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A DC-based culture is growing.
Blog Comment This one runs on NiMH batteries. It would improve with NiMH batteries, though. Well, looks like Sir Brian Catt considers my poor fact analyses below his dignity to respond. And there were no comments from anyone else.
[August 4, 2007, 9:40]
A DC-based culture is growing.
Blog Comment Now the NiMH and Li-ion can do the same from a smaller size and weight. Li-ion batteries are too expensive yet, but the NiMH are sold at reasonable prices. A set of 4 NiMH AA-size batteries of 2.5 Ah each can maintain 4.8 volts during 80% of their...
[July 23, 2007, 5:28]
AJP notebook steps into 200MHz ring
News The unit runs on an NiMH battery offering one and a half hours, and has a removable floppy disk which can be replaced with a Duracell NiMH battery giving three additional hours. The AJP 6200 with 32Mb RAM, 1Gb hard drive, 12.1-inch dual-scan 800 x...
[November 12, 1996, 10:36]
A DC-based culture is growing.
Blog Comment We will use portable lamps on small batteries (NiMH, Li-ion, whatever more efficient) with enough light flux to compete with incandescent and CFLs. An acid-lead battery with 18 Ah rating weighs several kilograms, while the NiMH batteries just 270...
[July 9, 2007, 20:42]
A DC-based culture is growing.
Blog Comment Oh and while we're on about it, DO remember that charging a NiMH cell is a rather inefficient process - which is why they get so hot even when charged over a few hours. Also, when you combine the fact that you are making your assumptions on the...
[October 3, 2007, 5:14]
Safety of fast-charging batteries
Talkback I've got some 15 miniute NiMH batteries, which come with a very beefy charger that has a fan capable of floating an elephant in a tutu. They work fine: I understand (but have never checked! that they've got current limiters and fuses built-in.
[May 22, 2009, 11:17]
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]
Creative Nomad Jukebox
Downloads This new feature reconditions your NiMH batteries so that it improves the performance of the battery life for use on your Nomad Jukebox. This is the latest release of Creative Jukebox Firmware for users running Mac OS 8.6 and above.
[August 15, 2001, 1:59]
New battery technology promises quarter-hour charge
News The new technology is based on existing nickel metal hydride (NiMH) chemistry -- the most widespread in general use -- but adds in-battery monitoring and a new basic design. Like all rechargeables, they self-discharge when not in use -- around 5 to...
[March 19, 2002, 17:44]
Belkin MediaPilot Wireless Keyboard
Downloads Provides long operation life using NiMH (Nickel Metal Hydride) batteries. Belkin MediaPilot Wireless Keyboard:The feature-packed keyboard comes with powerful software that lets you program up to 96 unique multimedia, office, software, and gaming...
[July 28, 2004, 8:00]
Mobile phones for your business review
Reviews Look for phones that use a lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery rather than a nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH) one. Li-ion batteries weigh less and provide 10 to 20 percent better performance than their NiMH counterparts.
[June 21, 2004, 12:35]
Brother aims notebook at faithful followers
News The Brother Expression costs £1,700 + VAT for a 120MHz Pentium-based model with 8Mb RAM, 810Mb removable hard drive, 11.3-inch dual-scan screen, six-speed CD-ROM drive, and removable NiMH battery. A 133MHz model is also available, and there is the...
[December 5, 1996, 16:24]
Battery Meter
Downloads This value can be configured to display the absolute battery voltage or the battery level in percent.Furthermore the whole battery handling of the Palm can be switched between alkaline, NiCd, rechargeable alkaline (only on OS 3.3), NiMH and...
[September 8, 2000, 8:00]
Dead iPod syndrome - no volt found?
Talkback You may not be aware that some devices such as DECT phones have turned away from custom battery packs to standard NiMH AAA batteries. 1.mAh means that when you draw current at the recommended rate, usually 10% of the battery capacity (in this case...
[January 18, 2004, 13:22]
Bluetooth add-on coming to Palm V
News The Waveclip is powered by rechargeable NiMH batteries that the company claims provide more than ten hours of use. A Singapore-based company plans to release a Bluetooth add-on for the Palm V series in May.
[March 22, 2001, 8:34]
Digital Wallet review
Reviews There's a Type II PC Card slot and a CompactFlash adapter for uploading digital camera images, MP3 files or whatever; a mono LCD screen for navigating and displaying the Motorola ColdFire-driven control software; a six-pack of rechargeable NiMH...
[January 1, 2001, 23:00]
Nuggets: Epson's feature packed image collector
News It comes with NiMH batteries and recharger, an 8MB CompactFlash card and a software package that includes Adobe PageMill, Presto! Second digital camera of the day, this time from Epson . The PhotoPC 850z heads straight to the top of Epson's range.
[November 8, 1999, 14:25]
A DC-based culture is growing.
Blog Comment Next I will build a prototype that repeats the demo out of 4 AA-size NiMH batteries, which will last about 8 hours delivering 700 mA. Take a look at this demonstration: http://br.youtube.com/watch? v=nkDPOER1Qe8
[July 12, 2007, 2:43]
Dead iPod syndrome - no volt found?
Talkback It's very possible - I have a hand-held radio transceiver that has a lithium battery as standard, but will also take an AA battery pack that works with NiMH or alkalines. Kurt - no, at some point there'll be a nice standard battery technology that...
[January 14, 2004, 10:07]
Apple unveils new generation of Newton portables
News It is based on a 160MHz processor and will run for three to six weeks on four AA batteries or a NiMh battery pack. Apple this week finally announced its mobile eMate 300 'Shay' computer and MessagePad 2000 after a barrage of press speculation and...
[October 29, 1996, 11:35]
