In an effort to get cellular phones into more hands throughout their country, the Indian mobile phone company Oliver Telecommunications cellular telephone which is powered by a single “AAA” sized battery. The “FrvrOn,” short for “forever on,” is outfitted outfitted with a rechargeable lithium-ion battery just like most other cellular phones. However by creating a phone that runs on a AAA, people in areas where power isn’t readily available are able to stay connected until nearer to a power source. Read More…
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This post was written by Cliff on March 11, 2010
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With the first mass produced cars set to make their way into the hands of consumers later this year, predictions and speculation about how they will be received and what the next few years has in store for hybrid and electric vehicles is all over the place. Being the most vital element, as well as what many call the heart of battery-powered vehicle, the lithium-ion battery and it’s development sits at the center of this guessing game. Its price, performance and availability will have a significant effect on the future of hybrid and electric vehicles, which is why a recent report by Deutsche Bank regarding the state of lithium-ion batteries Read More…
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This post was written by Megan P. on March 11, 2010
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While many are turning to solar power as an alternative source of energy, it appears that Nokia has it eyes set on the development of kinetic energy as a potential game-changer for cellular phone batteries. The Finnish mobile device manufacturer has filed a patent in the US for the Piezoelectric Kinetic Energy Harvester, which is a cell phone battery that’s “contained within a first frame that is coupled to a second frame by one or more piezoelectric elements.” The concept involves a battery mounted in a larger frame and isolated Read More…
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This post was written by Marlys on March 9, 2010
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The United States Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) has warned that the software included in the Energizer DUO USB battery charger contains a backdoor that allows unauthorized remote system access.
Energizer DUO is a USB battery charger. Included with the charger is a Windows application that allows the user to view the battery charging status. The installer for the Energizer DUO software places the file UsbCharger.dll in the application’s directory and Arucer.dll in the Windows system32 directory. When the Energizer UsbCharger software Read More…
Following the lead of companies such as Google and Facebook is never a bad idea. No slouch in its own right, the global investment banking and securities firm Goldman Sachs is looking to do just that as it seriously contemplates moving to custom web servers outfitted with on-board batteries.
“I think the trend you’re going to see is servers with batteries,” said Goldman Sachs vice president David Schirmacher. “That’s one of the areas we’ve been focusing on. Everyone knows what Google has Read More…
Count Mercedes-Benz among the automobile manufacturers quickly realizing that batteries play an extremely pivotal role for the future of the auto industry. The world’s second-largest maker of luxury cars has announced that over the course of 2010 and 2011, it will be spending $2.8 billion on both battery technology and green technologies.
“It shows that we have the commitment, not just to build show cars, but to bring hybrids, electric vehicles into large-scale production,” said Mercedes’ development chief Thomas Weber. Batteries, rather than engines, will Read More…
For those looking for new methods of eco-friendly transportation, the battery-powered bicycle that was released under Sanyo’s Eneloop label (yes, the same label under which Sanyo manufactures Wii charging stations and batteries) proved to be a legitimate alternative. Capable of traveling about 85km(about 53 miles) on a single charge, Sanyo sold roughly 350,000 of the CY-SPG226 battery-powered bike last year. The Japanese electronics manufacturer apparently wasn’t satisfied with those results however, as Sanyo has recently announced the pending release of an upgraded version of the e-bike. Read More…
When it comes to smartphone batteries, there’s always more you can do to ensure you’re getting the most that you can out of each and every charge. By controlling the device data connection and/or WiFi on your smartphone, JuiceDefender by Latedroid does exactly that.
The basic concept behind JuiceDefender is that by intelligently toggling wireless data and Wi-Fi on and off every so often, the battery on a smartphone using Android will be more likely to reach its optimal runtime. While it’s obviously these very capabilities that Read More…
“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 reportedly verified findings by Planar Energy that could lead to dramatic cost and performance improvements in large format batteries required for practical electric vehicles. Read More…
Even with the highly anticipated release of the Chevrolet Volt sitting just around the corner, the allure of heading a battery startup simply proved to be too much for one of the Volt’s most influential decision-makers to pass up. Denise Gray, director of global battery systems engineering at General Motors, has announced that she will leave the company on Friday, March 5, to take an unspecified position with an unidentified battery startup in California. Read More…
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This post was written by Megan P. on March 1, 2010
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