You just never know what you’ll see next on Yanko Design….
The latest gadget comes from designer Kyung Guk Lee. It’s called the e-rope, and it will help you charge your AA batteries while you skip your way to a healthier life.
Understanding all of the different battery chemistries that exist and what the pros and cons are of each can be a daunting task for many. In regards to laptop batteries, however, there are two that everyone should become familiar with as they are far and away the most commonly used by laptop manufacturers: Nickel Metal [...]
The more time you spend on your laptop, the more you’ll appreciate and understand the importance of its battery life. The truth is, regardless of how much your laptop is capable of, it’s only as good as the battery that keeps it powered. With that in mind, here are 6 very important things you should [...]
If you’ve ever had to purchase a battery for your laptop (which is probably every single person who has owned one), chances are you’ve come across certain terms that made little or no sense to you at all. In fact, some would even say that laptop batteries essentially have a language of their own.
For those [...]
We’re all familiar with mashed, baked and french fried potatoes….but a spud-powered battery?
Yissum Research Development Company Ltd., the technology transfer arm of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, recently unveiled a solid organic electric battery that runs on treated potatoes. This simple, sustainable, robust device can potentially provide an immediate inexpensive solution to electricity needs in [...]
It appears that a dead battery has been listed among the myriad of factors that initiated the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Reports from global oil company BP PLC this past Thursday said its costs for fighting a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have risen by $100 million in three [...]
Forget 3, 4, or even 5 day battery life for cellular phones. If Intel delivers on a new promise, it could mean as much as ten days of standby on smartphones, as well as two days of audio playback.
As noted by xIntelecom, An Atom-based platform, known as ‘Moorestown’, has been announced by the firm, [...]
What to do when the wind dies and the sun goes down has always been the major obstacle standing in front of the widespread use of solar and wind energy. Batteries designed to store these renewable energies are continually evolving however, as evidenced by the Aide Solar battery for solar energy storage. Aide Solar unveiled [...]
While it’s a technology that has been around for well over a century, electrowetting is having a significant impact on a gadget that’s as modern as it gets. By applying the electrowetting process to the screens of their e-books, the Dutch company Liquavista has a product that is said to be faster, more colorful, and [...]
Windows 7 Battery Bar is a tiny application for Windows 7 that displays the battery status in the taskbar. Although there are several free tools available to view battery status, this tool stands out because it’s portable and fully customizable.
The tool lets you customize battery status color and taskbar text. Windows 7 Battery Bar is [...]
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