Tag: BATTERIES

While it may not garner any fashion awards, a line of climate-controlled clothing developed by an MIT student can help regulate the body's temperature. According to Co.Design, Kranthi Kiran Vistakula's ClimaWare apparel can operate for eight hours on a single charge, and the vest (pictured right) weighs the same as a pair of jeans. Vistakula's apparel, which also includes a helmet, neckwrap and ...

While its main function is to demo a new fuel-cell technology, SiGNa's electric bike can travel 60 miles on a single charge, which is nearly twice as far as most electric bikes. According to Wired, its fuel cell is filled with a powdery chemical that -- upon adding water -- generates hydrogen gas, which produces electricity. The chemical reaction is safe for bikers, and the excess electricity is ...

Figuring out which way to insert batteries into a device is one of those small tasks that often turns into a big hassle. But Microsoft's new InstaLoad technology should make battery orientation a distant memory. According to Geekosystem, the battery container, which could be installed in any device, lets you replace batteries without worrying about which end is positive or negative. Falling under ...

Scientists have searched from sea to sun in the exploration for alternative energy sources. Researchers at the University of Michigan have turned to sound; an unexpected, yet abundant source of energy. Scientists at U of M's Engineering Research Center for Wireless Integrated Microsystems have created miniature generators that produce energy from random vibrations, such as the sound of a ...

Share There are tons of tips for stretching your batteries to the limit. The New York Times has run yet another collection of such suggestions, and a lot of them should sound quite familiar. By now, most of you know to: dim your screen; turn off 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS; and check your mail manually rather than using a battery-killing push function. But did you know also that your choice ...

Forget paper tigers, dolls, and trails, the next breakthrough in the pulpy stuff involves a battery. Researchers from Stanford University have possibly saved the stuff of stationary from falling into total obsolescence, transforming our first medium of mass communication into the stuff that powers media devices themselves. By coating standard copy paper with an ink made from carbon nanotubes ...

Our friends over at Engadget obsessively cover everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics, which is why we compile this daily roundup of their top stuff (or, at least, what we think is tops). For more details on any of these stories, click on the Engadget links in each story below. It's Cyber Monday! Remnants of a post-Thanksgiving food hangover and Black Friday shopping stress may ...

The owner of a HTC Touch Pro smartphone recently made a startling discovery when preparing his laundry this week. After noticing an acrid aroma emanating from his pile of clothes, he discovered a charred hole in the back of his jeans. The man, identified as PPCGeeks user kidmet, might want to invest in some asbestos underwear. He had reportedly been carrying a spare lithium-ion battery, which ...

Having just gone through a pair of AA batteries in two days playing some tennis on Wii, we're once again reminded that batteries are very, very wasteful. But not as wasteful as the Battery Powered Battery Charger. The device charges up AA or AAAs batteries, not from a wall outlet, but from D batteries that you put in the other side (not included). As OhGizmo points out, disposable D batteries ...

It's been quite some time since we've had a good exploding battery story. Back in 2007, it seemed like nobody was immune from the plague, with Sony being blamed for battery recalls extending to laptops from Apple, Dell, Toshiba, and a number of others. Given that was so long ago and the news was so widely publicized, we'd figured everyone would have, by now, swapped their recalled batteries for ...

Instead of chucking your iPod when its battery dies, or explodes, buy a replacement battery kit and install a new longer-lasting one. For as little as $10, Batteryship.com sells kits that fit virtually any model and can be installed in 15 minutes. Click here for more Tech Tips. ...

In case you haven't noticed, energy sources and being "greener" are hot topics for everyone from presidential candidates to Apple. And let's not get into gas prices and the companies that are currently swimming in our monies. The simple fact is, we need cheaper and more efficient energy sources that are better for our environment -- stat. And we don't just mean for our cars and homes. Think about ...

One day later and Sony's battery recall has already tripled in size. What started as a recall of 35,000, just hit 100,000 (75,000 of which are HP related) and now includes Li-ion batteries used in some Lenovo and Acer laptops as well as the original list of Dells, HPs, and Toshibas. All the laptops were sold between 2004 and 2005, two-thrids or which were sold outside the US. What's most troubling ...

Looking for a really alternative way to power your gadgets? Here's a an innovative and totally renewable option out of China that lets your legs do the charging. Called "ENERGIZED by YOU," the roughly $140 gadget is a simple pedal-powered generator tied to a small, removable battery. Pedal away and you'll charge the battery up. Then, you can remove the gadget from the pedal base, plug in your ...

Cell phones have come a long way in terms of features and styling, but the issue of battery life, or having enough of it, remains strong. Yes, you can keep your battery juiced up for days if you don't talk on the phone ever, but what's the use of that? And sure, you can carry your admittedly portable charger with you to work, but try taking it out with you for a night out on the town -- it's ...