batteries
Science
Can Your Body Be A Battery?
3:30PM Rosa Golijan | What if machines ran off biological fuel — blood sugar — from our bodies? Could we basically power gadgets on our increasing supply of body fat and Snickers bars? More »
Gadgets
Our 10 Best Of Popsci’s 100 Best Innovations Of The Year
8:00AM Jason Chen | Who has the time or patience to count, not to mention read, up to 100? So we’ve taken the trouble to squeeze down Popsci’s 100 best list to a more manageable 10. Enough to read while still pretending to work. More »
Gadgets
Designed By Porsche, This $US250 Torch Has A 20-Year Battery
1:36AM Danny Allen | The mPower Emergency Illuminator combines a beautiful design (courtesy of the Porsche Design Studio) with new battery technology. One tube holds two CR123 batteries, while the other stores a Lithium Reserve Battery that has a minimum shelf-life of 20 years. More »
Hardware
Windows 7 Netbook Battery Life Sucks Worse Than Windows XP
11:33AM Matt Buchanan | Yeah, netbooks feel so much nicer running Windows 7 than Windows XP, but you’re paying a secret price: your battery. On average, Windows 7 seems to suck all the life out of it 47 minutes faster than Windows XP. More »
Random Stuff
10 Terrible Tips For Longer Battery Life
6:00PM Wilson Rothman | Nowadays, everything comes with a rechargeable battery, but who knew that getting long battery life could get soooo confusing? Here are 10 expert-backed tips to keep you from running low on the juice: More »
Science
Cheap, Printed Solar-Powered LEDs Could Change 1.5 Billion Lives
12:40PM Rosa Golijan | Photovoltaic cells printed on sheets aren’t news, nor are LEDs and ultrathin lithium batteries. What’s news is a combination of the three which can help give light to 1.5 billion people who live in impoverished areas without access to electricity. More »
Vehicles
FAA Concerned About Flight Attendants Carrying Handheld Bombs
1:20AM Matt Buchanan | They’re on pretty much every flight now: Handheld credit-card readers to buy snackies and drinks. None have exploded yet, but the FAA just issued special advisories to airlines, since they’re powered by explode-y lithium ion batteries. More »
Design
Kitschy-Yet-Eco-Friendly ReNEW Solar Battery Charger
11:20AM Rosa Golijan | It looks like a battery-eating iPhone case, but the reNEW Solar Battery Charger concept is actually a clever little device that spits out fully-charged batteries while attaching to your windows with suction cups. Your back-of-the-house, no-one-will-actually-see-it-here window. More »
Computers
Apple Tax Repealed? Comparisons Suggest It’s So
9:13AM Wilson Rothman | Our friends at Laptop compiled a chart comparing the new $US999 white unibody MacBook to similarly weighted 13-inch laptops from Dell, Acer and Samsung within $US100. While there are tradeoffs, Apple fights this one out on even ground, and makes up for lacks (no SD slot, smaller HDD, less RAM) with perks (LED backlighting, multitouch trackpad) and a much higher stated battery life. Feel free to scream it out below, or check Laptop for the full chart and spec rundown. [Laptop]
Hardware
