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**hnelson59** · 09-17-05, 04:28 PM

Toshiba Integrates Prototypes Fuel Cell Into Mobile Audio Players

Now this is what I'm talking about! Lots of play time here - 35 to 60 hours. This would be a welcome addition to the handheld world where we all clamor for longer battery life - let's face it, the biggest drawback to the X50v has and will continue to be the minimal battery life. It will be interesting to see if this technology does find its way into the handheld market. I certainly hope it does. And how much will concentrated methanol cost anyway? :)

"Toshiba Corporation has developed two prototype direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) units and begun tests to validate their operation with mobile audio players. Each unit integrates the DMFC that Toshiba announced in June 2004 as the smallest ones available.

The new fuel cell units have an output power of 100mW and 300mW and have been applied to a flash-memory-based digital audio player and an HDD-based digital audio player, respectively"

You can check out the entire article on Geekzone by clicking here.

09-17-05, 04:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
hnelson59 Blogger Uber Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Leesburg, FL Posts: 2,203 Device: LG Rumor Carrier: Sprint Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Toshiba Integrates Prototypes Fuel Cell Into Mobile Audio Players Toshiba Integrates Prototypes Fuel Cell Into Mobile Audio Players Now this is what I'm talking about! Lots of play time here - 35 to 60 hours. This would be a welcome addition to the handheld world where we all clamor for longer battery life - let's face it, the biggest drawback to the X50v has and will continue to be the minimal battery life. It will be interesting to see if this technology does find its way into the handheld market. I certainly hope it does. And how much will concentrated methanol cost anyway? :) "Toshiba Corporation has developed two prototype direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) units and begun tests to validate their operation with mobile audio players. Each unit integrates the DMFC that Toshiba announced in June 2004 as the smallest ones available. The new fuel cell units have an output power of 100mW and 300mW and have been applied to a flash-memory-based digital audio player and an HDD-based digital audio player, respectively" You can check out the entire article on Geekzone by clicking here. __________________ Harold Nelson, USN, ETC(SS), retired "Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity." - Horace Mann :approve: "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away" - George Carlin Last edited by hnelson59; 09-17-05 at 04:41 PM.