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Toshiba Powers Cell Phone With Methanol Fuel Cell

by Engadget Staff on October 5, 2008 at 01:02 PM

Toshiba continues to tease us with its prototype liquid fuel cell-powered gadgets: last year it was a Gigabeat media player, and at this year's CEATEC you can check out a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) that's been crammed inside a cell phone, lending it a robust six hours of talk time (compared to the paltry three or four hours of a traditional battery). Toshiba won't reveal the capacity of the DMFC, but they have said that a 50ml cartridge is good for about 15 refills. No release date yet, but the phone "might" be available "as early as next year." In the meantime, enjoy this picture of a woman holding a flip phone with "DMFC" clearly visible on the display.

Tags: ceatec, ceatec 2008, Ceatec2008, cell phone, cellphone, direct methanol fuel cell, DirectMethanolFuelCell, dmfc, fuel cell, FuelCell, gigabeat, methanol, toshiba

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