Thursday, February 02, 2006
Fuel Cells for Laptops!!
From NiCd and NiMH batteries, to Lithium Ion batteries. Laptop users the World over breathed a sigh of relief. Lightweight batteries that were able to last for a reasonable time and much more reliable. Then came Lithium Polymer Ion batteries. Used in mobile phones, PDAs and other small devices. Very light weight and good power to weight ratio.
Now, fuel cells, for use in laptops!! Well technology is certainly moving forward, very rapidly. So far Toshiba, Hitachi and NEC have come up with various prototypes. I am not aware of other companies (sorry if I missed you out).
There is also a working group dedicated to battery life. To, "accelerate the achievement of all-day battery life". So, is it time yet to say good bye to batteries??
Now, fuel cells, for use in laptops!! Well technology is certainly moving forward, very rapidly. So far Toshiba, Hitachi and NEC have come up with various prototypes. I am not aware of other companies (sorry if I missed you out).
There is also a working group dedicated to battery life. To, "accelerate the achievement of all-day battery life". So, is it time yet to say good bye to batteries??
