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Sony Hybrid Fuel Cell Delivers 14 Hours of Cellphone Video, Will Arrive "Soon"

Sony's new hybrid fuel cell 1.2 x 2-inch battery prototype has managed to keep the juice flowing to a cellular video broadcast for 14 consecutive hours off of 10mL of methanol. The micro fuel cell system uses methanol as fuel and is complemented with a Li-polymer secondary battery to help it deal with electronic peak loads. And according to the R&D team behind it, it may arrive to your gadgets "soon." More »

3:00 PM on Sat May 3 2008
By Elaine Chow
5,585 views, 17 comments

fuel cells

DOT Says Fuel Cells Can Fly; FAA Still Afraid They Might Fry

The US DOT has approved transportation of methanol fuel cell cartridges in your baggage and carry-on luggage, according to one fuel-cell maker. If you're lucky enough to own a fuel-cell system, you'll definitely be able to fly with it come October, when the ruling goes into effect. But this ruling only allows you to carry the cells, not use them on the plane. I looked into it, and the FAA, a division of the DOT, is still apparently evaluating the fire hazards associated with in-flight operation. More »

9:23 AM on Thu May 1 2008
By Wilson Rothman
1,492 views, 16 comments

Latest by Jack: @Guy-Fawkes: It's not as much of a control of citizenry thing as you might think. Take the prohibition on laptop usage during take-off and landing. Most users of laptops would put it on the tray table which must be in more »

cellphones

Samsung Water-Powered Cellphone On the Way

We heard about the remote possibility of water-powered cellphones over a year ago, but now Samsung has actually developed one. The company announced a micro fuel cell and hydrogen generator that will be capable of powering small electronics such as cellphones for 10 hours on nothing but good old water. More »

5:00 PM on Fri Oct 12 2007
By Charlie White
8,235 views, 29 comments

Latest by Travis Hudson, MWW Group on behalf of Samsung: @fastm3driver: Because you would then complain about the phone being to thick, or like a bulky brick. It is a lose-lose situation when it comes to battery life. more »

gadgets

Fuel Cell Beverage Heater Keeps Your Coffee Drinkable

Nothing is worse than having a hot cup of coffee turn into a chilly mug of awful without you realizing it, only to take a shocking sip an hour after you've gotten to work and need another caffeine boost. Enter the Fuel Cell Beverage Heater. More »

3:40 PM on Wed Jun 13 2007
By Adam Frucci
1,959 views, 6 comments

gadgets

CES 2007: Jadoo Fuel Cell Technology are Next-Gen Generators

Next week at CES Jadoo Power will be showing off their hot, hot fuel cell battery technology for all to see. They've got their XRT adapter, basically a generator that runs on fuel cells, and then their N-Stor and N-Gen fuel cell canisters to give it the juice. More »

12:39 PM on Thu Jan 4 2007
By Adam Frucci
511 views, 7 comments

cellphones

Fuel Cell Cellphone Charger: Goes Great with Your Prius

We might not be seeing fuel cell cars anytime soon, but at least we'll be able to use the technology to power some of our stuff. Like cell phones, for example. More »

11:21 AM on Mon Dec 4 2006
By www.gizmodo.com
1,696 views, 7 comments

gadgets

Maxell Aluminum Fuel Cell

Maxell, a company that once made audio tapes so special and so cool that you only recorded your band on them exclusively and then, like, sent the tape around to all kinds of labels, like exclusively because it was so professional, has created an aluminum fuel cell that runs on water. According to the bastardized translation, it should produce about 10W of power using standard materials and turns water into hydrogen which then powers a standard fuel cell. More »

12:14 PM on Tue Apr 25 2006
By johnb
426 views, 3 comments

Latest by Plasmafire: Cool put about 25 of these together and I could power my computer on water, or put 6 of these together for just about enough electricity to power a lightbulb. more »

laptops

Antig's Fuel Cells For Laptops Showing At CeBIT Next Week

Taiwan's Antig Technology and AVC Corp will be showing off a fuel cell for laptops at next week's CeBIT Trade Show. They're saying their fuel cell is production-ready and can go into laptops by the second half of this year. More »

4:50 PM on Thu Mar 2 2006
By gizmodo.com
372 views, 6 comments

gadgets

Honda FCX Fuel Cell Vehicle to Go Into Production

Honda announced it will began building a new fuel cell vehicle, with the first Honda FCX model hydrogen-powered fuel cell car rolling off the assembly line within three or four years. Along with unique ways of arranging the fuel cells within the vehicle, Honda also dreamed up an idea for obtaining the hydrogen necessary to fuel this baby. More »

1:45 PM on Tue Feb 7 2006
By Charlie White
2,485 views, 21 comments

portable media

Well Believe When We See It: Samsungs Tiny Fuel Cell


Is it real? Samsung announced it has developed a prototype of a fuel cell that can be used in PDAs and portable multimedia players. This fuel cell technology works by converting methanol fuel into hydrogen which is combined with oxygen in a seemingly magic process that [insert miracle here] results in energy and heat, with water as a byproduct. In this case, that energy powers a 1.5-watt multimedia player that Samsung said can run up to four hours on one fuel cartridge. Samsung said it plans to bring these fuel cells onto the commercial market by 2007 or 2008. The company also mentioned another fuel cell for multimedia players that's in the pipeline that may be able to run for 10 hours on a single cartridge. This is not the first fuel cell announcement we've heard from Samsung, where last November the company boasted of a 15-hour battery life for a fuel cell it said it had developed for use in laptops. Announcements are one thing; let's see some working products. I'm just wondering, if these devices ever do make it to market, will the TSA let you carry these things on board aircraft? More »

3:50 PM on Thu Feb 2 2006
By Charlie White
669 views, 4 comments

Latest by dumbassbusters: That isnt the real question. direct methanol fuel cells dont convert MeOH to H2 for use in a fuel cell (although reformer based ones do as you mentioned), its done directly on the catalyst. Carbon dioxide is just effused into more »

portable media

Panasonic Digs In for Recyclable Energy

I always like to hear more about fuel cells and Panasonic came out with some good news on this front with its announcement of a new fuel supply method, that would halve the size of current fuel cells—perfect for powering portable devices. Called the Direct Methanol Fuel Cell system, the cell itself is 400cc (24 cubic inches), about the size of a soda can, with an average output of 13 watts, a peak output of 20 watts, and low weight. This bodes well for carrying around and charging things like laptops (which could get up to 20 hours of runtime!). It was demo'd at CES, so let's cross our fingers that we'll actually see it sometime soon. More »

11:42 AM on Wed Jan 11 2006
By tgrumet
172 views, Comment

gadgets

Blue LED Inventor May Have Created Water-Based Fuel Cells

I have Shuji Nakamara to thank for the cool blue LEDs that have adorned my fancy modded PC, and now it sounds like he may offer yet another reason for me to heap praise on the guy. The inventor of blue LEDs along with a Tokyo University team have successfully created hydrogen from water using galium nitride crystals and electrolysis. While the conversion was tiny, this could apparently lead to the creation of water-based fuel cells. According to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper in Japan, the conversion efficiency need only be raised to over 20 percent before the technique can be commercialized. Definitely cooler than the blue LEDs. And I won't get in trouble for peeing on my keyboard. More »

10:20 AM on Fri Oct 28 2005
By gizmogo
579 views, 4 comments

Latest by Stealth43: ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGHHH For the last Bloody time, Hydrogen is not dangerous! I dont know how else to say it. Oxygen and Gasoline are both more volatile. The Hidenburg did NOT explode, contrary to popular belief. The aluminum paint caught fire. more »

portable media

Canon Invests in Fuel Cell Future

As portable electronics become more accessible, prolonging battery life is the number one industry problem. Whether its cellphones, laptops or digital cameras, we've all been caught holding dead pieces of equipment, wishing we had some extra juice. To assuage this, Canon has announced that it will begin developing tiny fuel cells that will eventually replace conventional batteries for its printers and digital cameras. Canon's new system would take hydrogen straight from a refillable cartridge, making it more environmentally friendly. The company is also looking into replacing LCDs with Organic Light-Emitting Diodes that it will produce in-house. Other companies diligently working on fuel cell technology include technology include Toshiba, NEC and Hitachi. More »

2:40 PM on Tue Oct 25 2005
By tgrumet
125 views, Comment