Tag archive: battery

A Stanford research team is looking to a future populated with vastly more electric powered cars, and is hoping to tackle a current drawback in plug-in electric cars—range. However, instead of focusing on car batteries, the team has decided that the actual highways hold the answer, and are researching a new charge-as-you-drive system to overcome range limitations. Stanford's Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) is funding the research… Read More

Technology giant Hewlett-Packard has reached a settlement (PDF) with the Consumer Product Safety Commission that has the company paying a civil penalty of $425,000 for failing to notify the CPSC over reported problems with lithium-ion batteries in some of the company's notebook computers. The recalled lithium-ion battery packs could overheat, posing a risk of burning or fire. At least two of the incidents where the batteries malfunctioned… Read More

Apple rumors are a dime a dozen, but here's the latest. DigiTimes, a site known for many true and false rumors, reports that Apple will unveil two new versions of the iPad at iWorld/Macworld on Jan. 26, 2012. The new models will both have 9.7-inch screens like the current iPad, but at least one of them will have a QXGA screen (1536×2048 pixel resolution). A previous DigiTimes rumor, pointed toward a model with a 7.85-inch screen, but… Read More

Does anyone still listen to their tunes on a 1st-generation iPod nano? According to a statement posted on the Apple website on Friday, the battery inside some of the early nanos could overheat, posing a potential safety risk. “This issue has been traced to a single battery supplier that produced batteries with a manufacturing defect. While the possibility of an incident is rare, the likelihood increases as the battery ages,” the statement said.… Read More

At the end of last month some owners of Apple’s new iPhone 4S device running iOS 5 started to report problems with battery life. After posts by disgruntled owners of the phone began to accumulate on various Apple forums, the Cupertino company acknowledged the problem. “A small number of customers have reported lower than expected battery life on iOS 5 devices. We have found a few bugs that are affecting battery life and we will release a… Read More

iPhone users experiencing battery issues with iOS 5 will be pleased to know that a fix is another step closer. News came last week that Apple had seeded a beta version of iOS 5.0.1 to developers, and on Tuesday 9to5Mac reported that the Cupertino company appears to be making good progress, with iOS 5.0.1 being seeded to a number of end users for testing. An email was sent from the AppleSeed program to a selection of iPhone users, inviting them… Read More

Having confirmed that there are indeed issues with battery power involving devices running its recently released iOS 5 mobile operating system, Apple has begun making moves to sort out the problem by seeding to developers a new beta version of its iOS software. The iPhone 4S seems to be particularly affected by the battery issue, with a number of users complaining of rapid drainage. However, it's not clear why only some users, and not all,… Read More

According to a report from The Guardian, Apple engineers have started contacting vocal iPhone 4S owners that have been complaining about the rapidly draining iPhone 4S battery. During the initial iPhone 4S presentation earlier this month, Apple mentioned that standby time for the iPhone 4S battery was rated at about 200 hours or a bit over eight days. This is a large drop from the 300 hour standby time of the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS, likely due… Read More

The iconic gull-winged DeLorean DMC-12, which you all remember as Marty McFly's stylish time machine from the Back to the Future series, will be coming back in 2013. The DeLorean Motor Company of Texas is teaming up with a startup named Epic EV to put the DMC-12 back into production—with a few improvements. Though no Mr. Fusion, Epic EV and DMC are gutting the DeLorean's V6 engine and replacing it with an electric motor made by a… Read More

Announced earlier this week, Nissan has designed new battery technology for electric vehicles that cuts charging time from eight hours down to just ten minutes to fully recharge the battery. Assuming electric vehicle charging stations become more widespread across the United States, a driver could potentially take a long-distance trip from New York City to Los Angeles only having to stop for ten minutes at a time to recharge the vehicle.… Read More

Patents wars are hurting the technology industry, but here's an example of an idea that's actually worth patenting. This Microsoft patent was published today. It details out a phone that has a slide-out keyboard that can be removed. While removed, it could work as a remote control for the device or another device, reports WMPowerUser. And its swap-able. The picture above shows the potential for a game-like controller, an extra… Read More

A small battery-powered robot made by Panasonic will be put through its paces next month when it takes on a testing Ironman triathlon course in Hawaii. The stunt being performed by the Japanese-made robot is intended to promote Panasonic’s latest set of batteries, which the Japanese electronics company claims can be recharged around 1,800 times using a special recharger pad. As reported by Reuters, Panasonic’s Evolta robot has already climbed… Read More

According to findings published by the UK's Technology Strategy Board, a group of over 300 drivers was studied to determine the amount of time that was required to become less fearful of running out of electricity while driving an electric vehicle. Before the study started, 100 percent of the electric vehicle owners stated that they were concerned about the amount of power for driving long distances. After the first three months of the… Read More

Of the most important features in a mobile device, a solid battery life remains key. Luckily for us all, researches in South Korea have reportedly discovered a new way to recharge cell phones using nothing more than the power of the human voice. That's right, talking — how convenient! According to the Telegraph, engineers at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, South Korea, have developed a new type of battery that's capable of… Read More

This past weekend my wife pointed out to me that sometimes when the iPad is sitting in the Apple iPad dock, it says “Not Charging” despite being plugged directly into the wall outlet. My setup at home is the typical USB cable connector plugged into an AC wall outlet on one end, and then the iPad dock on the other. Nothing special here, heck, it wasn’t even plugged into a PC. So I decided to undock the iPad and reconnect it, maybe the connection… Read More