All the stories tagged with battery
Wind Up Battery
10/05/2009, Rechargeable batteries do address the waste dump problem, but they’re of no use whenever they run out of juice and you don’t have a power outlet nearby to keep them recharged. Enter the Wind Up Battery concept that will recharge [...]
Toshiba Ultra-Thin Laptops with Ultra-low Power CPUs and Windows 7
09/29/2009, The battle of the ultra-thin laptops is raging for Christmas 2009, thanks to Intel Ultra-low power CPUs. Today, Toshiba launched its T100 series with Windows 7, respectively the 13.3-inch T135 with either Intel Pentium Dual Core SU4100 (1.3GHz, 800 MHz, 2 [...]
New Lithium Ion batteries could last longer
09/15/2009, One of the major gripes with electronics these days would be the lack of battery power, or rather, their ability to last longer than they do at the moment. South Korean boffins could change that though, having recently discovered a [...]
Algae could be used in batteries
09/14/2009, A research team from Uppsala University, Sweden, could potentially stumble upon a discovery that could revolutionize the world of batteries, where these new “green” lightweight batteries are a snap to roll off the production line and could even even out [...]
3-in-1 External Battery case with Dual SIM function
09/03/2009, USBFever is in the thick of things with their 3-in-1 External Battery case with Dual SIM function that caters for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. This case will boast a built-in 1900mAh battery, alongside a mini-USB port for recharging, [...]
Boo battery-charging boomerang
08/24/2009, Check out the Boo battery-charging boomerang concept that basically helps keep your rechargeable batteries juiced up while you’re having some fun with Junior or Lassie in the fields. The Boo is capable of holding up to a trio of AAA [...]
Lenovo issues ‘service and warranty extension’ for batteries of selected ThinkPads
08/14/2009, Lenovo has already issued a battery recall ‘service and warranty extension’ of selected ThinkPad models. Symptoms include “irreparable damage” or “battery cannot be charged” error messages being displayed and and having unusually low capacity. If you happen to own machines [...]
Sony rechargeable batteries
08/12/2009, Sony aims to go green with their new set of rechargeable batteries which are of the lithium ion variety. This new set brings together high-power and long-life performance thanks to the use of olivine-type lithium iron phosphate as the cathode [...]
Nikon Battery Grip
08/05/2009, Digital cameras do have a tendency of running out of juice during crucial moments, but the Nikon Battery Grip ensures this risk is reduced as it can hold a half dozen AA batteries which can be utilized to power your [...]
Kensington Charging Dock with Mini Battery
08/03/2009, Kensington’s latest handiwork, the Charging Dock with Mini Battery comes with a dock that can not only hold your beloved Apple device, but also a battery pack that hooks up to the iPhone when it is in use. Doing so [...]
HP Mini 1000 gets extended battery
08/03/2009, Not an official one though, so you might want to be a bit more wary with this in case you want to extend the battery life of your HP Mini 1000. This 3rd party battery has a rating of 5200mAh [...]
AtoD Battery Concept
07/27/2009, We know that Sanyo’s collection of rechargeable Eneloop batteries do come with various external cases that automatically changes the size of the current battery to accomodate a wide variety of devices, and this concept plays on pretty much the same [...]
Seidio Extended Battery For Palm Pre
07/08/2009, Seidio has released a new extended battery for the Palm Pre, where it is touted to offer another 20% the capacity of the standard 1,150mAh pack that comes with the smartphone, and it does so without adding any bulk whatsoever, [...]