Tuesday, March 5, 2002
Casio Adds Life to Mobile Devices
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 06:50 PM
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,87324,00.asp
Three cheers for fuel cells! There are several companies working on them, but they're all two years away still. I know that the two years will pass quickly, but I want more power now! Casio apparently has 120 patents on fuel cell technology, so it looks like they could be the first company to deliver the technology to us. Imagine being able to use your Pocket PC for a week or two without having to worry about re-charging. It would be just like a Palm - only it wouldn't suck as much. ;-)
"Casio Computer has developed a more efficient fuel-cell technology for mobile devices, the company said Tuesday. Using Casio's newly developed fuel cell, a notebook PC will run for 20 hours, compared to five hours using a re-chargeable lithium-ion battery, says Akira Watanabe, a spokesperson for Casio. The company plans to include the fuel cell in its mobile products, including notebook PCs, digital still cameras, PDAs, and cell phones, by 2004, he says." Source: Alex Kac.
Three cheers for fuel cells! There are several companies working on them, but they're all two years away still. I know that the two years will pass quickly, but I want more power now! Casio apparently has 120 patents on fuel cell technology, so it looks like they could be the first company to deliver the technology to us. Imagine being able to use your Pocket PC for a week or two without having to worry about re-charging. It would be just like a Palm - only it wouldn't suck as much. ;-)
"Casio Computer has developed a more efficient fuel-cell technology for mobile devices, the company said Tuesday. Using Casio's newly developed fuel cell, a notebook PC will run for 20 hours, compared to five hours using a re-chargeable lithium-ion battery, says Akira Watanabe, a spokesperson for Casio. The company plans to include the fuel cell in its mobile products, including notebook PCs, digital still cameras, PDAs, and cell phones, by 2004, he says." Source: Alex Kac.
