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Apple, Sony Take Hit In Japan Over Faulty Laptop Batteries - Businessweek
for the second time in less than a week, japanese authorities want answers about overheating laptop batteries. this time, it’s apple computer in the hot seat. the ministry of economic trade and industry (japanese only) has ordered apple to ...
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Lithium-ion Battery Beater To Debut In 'major' Laptop Release
zpower's silver-zinc tech finally coming to market? left-field battery developer zpower has signed up a "major notebook computer" manufacturer, which will release a laptop fitted with its silver-zinc power packs next year.…
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Review: Orbit Mp3 Portable Speaker
if you’re on the go and in need of a little extra volume for your mp3 player, iphone, or laptop, check out the orbit mp3 portable speaker system from altec lansing. the orbit mp3 is designed to go anywhere and can play for up to 24 hours on 3 aaa batteries. it features a [...]
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Pentagon Contest Sparks Ideas For Better Batteries - Boston Globe
madison, wis.— the final phase of a high-stakes military contest began this week in the california desert as teams tested battery systems designed to be powerful enough to sustain soldiers' energy needs but light enough for them to wear on their ...
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Lithium Car Batteries: Don't Hold Your Breath - Msnbc
argonne national laboratory, illinois - vast improvements are needed to extend the life and lower the cost of lithium batteries before they can efficiently power vehicles, a u.s. government official who tracks high-power battery development said on ...
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Razer Proclick Mobile Laptop Mouse
razer pro solutions, best known for gaming mice such as the deathadder, has added a new wireless portable mouse to its lineup...
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German Methanol Unit Wins Pentagon Portable-power Prize
fuel-cell/battery combos sweep the rankings the us defence department has announced the winner of its "wearable power prize", a contest to develop a portable powerpack which could lessen the crippling load of batteries carried by modern soldiers. the $1m purse has been taken by us firm dupont, partnered with germany's sfc (smart fuel cell).…
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Lithium Battery For Many Vehicles Seen A Ways Off - Washington Post
argonne national laboratory, illinois (reuters) - vast improvements are needed to extend the life and lower the cost of lithium batteries before they can efficiently power vehicles, a u.s. government official who tracks high-power battery development ...
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Toshiba Recalls Batteries Due To Fire Risk - Zdnet Uk
according to reports on friday morning, toshiba is recalling 830,000 laptop batteries. as with previous recalls by apple, dell and most recently lenovo , toshiba's battery packs use lithium ion cells made by sony. toshiba representatives in the uk ...
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Toshiba's First Fuel Cell Coming In A Few Months
toshiba is close to launching its first commercial device based on a direct methanol fuel cell that promises fast recharging for portable electronics products.
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Eu Battery Rule May Zap Iphone, Blow Away Macbook Air
replace this the eu is readying a new set of directives that could spell trouble for apple's iphone and any other gadget that lacks an easily removable power pack.…
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New Hybrid Hard Drive Aims To Lighten Load For Laptop Batteries - Technewsworld
hybrid cars are all about energy efficiency, and seagate is using the hybrid approach to achieve similar ends in the hard drive space. the new momentus 5400 psd line for laptops uses a small flash drive to accommodate boot-up data, then draws from a ...
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The Laptop Crusade - Wired
yves béhar sits at a wide worktable on the lofted second floor of fuseproject, his san francisco design studio, surrounded by windows and whiteboards and nearly a dozen foam laptops. he is tall and tan, with a surfer’s mess of curls and the quiet ...
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10 Power-saving Myths Debunked
companies are finding themselves embroiled in a power crisis as they struggle to find ways to rein in soaring energy costs -- as well as do their part to address global climate change.
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Forget The Pump And Plug In
gerry malloy special to the star while gasoline or a gas/ethanol mix seem likely to remain the primary fuels for our automotive transportation in the near future, it is increasingly likely that the alternative fuel of choice will ultimately be electricity.
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Ieee To Revise Laptop Battery Standard - Mac Central
the institute of electrical and electronics engineers (ieee) announced today plans to revise its standard for laptop battery production. the organization — globally recognized as a standards-setting body — is doing so to “further safeguard the ...
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Virgin Atlantic Bans Use Of Apple, Dell Laptops - Zdnet Uk
virgin atlantic has banned the in-flight use of most dell and apple laptops, following recalls of thousands of batteries by both computer makers. the decision follows similar moves by qantas and korean air. only a small proportion of the laptops are ...
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Toshiba's First Fuel Cell Coming In A Few Months
toshiba is close to launching its first commercial device based on a direct methanol fuel cell that promises fast recharging...
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Wisconsin-based Rayovac Misses Out On $1 Million Prize
milwaukee — a team of wisconsin engineers was among the six finalists in a high-stakes military competition, but fell just short of the million-dollar top prize awarded saturday.
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Roanoke County's Schools Hit By Recall Of Dell Batteries - Roanoke Times
when it comes to area businesses affected by the recall of batteries for dell's laptop computers, a non-business is near the top of the list: roanoke county public schools. the county had purchased nearly 1,600 dell laptops for use by high school ...
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