Fuel Cell

Toshiba Displays Fuel Cell Batteries on a Laptop

Fuel cell batteries have a long way to go, but at least Toshiba is trying. At CEATEC in Japan, the company displayed one of the clunky prototypes mounted onto the bottom of a laptop. But just like any other technology in its infancy, it looked a bit clumsy. Too bad this fuel cell apparatus is…

Tech News Charlie White Oct 6

Suzuki Shows Off Prototype Fuel Cell Electric Wheelchair

Suzuki’s Mio, a prototype electric wheelchair with a fuel cell, can run more than 40 km (24 miles) on one charge of methanol. This translates into a longer travel range compared to the previous unit, the “Senior Car”. Other new features: large armrests, a handlebar with ball knobs, a mesh-fabric seat and a large LCD…

Gadgets Jason Chen Sep 27

Jalopnik G-G-Gadget Car: Hydrogen Driven Chevy Sequel and BMW Hydrogen 7

This week saw the introduction of two vastly different concept cars running engines powered by people love hydrogen and since that’s a pretty innovative deal, let’s take a moment and walk through the technology behind these two technological wonders-on-wheels, and the two diametrically opposite ways they address bringing hydrogen fuel cell power to the people.…

Gadgets Ray Wert Sep 14

Water-Powered Cars by 2009? Maybe.

Cars running on water? Here’s another group of scientists who say yes, it’s possible. Researchers from the University of Minnesota and Israel’s Weizman Institute of Science have figured out a way to use the element Boron to coax water into producing hydrogen gas. That, of course, is quite flammable and can be used to power…

Gadgets Charlie White Aug 7

Water-Powered Cellphones? Really?

We can tell you how to rescue a cellphone that’s been dunked in the water, but it’s a bit more difficult for us to explain how a cellphone can be powered by water. This fuel cell by Japan companies DoCoMo and Aquafairy can recharge a cellphone several times, and it’s a quarter of the size…

Tech News Charlie White Jul 18

H-Racer Toy Hydrogen Car

The H-Racer from Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies is a palm-sized toy hydrogen car with its own fuel cell refueling station that creates hydrogen fuel by combining solar power and water. Watch the blinking lights and the hydrogen bubbling up in your little fuel station, and then dispense a tiny amount of hydrogen fuel into the…

Gadgets Charlie White May 19

Working Prototype: GM Hy-Wire Concept

General Motors has been toying with hydrogen fuel cells and the drive-by-wire concept for many years, but take a look at the video below and you’ll notice that the company actually has a working prototype. GM calls this Hy-Wire vehicle the first drivable concept car to use hydrogen fuel cell and by-wire technology. Maybe now…

Gadgets Charlie White May 10

Jadoo: Supplier of Fuel Cells to the Stars

Broadcast camerapeople are like soldiers on a battlefield, and they need batteries that won’t let them down under fire. That’s why they’ve been some of the first adopters of fuel cells, and Jadoo Power has been supplying them with this technology for the past two years. At the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) trade show…

Gadgets Charlie White Apr 19

Casio Creates Breakthrough Fuel Cell

Here is a tantalizing piece of news from Japanese newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun, reporting that Casio has created a fuel cell that can run up to 20 hours on a single charge (earlier Casio prototype shown here). To accomplish the feat, Casio reportedly used solid polymer fuel cells, making the device 90% smaller than any…

Gadgets Charlie White Apr 7

UltraCell Demos XX25 Micro Fuel Cell

The day where you can say goodbye to lame laptop batteries draws near, as a preproduction unit of the UltraCell XX25 micro fuel cell system was demonstrated at the Intel Developer Forum. The power source s methanol fuel can keep a laptop going for two days. These fuel cells are hot-swappable, too, so they could…

Gadgets Charlie White Mar 8

More Fuel Cell Info for Portable Stuff

Last week we told you how Panasonic was working on a smaller, Direct Methanol Fuel Cell system to power portable electronics, but there’s more going on out there in this category than we thought. Take the fuel cells from Medis Technology, which use borohydride alkaline solutions instead of the Methanol. For under $20, these disposable…

Tech News Tgrumet Jan 16

Notebook Fuel Cells To Go Mass Market

Haven’t we all wanted our own personal fuel cell at one time or another? LG thinks so, and plans on making it a reality by commercializing 25W power supplies based on direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC) technology. The product will have a base unit and a removable fuel cartridge, all weighing less than 1kg. And…

Tech News Johnb Sep 29

Water Burns Cleaner: Hydrogen Generator

Is Hydrogen the new hybrid? That s what Canadian inventor Joe Williams Sr. wants you to believe. Williams has created a hydrogen generator for cars about the size of a typical DVD player. Simply connect up this box to your existing gas-guzzler and once the hydrogen mixes into the engine, it will burn cleaner, reduce…

Gadgets Coinop Sep 20

DAP Delights for September 16

Today’s DAP headlines: The export-hungry company of Mpio/Digitalway comes up with two new players: the FY-700 and FL-400. Gateway seems to be ready to throw in the towel, DAP-technically speaking. In more uplifting news, Toshiba introduced two fuel cell DAPs – be sure to keep some methanol handy at all times. Closing the rows today…

Tech News Johnb Sep 16

Be the ENV of Your Friends

The first thing that popped in my head when I saw these bikes were the Spy vs. Spy characters in MAD Magazine… y’know, ’cause of the angular headlamps and the black and white color scheme… Yes, I’m a dork. Let’s move on. Despite my weird imagination, this ENV motorbike by Intelligent Energy does look pretty…

Tech News Gizmogo Aug 26

Toshiba Displays Fuel Cell Batteries on a Laptop

Suzuki Shows Off Prototype Fuel Cell Electric Wheelchair

Jalopnik G-G-Gadget Car: Hydrogen Driven Chevy Sequel and BMW Hydrogen 7

Water-Powered Cars by 2009? Maybe.

Water-Powered Cellphones? Really?

H-Racer Toy Hydrogen Car

Working Prototype: GM Hy-Wire Concept

Jadoo: Supplier of Fuel Cells to the Stars

Casio Creates Breakthrough Fuel Cell

UltraCell Demos XX25 Micro Fuel Cell

More Fuel Cell Info for Portable Stuff

Notebook Fuel Cells To Go Mass Market

Water Burns Cleaner: Hydrogen Generator

DAP Delights for September 16

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