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Charge with the Wind: iFan for iPhone

Charge with the Wind: iFan for iPhone

[ 1 ] December 6, 2010

“I for one charge my phone every day and am still amazed how short its power lasts. Quite often I run out of juice in the middle of the day, for these moments I came up with the Ifan. An hardware App in the shape of a soft rubber skin with the energy wind fan [...]

Forget the Battery, Apple to Replace Entire iPad

Forget the Battery, Apple to Replace Entire iPad

[ 0 ] March 13, 2010

“If your iPad requires service due to the battery’s diminished ability to hold an electrical charge, Apple will replace your iPad for a service fee.” -Apple- In what will be quite an interesting move once the highly anticipated iPad makes its way into the hands of consumers, Apple has announced that once the iPad battery [...]

Another Battery Breakthrough? UCF Says Yes

Another Battery Breakthrough? UCF Says Yes

[ 0 ] March 1, 2010

“AMPAC scientists independently confirmed that Planar Energy’s new generation of solid state electrolytes have ionic conductivity metrics comparable to liquid electrolytes used in traditional chemical batteries.” -Dr. M.J. Soileau, a UCF professor of optics, electrical & computer engineering and physics Researchers at the University of Central Florida’s (UCF) Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center have [...]

Novel Concept? Wind-Up Battery Makes You Work for a Charge

Novel Concept? Wind-Up Battery Makes You Work for a Charge

[ 1 ] October 5, 2009

While it may not be as entertaining as charging batteries via boomerang, the Wind Up Battery concept still brings power to what would otherwise be power-less circumstances. One of the latest designs on Yanko comes from the designer Qian Jang. In aiming to provide a way to charge batteries sans electricity,

Portable Power for Portable Devices: Which Way Will the Market Go?

Portable Power for Portable Devices: Which Way Will the Market Go?

[ 0 ] September 10, 2009

While the worldwide market for portable power products is expected to remain somewhat stagnant for the next couple of years, a rather healthy growth spurt could see the battery and fuel cell market rise nearly 50% in the year 2013. This forecast comes from a study done by

Laptop Battery Aid: BatteryCare for Windows

Laptop Battery Aid: BatteryCare for Windows

[ 0 ] August 12, 2009

Available exclusively for Windows is a new battery assisting program called BatteryCare. The program is designed to make it easy to monitor the status of your laptop’s battery life and gives heaps of helpful information that will help you get more from each charge. And, best of all, the download is free! BatteryCare is an [...]

A Helping Hand For Your Blackberry’s Battery

A Helping Hand For Your Blackberry’s Battery

[ 0 ] July 2, 2009

While progress is being made, smartphone batteries still struggle to keep up with all of the capabilities that make them so desirable. This will change with time as battery technology continues to rapidly progress. In the meantime, there are plenty of alternatives available for getting more from each charge, with new ones popping up on [...]

Looking For a Little More Life Out of Your iPhone and iPod Touch?

Looking For a Little More Life Out of Your iPhone and iPod Touch?

[ 0 ] June 28, 2009

While Apple is making great strides in bringing about a better battery for it’s notebooks, iPhones and iPods; there’s still a lot to be desired when it comes to getting the run-time you need from the devices you count on everyday. Battery performance will continue to improve and allow for longer use of wireless gadgets, [...]

Sony Reveals New and Improved Batteries at FC EXPO

Sony Reveals New and Improved Batteries at FC EXPO

[ 0 ] March 2, 2009

Sony has revealed the newest version of it’s hybrid fuel cell prototype at the FC EXPO held at Tokyo Big Sight this past week. The new battery uses methanol as its main source of energy and contains an auxiliary lithium-ion battery. The device is so small it can fit into the palm of your hand. [...]

Febot: Using Wind to Recharge Batteries

Febot: Using Wind to Recharge Batteries

[ 1 ] February 28, 2009

In today’s society, the population is rapidly growing and with that so is the need for different sources of energy. It almost seems to be a popular fad, “what new way can we come up with to stretch and renew our energy?” South Korean designers Ji-yun Kim, Soon-young Yang and Hwan-ju Jeon have done just [...]