medis recommend using it within six weeks. Read The Full Story

KDDI fuel cell for mobile phone offers plenty of talk time

Shane McGlaun, Oct 8th 2009 Discuss [0]

I for one really look forward to the day when recharging my notebook or cell phone simply means squirting more fuel into its fuel cell rather than searching for an AC outlet. Fuel cells are coming for sure and a few of them are already on the market like the offering from Medis, though they aren’t quite what most of us want. What I want is a fuel cell like the one KDDI is showing off that is refillable with methanol and runs for up to 320 hours. Read The Full Story

Toshiba fuel-cell to launch in next two months

Chris Davies, Aug 5th 2009 Discuss [0]

Toshiba promised high and delivered, well, not at all with its first commercial fuel-cell, missing the tentative December 2008 prediction and then seeing March 2009 sweep by without a hint of a product launch. Now the company is claiming it will release an external battery-charging fuel cell device within the next two months. Read The Full Story

Toshiba’s product roadmap leaked

Steven Grady, Apr 14th 2009 Discuss [0]

If this is authentic, Toshiba has some interesting products lined up through 2010. Techblog.gr leaked a powerpoint slide of Toshiba's product roadmap featuring a few handheld computers featuring the Qualcomm SnapDragon platform. There were prototypes first demoed at CES earlier this year, and from the looks of it, those prototypes are ending up as real products. Read The Full Story