Batteries
Yogen Max Charges Laptops with Feet [Chargers]
The Yogen Max is a foot pedal laptop charger prototype that will fold up for easy travel, allowing you to run your laptop like an antique sewing machine. Of course, we all know that the human body cou ....... read more
11 hours ago
Remote Controlled Black Widow Spider Probably Won't Last Very Long [Remote Control Spider]
We figure this RC Black Widow Spider is good for maybe one, possibly two, good scares before a skittish family member offs it with a well-placed slipper to the head. But until then, you'll have second ....... read more
2 days ago
MacBook and MacBook Pro Take a Performance Dive While On AC Power Alone [Apple]
Laptop Batteries aren't the exactly the tortoises of the gadget world: they start out strong, then get weaker and weaker until eventually you can't even make it through an episode of 30 Rock on a full ....... read more
10 days ago
$1 Billion Electric Car Charging Grid Planned For San Francisco [Electric Cars]
In keeping with its progressive reputation, San Francisco is looking to pave the way for widespread electric vehicle adoption in the US. A Palo-Alto start-up called "Better Place" has received the gre ....... read more
11 days ago
Datel Lite Blue Tool Hacks the PSP 3000 With a Battery [PSP]
The Datel Lite Blue Tool looks to be the best option we've got at the moment for hacking the PSP 3000. It's essentially a smart battery that clones Sony lab equipment to put the PSP 2000 and PSP 3000 ....... read more
13 days ago
Hitachi Maxell iPod-Only Noise-Canceling Headphones Don't Need Batteries [Headphones]
These noise-cancelling headphones from Hitachi Maxell are unlike many previous similar types since they don't require separate power. Instead they connect to iPods via the dock connector, and can suck ....... read more
13 days ago
New Laptop Batteries to Last 8 Times Longer Than Current Crop [Laptops]
Researchers at Hanyang University in South Korea have developed new Lithium Batteries that can last a whopping eight times longer than today's models. They've achieved this by using cathode materials ....... read more
21 days ago
Febot Concept Recharges AA Batteries With Wind Power [Design]
Even though I haven't bought AA Batteries in quite some time now (USBCells still power my Wiimotes, the only things in the house that aren't Li-ion powered it seems), this concept for a quick and easy ....... read more
22 days ago
Don't Fear the Cheap Third-Party Laptop Battery [Dealzmodo Tip]
We've been giving you tons of ways to salvage your well-used gadgets as we weather the financiapocalypse, but one thing you can't hack your way out of is needing a new battery for your laptop. Eventua ....... read more
Fri,
07 Nov 2008
Psyclone TouchCharge Kit Energizes Xbox 360 Controllers Wirelessly [Xbox 360]
We've spotted WildCharge wireless charging kits before, but this new implementation in the Psyclone TouchCharge kit for Xbox 360 controllers might make the most sense. You load the 360 controller with ....... read more
Fri,
31 Oct 2008
Canon EOS 5D Mark II to Track Multiple Batteries [DSLRs]
We thought that we already knew just how glorious that Canon's $2,699 EOS 5D Mark II would be, but the camera has one trick up its sleeve that's more practical than another megapixel boost, or maybe e ....... read more
Sat,
25 Oct 2008
Panasonic Laptop Fuel Cell Delivers 20 Hours of Power With Highly Concentrated Methanol [Fuel Cell]
Panasonic's latest fuel cell breakthrough is the world's smallest designed for notebooks—270cc, about the same size as the existing lithium ones. They use highly concentrated methanol, similar t ....... read more
Mon,
20 Oct 2008
Mophie iPhone 3G Battery Extender Available For Preorder, Shipping This Month [Cellphones]
Mophie's wraparound battery extenders for the first iPhone provided some relief to incessant browsers and movie-watchers, and they're looking to adapt their "Juice Pack" to the even more anemic iPhone ....... read more
Wed,
15 Oct 2008
Aevex Gloves Self-Heat Using Hidden Lithium Batteries [Gloves]
Surprise, the reason your ski jacket doesn't have a heater in it is because nobody likes lugging around the car battery required to keep it running. But like many portable electronics, Aevex harnessed ....... read more
Mon,
13 Oct 2008
Energy Seed Concept Is Smart Way to Collect Spent Batteries [Design]
I threw away two Batteries yesterday. I know, I know—it's almost the same as chopping down like five old-growth oak trees or something, but it was just so damn easy. And what else are you gonna ....... read more
Fri,
10 Oct 2008
Silver-Zinc Batteries Coming in 2009 With 40% Better Run Time Than Lithium-Ion [Power Up]
Lithium-ion is, by far, the most common form of rechargeable battery found in today's mobile devices. However, a shift towards silver zinc may be looming on the horizon thanks to a new product in deve ....... read more
Tue,
07 Oct 2008
LG's HS102 Projector Has Divx Player Aboard, 2-Hour Battery [Projectors]
Projectors, unless they're of the mini- or HD-kind tend to have me thinking "meh..." apart from LG's new HS102. 'Cause though it has just 800 x 600 native resolution with switchable 4:3/16:9 ratios, i ....... read more
Wed,
01 Oct 2008
Ball of Batteries Re-Energizes Old Trash [Art]
By artist Michel de Broin, the Dead Star is a sculpture formed from Batteries at the end of their functional life. He explains, "Left to itself, the sculpture will slowly cool down since there is no l ....... read more
Fri,
26 Sep 2008
EVOLTA, the World's Longest-Lasting AA Alkaline Battery, Coming to the US [Power Up]
We first heard about the Guinness record-holding EVOLTA AA battery back in April, but at the time they were only available in Japan. However, Panasonic is bringing their new product to the States star ....... read more
Wed,
24 Sep 2008
Carbon Nanotube Supercapacitors May Replace Clunky Car Batteries [Supercapacitors]
Carbon nanotubes are one of the surprising new carbon supermaterials, and it looks like their application in supercapacitors may have a role in replacing clunky old car battery tech. Scientists at the ....... read more
Mon,
22 Sep 2008