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Charge with the Wind: iFan for iPhone
“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 [...]
Widespread Use of Solar Power Closer to Reality? M.I.T. Thinks So
The longstanding knock on solar energy, and it’s a significant one, is that it can’t be stored and essentially needs to be instantly used or lost forever. According to M.I.T., that may be about to change.
Love It or Hate It?: Battery-Powered Spy Camera Shirt
This could end up both solving AND causing a lot of problems….. The Electronic Spy Camera T-shirt recently featured on ThinkGeek.com will definitely generate some interest. This snazzy-looking shirt comes with a built-in spy camera that’s controlled by a small black box that fits in your pocket. And while it does seem like this could [...]
Going Green: Coffee Powers HumansCoffee Powers Humans, So Why Not Batteries?
Where o’ where would the world be without coffee? Coffee is used by millions, if not billions of people everyday to help get things moving. And with an ever-increasing awareness of the need for products that can qualify as ‘sustainable’, the properties that make coffee such a desirable beverage are being used in other applications. [...]
Green-Power Partnership: Johnson Controls Inc. and Hitachi Join Forces
With a mutual directive to develop and manufacture batteries that are eco-friendly, cost competitive, and high performing; the U.S.-based battery maker Johnson Controls Inc. and Japanese electronics giant Hitachi are teaming up. “To truly build a successful advanced energy storage industry, it’s going to require significant ongoing efforts across the entire spectrum of the business, [...]
Added Features on Nintendo 3DS Take Toll on Battery Life
It’s a fairly simple concept- Adding more features to a particular device increases the amount of energy required to properly function. And it’s exactly why the Nintendo 3DS is facing questions about its battery life as it comes closer to the February 26, 2011 launch date. In a recent Conference Q&A with Nintendo investors, Nintendo [...]
‘Pimp Your Evo Contest’ Offers Up Free HTC Evo Battery Covers
The rise of Social Media has offered up plenty of new opportunities for businesses to send out their message. Contests have especially become popular, as companies throughout the world seize every chance they can get to garner interest in their products. A cool Social Media contest currently taking place is being put on by talkandroid.com. [...]
Love It or Hate It?: Lithium Ion Battery-Powered Pot
When fire is lacking, the lithium ion battery-powered pot by designer Michal Podobyck looks like a very viable alternative.
RECALL: Chuck E. Cheese Pulls Toys Due to Button-Battery Ingestion Hazard
The risk of small children ingesting button batteries has prompted the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada to recently announce a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. As always, knowledge of the batteries being used in you child’s toys and how to [...]
