woohoo 20 hours! i've heard mot been working on this too, read an article like make batterie with glass cleaner or something
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sidney Ho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Duo/2400 List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 7:12 PM Subject: [Duo2400] Re: Casio's fuel cell for laptops > This interesting development with great implications for subnotebooks > excerpted from yesterday's Forbes: > "" > The universal rule about laptop batteries is that they never last long > enough.... the best most are able to do is about five hours. > > Casio has a plan to push that to 20 hours, and it intends to use fuel-cell > technology to do it. Later this week the company will present the > particulars about a fuel cell for laptops at a chemical engineering > conference.... Casio is making ambitious noises about having fuel cells > built into its notebook computers within two years. It's already filed for > patents on some 100 innovations related to its fuel cell technology. > > The fuel cell produces hydrogen converted from either alcohol or methanol. > Using a device called a micro-reactor formed on a wafer of silicon, Casio > has managed to cut down the overall size of the fuel cell while still > maintaining a high rate of efficiency, it says. > > Casio envisions using fuel cells not only in laptops but also in handheld > computers, digital cameras and handheld TV receivers. Not only will a fuel > cell last longer on each charge, but it will have a longer lifetime overall. > > There still aren't many details. Initially, it stands to reason that laptops > running on fuel cell power will cost a lot more than laptops on conventional > lithium ion batteries, but Casio hasn't hinted what the ballpark cost may > be. More details will certainly emerge as Casio reveals more about its plans > later this week. > "" > It looked about 1/2 the size of 3-4 stacked credit cards --and the > manufacturing cost shouldn't be out of sight (after volume comes into the > market). ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
