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Toshiba touts slimmer, stronger batteries
News It has taken the consumer's desire for ever-slimmer gadgets to get the juices flowing in the battery industry. IBM has discussed using polymer battery technologies. Ritch Russ, director of Toshiba's battery division, said Ericsson is using the...
[February 13, 2001, 13:49]
Bright future for notebooks and pagers
News Notebook manufacturers are tinkering with ways to incorporate two-way messaging that works continuously while laptop computers are in a battery-conserving sleep state. With an interactive pager built in, notebook owners would be able to exchange...
[March 28, 2001, 12:34]
CES: Motorola cranks out new power play
News Cell phone maker Motorola, searching for high-tech ways to extend battery life, will soon offer a method that smacks of kids' toys and Model T cars: wind-up. Cranking the generator produces electricity, which can be used to charge the phone's...
[January 8, 2002, 14:13]
Sony: Apple and Dell recalls are the last
News Sony and PC makers scrambled on Thursday to reassure customers that the latest battery recall involving Apple would be the last. Just about every major PC company uses Sony's battery cells in a portion of their notebook batteries.
[August 25, 2006, 8:30]
Wind-up phone charger lands in UK
News If you've ever had your mobile's battery go flat miles away from the nearest mains socket, your problem is solved. Unlike previous models, Summit is no larger than equivalent battery-powered radios. Instead, the devices use a directly wound...
[July 17, 2002, 14:51]
Kai's Start Screen
Downloads View:Analog Clock, Calendar, Memory, 4x Memory cards, Battery status in %, Battery live left, Appointments and Tasks of today and any days, Mail statistic. Turn Off at once per software-button or Turn Off in Windows XP look and feel with softreset...
[November 27, 2002, 7:00]
Sharp displays Mira-style smart screen
News The $1,500 (£932) Sharp Aquos LC-1C5l1 TV houses a rechargeable lithium-ion battery which can run up to three hours with a dimmed screen, or two hours at normal brightness. Sharp's attempt at a mobile, battery operated screen echoes that of...
[May 9, 2003, 8:40]
FullPower
Downloads FullPower is a tool to control battery threshold value on PalmOS 5 devices. To quit the "long battery" mode just soft reset the device. To set a low threshold, launch the program and tweak the "Shutdown Voltage" value.
[October 9, 2005, 8:00]
The best ultraportable of its era
Member Review That means that it doesn't get the amazing battery life of its successors and its a bit larger and heavier. What it lacks (mine anyway) is built-in wireless and the flexibility of a second battery. The ThinkPad X22 is a pre-Centrino ultralight laptop.
[August 21, 2006, 14:44]
Slim iPod to hold more songs
News Apple Computer has created a fourth-generation iPod that offers a slimmer case, click-wheel navigation and significantly improved battery life. The battery in the new iPod is said to offer 12 hours of battery life, up from an 8-hour rating for the...
[July 19, 2004, 8:45]
PalmOne boosts handheld memory and cuts prices
News PalmOne introduced a handheld computer on Monday that keeps a grip on data even when the battery runs down, as part of a revamp of its mobile-device line-up which will include widespread price cuts. Inside, it will have a high-end Intel XScale...
[October 4, 2004, 17:55]
Can a monkey save my iPhone?
Blog Becoming increasingly frustrated with my iPhone's battery life I am turning to the only thing a man in a fix can count on - a monkey - and not just any monkey - this one is a Power Monkey. I should really trade it in for something more practical...
[October 3, 2008, 18:03]
3M Micro Professional Projector MPro110 review
Reviews There's been a lot of talk recently about 'pico' projectors — small, battery-powered units that promise convenient 'project anywhere, anytime' functionality. According to 3M, this device can project 'clearly' to a screen size of 50in.across the...
[March 12, 2009, 8:02]
iStatus System Monitor New v.3.3 - WM 5.0 Ready!
Downloads iStatus System Monitor is designed as Today Screen Plugin helping you to follow the Remaining battery life, free memory, brightness controlling and very nice Launcher bar. Display of main battery level or charging status.
[October 7, 2002, 8:00]
BatteryWatch
Downloads DescriptionBatteryWatch is a Today Screen Battery Monitor. This gives you a continuous readout on your battery, without hogging valuable Today Screen space.FeaturesToday System Tray Battery Meter without taking up Valuable Today Screen Space Choice...
[December 28, 2001, 7:00]
The screen is excellent
Member Review I have a problem with a loose battery, it shakes around in its bay, despite it being locked in properly -- a small niggle, but not what I expected at this price. I still have to send it to Sony for repair, not sure what they can do though --either...
[January 20, 2004, 10:04]
MyBattery for iPhone
Downloads MyBattery for iPhone is the only battery app that displays battery in percentage. It instantly retrieves the current percentage of battery life and remaining time for key activities on your iPhone or iPod Touch.
[November 26, 2009, 2:43]
System Information
Downloads OS version, battery info, processor type, screen resolution, etc. Main System Information SupportedOS Version Serial Number User NameBattery Kind Battery PercentBattery Voltage Processor ModelProcessor RevisionMemory StorageScreen WidthScreen...
[January 3, 2006, 7:00]
The next generation of smartphone
Member Review Handles so much better than my original SPV -- battery problems yes, but it's because of a mishandling in the programming of the storage card handler. Remove it (and the plastic dummy) and battery life will vastly improve.
[January 22, 2004, 13:07]
Radioactive laptops? Perhaps not...
Blog Here's a story that's doing the rounds on the blogs - Scientists Invent 30 Year Continuous Power Laptop Battery. As with every radioactive system, it has a half-life depending on the isotope; tritium's half-life is around twelve years, so every...
[October 2, 2007, 12:09]
