lithium ion

Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Hardware

Unplug Your Laptop To Keep Your Li-Ion Battery Healthy

6:21PM Danny Allen | Will leaving your notebook constantly plugged-in kill your battery faster? Gina Trapani is exploring the issue after a friend’s battery wouldn’t charge after only two years. Though HP and Dell support pages weren’t quite definitive, Apple clearly cautions against it: More »
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Friday, July 31, 2009
Peripherals

Forget About Air Shipping Lithium Batteries Via Australia Post

10:38AM Nick Broughall | Remember back in 2006 when lithium batteries were exploding left, right and centre? I don’t know about you, but my laptop became a notebook overnight when I realised what an exploding battery might do to my manhood. Australia Post has had a similar epiphany, albeit three years later, and are now refusing to ship anything with a lithium battery by air. More »
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
Peripherals

New Warning Label: Lithium-Ion Batteries May Explode

7:00PM Wilson Rothman | Apparently some lawyers heard that lithium-ion batteries explode, and are now making companies ship gear with these stickers. But what’s with the wine glass? Literally: Drinking with mismatched batteries may lead to consumption by fire. More »
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Random Stuff

Aevex Heated Gloves Make You King of the Mountain

2:00PM Wilson Rothman | Surprise, the reason your ski jacket doesn’t have a heater in it is because nobody likes lugging around the car battery required to keep it running. But Aevex has harnessed the stored energy of lithium-polymer batteries, form shaped them to fit snugly inside a glove to deliver 4-6 hours of finger baking. Best of all, the way the textile works, it actually allocates heat only where it’s needed in your hand. More »
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