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Uptake of solar-charged mobile devices 'limited'
News Solar or photovoltaic technology in mobile computing devices is still impeded by performance and price issues, and is not likely to entirely replace batteries anytime soon, according to analysts. Due to their power limitations, integrated solar...
[August 18, 2009, 8:39]
Sony singed by Dell battery recall
News Shares in Sony closed down 1.2 percent lower in trading on the Nikkei share index in Japan yesterday, when the overall index rose by about 1.6 percent, after Dell's recall of 4.1 million batteries was announced.
[August 16, 2006, 13:35]
No Sony battery recall for Japan's PC makers
Talkback I thought that these batteries are approved for safety by various certification bodies. I am very suprised to learn that ruputable manufacturers like Sony and Dell have product safety issues. I guess these marks are meanining less for manufacturers...
[September 1, 2006, 11:08]
Battery Panel
Downloads If your handheld supports user changeable batteries (Alkaline, NiCad), the battery type can be chosen. Battery Panel is a system preference panel which displays the current battery settings. Also the warning and critical (shut off) voltages can be...
[March 19, 2001, 7:00]
Batteria
Downloads Shows the total capacity of Titanium/iBook batteries in Ampere Hours.
[February 10, 2004, 7:00]
Acer widens notebook screen
Talkback Obviously those junker car batteries can be remanufactured into laptops. I was especially impressed by the 1 hour battery life.
[March 4, 2004, 11:05]
Get your facts straight
Talkback This lawsuit has absolutely nothing to do with the battery problem or the battery recall or the exploding laptops (exploding batteries in laptops actually). 1. The issue here is poor design and inadequate cooling causing the motherboard to overheat...
[January 16, 2007, 15:59]
TimeLeft
Downloads It monitors your laptop battery and UPS batteries (connected to serial, USB or Ethernet) in real time. A little battery icon is displayed on your desktop (as a desktop picture, no menu bar, no dock icon), giving informations (time remaining...
[May 21, 2004, 8:00]
myWallet
Downloads Beside meetings, the snooze function of the alarm clock and always-empty batteries, we in the western world suffer the most from the unmanageable surge of passwords, pins, tans, puks and access-codes.
[September 23, 2009, 20:02]
batterystat
Downloads batterystat is a commandline tool that you can use to get information on the status of your batteries. Based on the same code as the powerful application MiniBatteryLogger, it is an essential tool for system administrators and bash scripters...
[June 20, 2008, 8:00]
the PsiXda - at last a real computer in your pocket?
Blog Comment Totally the wrong OS and processor for this sort of job, and batteries. From what I've seen it is a retrograde step :( The original Psion ran on standard primary cells obtainable anywhere in the world, and they seemed to last forever.
[December 9, 2009, 8:23]
Robo Snake 3D
Downloads Collect batteries to power more expansion units and try to stay alive. Robo Snake 3D is a classic game where you can crawl up on bridges above yourself or beneath yourself in tunnels. There are several different levels to choose between.
[March 23, 2009, 4:13]
Practical tips for building SOHO networks
Talkback If you have mains wiring installed (most SOHO sites unless using laptop batteries) all you need is a plug at ecah power outlet and your network is installed. By far the quickest and easiest method is to use Homeplugs.
[October 5, 2006, 13:50]
Plastics recycling.... the bane of ewaste
Blog Unlike all other components of weee (cases, circuit boards, cables and even backup batteries) which can have recoverable materials with residual value, plastics are of such low value that large quantities are needed to really generate interest on...
[September 13, 2008, 10:17]
iPhone mania - nuff already
Blog No matter what the hardware is or isn't, whether it has two batteries or one battery or Steorn's Magic Magnet Ju-Ju Rotato-Potato sucking juice from the very fabric of space and time, whether it's white, black or sky-blue pink.it doesn't matter.
[December 11, 2006, 9:33]
Samsung SGH-Z107 & O2 3G review
Reviews The Z107 is supplied with two batteries, one slightly thicker than the other and with a higher capacity. Design The Samsung SGH-Z107 is a clamshell phone that, were it not for the protruding antenna, would feel very small and neat in the pocket.
[April 27, 2005, 10:25]
Logitech Cordless MouseMan Optical review
Reviews Battery life has long been the obstacle to this union, and Logitech teamed up with Agilent Technologies to produce a low power consumption sensor that Logitech claims will keep the MouseMan running for three months with two AA batteries (included).
[November 1, 2002, 10:19]
Dead iPod syndrome - no volt found?
Talkback I've got equipment that can take a LiIon pack, a NiMH pack or AA batteries (primary or secondary). Buzzy: There are lots of options available to Apple - and other - makers. You can swap the battery packs to suit: electronically it's not difficult...
[January 13, 2004, 8:59]
Wireless Sensor Networks for Surveillance Applications - A Comparative Survey of MAC Protocols
White Papers These sensor nodes depend on batteries for energy, which get depleted at a fast rate because of the computation and communication operations these nodes have to perform. Wireless sensor nodes are made up of small electronic devices which are...
[December 8, 2009, 23:00]
Any recommendations for road-tested laptops?
Blog Comment We like the Samsung Q40, which is slim and lightweight (~1.2kg) and pretty well featured -- it has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G/HSDPA integrated and comes with 2 batteries (although the RAM limit is 1.5GB and the optical drive is external).
[June 4, 2007, 13:16]
