Mobile Tech To Drive Micro Fuel Cell Adoption

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Where's My Micro Fuel Cell?

Where's My Micro Fuel Cell? 05/27/2004 09:34 AM
Fuel Cell companies have been promising commercially available micro fuel cells for years. Robot builders have been anxiously awaiting them as an alternative to short-lived, expensive batteries. So where are they? According to a new smalltimes article, they've been plagued with performance and cost problems. Two companies claim they're getting close and, (suprise) are promising commercially available micro fuel cells shortly. Medis Technologies, Ltd claims they'll ship a micro fuel cell aimed at cell phones and digital cameras by the end of this year. The downside to the Medis cell is its use of a proprietary glycerol fuel instead of hydrogen or methanol. MTI Micro claims they'll ship a more conventional methanol fuel cell this year but for the industrial RFID reader market rather than consumer devices. Lack of pricing information has some analysts concerned cost may still be an issue and that the companies are rushing a product to market just to prove they can do so before their funding runs out.

Alcohol Fuel Cell Goes Micro

Alcohol Fuel Cell Goes Micro 12/19/2004 03:41 PM
There’s a lot of energy in ethanol, which is non-toxic and can be made cheaply from corn. Researchers from Saint Louis University, who earlier this year developed a fuel cell using enzymes to generate electricity from ethanol, have built a microchip-based version of the device. The trick to constructing the biofuel cell was creating a sheltered environment for the enzymes, which are fairly sensitive. The researchers coated the carbon anode, or positive electrode, of the…

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AU micro-fuel cell breakthrough boosts
portable power

AU micro-fuel cell breakthrough boosts
portable power 12/11/2003 03:51 AM
ZDNet Australia Dec 11 2003 2:57AM ET

DOE joins drive for fuel cell cars

DOE joins drive for fuel cell cars 03/30/2005 04:56 PM
U.S. Department of Energy will work with GM and DaimlerChrysler to develop and promote hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

IBM shows off fuel cell with mobile
potential

IBM shows off fuel cell with mobile
potential 04/12/2005 06:48 PM
ZDNet UK Apr 12 2005 11:09PM GMT

IBM and Sanyo bring fuel cell tech to
the Thinkpad

IBM and Sanyo bring fuel cell tech to
the Thinkpad 04/12/2005 04:14 AM
IBM and Sanyo join forces to bring fuel cell power to the Thinkpad line. It's not on the market yet, and it's really bulky and unattractive, but it does promise 16 hours of battery life when it eventually arrives about a year and a half from now.

Group creates fuel-cell guidelines for
mobile PCs

Group creates fuel-cell guidelines for
mobile PCs 06/24/2005 09:19 PM
The new guidelines from the Mobile PC Extended Battery Life Working Group should help speed the development of longer lasting fuel-cell power sources for notebooks and other mobile computers.

Japan's KDDI to develop mobile phones
powered by fuel cell: report (AFP)

Japan's KDDI to develop mobile phones
powered by fuel cell: report (AFP) 07/11/2004 05:50 PM
AFP - Japan's second-largest mobile phone carrier KDDI Corp. plans to develop handsets powered by a small fuel cell and to commercialize them in 2007, a news report said.

Millennium Cell displays fuel cell for
notebook use at Intel Developer Forum

Millennium Cell displays fuel cell for
notebook use at Intel Developer Forum 03/25/2005 06:26 AM
NewsTarget Mar 25 2005 11:08AM GMT

Hitachi 500 gig Drive and 10 gig micro
drive

Hitachi 500 gig Drive and 10 gig micro
drive 01/05/2005 10:32 PM

Seems CES does not consider Endgadget a weblog so they have full access to CES and have lot's of really good CES news. Check out their review of the new Hard Drives announced by Hitachi. [Endgadget]< /p>

Broadband Adoption to Drive Internet
Growth

Broadband Adoption to Drive Internet
Growth 12/14/2003 06:47 AM
Prosperity4 Dec 14 2003 6:27AM ET

New Alliance to Drive Adoption of Grid
Computing in the Enterprise

New Alliance to Drive Adoption of Grid
Computing in the Enterprise 04/21/2004 11:57 PM
PA News via The Scotsman Online Apr 22 2004 3:56AM GMT

AMD Offers Opteron Test Drive to Speed
Adoption

AMD Offers Opteron Test Drive to Speed
Adoption 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
Hoping to stimulate a groundswell of support for its new "Sledgehammer" processors, number two chipmaker AMD has announced it will give away 500 servers running the next-generation Opteron chip to vendors and customers.

NewsGator Announces Three Key
Partnerships to Drive RSS Platform &
Adoption

NewsGator Announces Three Key
Partnerships to Drive RSS Platform &
Adoption 12/19/2004 03:38 PM

Six Apart, Moreover, and FeedDemon Team up with NewsGator to Enhance Content, Search, and Synchronization Capabilities for Customers

DENVER, CO -- September 29, 2004 -- NewsGator Technologies, the leading RSS software platform company, announced today three significant partnerships which will enhance its leading RSS technology platform. NewsGator customers can now synchronize their online subscription information with FeedDemon, they will enjoy a wider range of search content in their custom search feeds, and they will experience a tighter integration with leading weblog platforms.

FeedDemon

NewsGator and Bradbury Software announced today that FeedDemon will now synchronize subscription information with NewsGator Online Services. FeedDemon users will now be able to read their selected content not only on their desktop, but also on the web, on their mobile devices, on their Media Centers, or in Microsoft Outlook or other popular email clients. The latest addition to NewsGator's "any time, any place, any device" strategy, this partnership ensures that FeedDemon users can enjoy the benefits that NewsGator's customers have enjoyed since early 2004 -- access to their content from anywhere, without having to read the same things twice.

"We're excited to extend our reach to multiple devices by partnering with NewsGator," said Nick Bradbury, founder of Bradbury Software and creator of FeedDemon. "Our customers have been asking for synchronization capability like this for a long time, and NewsGator is a leader in this space."

The next beta release of FeedDemon 1.5 will contain this synchronization capability.

Moreover

NewsGator and Moreover announced an agreement to include Moreover news search data in NewsGator's search feeds. Part of the NewsGator Online Services platform, NewsGator search feeds include filtered data from blogs, news sites, SEC filings, and other sources, and return results in a single feed, with no advertising. In addition, NewsGator will carry Moreover's aggregated news search feeds in its desktop and online products, providing topic-specific information to users.

"We're delighted to have been chosen by NewsGator to be the primary provider of news search content for NewsGator Online Services," said Jim Pitkow, CEO of Moreover.

Six Apart

NewsGator and Six Apart, the leading provider of weblog publishing software, announced a co-marketing relationship focused on enterprise sales of the two companies' leading technology platforms. NewsGator also announced that it will be releasing new plug-ins and other technology to make it simple to post feed content from NewsGator products to Six Apart blogs in Movable Type and TypePad. The companies plan significant future co-development work to enhance the experience for RSS and blog customers.

Andrew Anker, Executive Vice President of Six Apart, said "We're very pleased to partner with NewsGator as they continue to make it easy for their big installed base of weblog readers to become weblog creators. Tighter integration between NewsGator's products and Movable Type and TypePad will be great for our mutual customers."

Greg Reinacker, founder and CTO of NewsGator, said, "We're very excited about these strategic partnerships. Closer integration with other applications, including the leading desktop reader and the leading weblog publishing systems, will significantly enhance the RSS experience for consumers and enterprises, and our arrangement with Moreover strengthens our content offerings as well. Combined, these arrangements signify our ongoing investment as the leader in the RSS platform space to ensure that this technology penetrates as rapidly as possible."

Linux advocate: Politics, economics
drive adoption

Linux advocate: Politics, economics
drive adoption 01/23/2004 12:20 AM
BANGALORE, INDIA - Political and economic factors will drive Linux and open source software adoption in developing countries, claimed a Linux International executive.

Towards Enterprise GIS: Utilizing Rich
Internet Applications to Drive Adoption

Towards Enterprise GIS: Utilizing Rich
Internet Applications to Drive Adoption 06/09/2004 04:30 AM
Directionsmag.com - Wed Jun 9, 07:58 am GMT

Fuel cell toy

Fuel cell toy 12/16/2003 12:51 AM
Cool science toy: a DIY fuel cell car.

Pour in the water and watch it separate into hydrogen and oxygen, forming a gas to power your vehicle across the floor. Now that we have your attention, roll up your sleeves and find out more through experiments and demonstrations you can do on your own, in a classroom or with friends.

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Fuel Cell Non-Glory

Fuel Cell Non-Glory 02/17/2004 06:36 PM
For Ballard Power, it's a long road back to the glory days of Y2K.

Fuel Cell Generator

Fuel Cell Generator 01/01/2004 02:39 PM
Spotted on Kevin Kelly's Cool Tools:

This generator provides 1,000 watts of 120 volts AC with no noise and no emissions, so that it can be used indoors. It uses Ballard's fuel cell technology for this silence and cleanliness. You need either tanks of industrial hydrogen or commercial metal hydride canisters to power it. Might be useful for mission critical power in clean rooms, medical operations, or in places where quiet is also essential.

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Yet more fuel cell news

Yet more fuel cell news 06/23/2004 05:25 PM
MTI Micro announces a fuel cell advance which provides power and size rivaling Li-ion batteries. Also, research into glucose based fuel cells could provide power on the cheap from Matrix inspired sources.

Fuel-cell company powers up

Fuel-cell company powers up 08/23/2004 01:08 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Fri Aug 20, 12:59 pm GMT

New technology could aid fuel cell
manufacturing

New technology could aid fuel cell
manufacturing 06/21/2004 07:35 AM
An Albany, New York, fuel cell company plans to unveil a new design on Monday that it says solves a key hurdle in the manufacturing of fuel cells for notebook PCs and handheld devices.

Hitachi's fuel cell for PDAs

Hitachi's fuel cell for PDAs 12/11/2003 01:16 PM
Hitachi says they're working with disposable cigarette lighter manufacturer Tokai on methanol-based fuel cells for handhelds. The prototype they've made is about the size of...

Fuel-cell/space-race

Fuel-cell/space-race 03/14/2003 01:08 PM
This month's Wired has an amazing story on the potential future of fuel-cells, comparing the drive to wean America off of the gas-teat to the Cold-War-driven space race of the Kennedy era.

Like the car companies, oil producers have already taken steps toward an oil-free future. Over the past 15 years, corporations like Shell and Exxon have ceded their leadership in oil production to a dozen state-owned enterprises in countries such as Venezuela, Brazil, and Norway. Instead they've focused on adding value farther down the supply chain by refining crude into gasoline and distributing and selling it through filling stations. They know they could play the same role in a hydrogen economy, which is why Shell and BP have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in hydrogen storage and production technology. Indeed, BP, formerly British Petroleum, has rebranded itself Beyond Petroleum.

The major oil companies are already extracting hydrogen from gasoline for industrial uses at nine refinery complexes throughout the United States. With a little push, these plants could serve as hubs for a nascent hydrogen-distribution network.

Converting filling stations is bound to cost billions of dollars over several decades. But it should cost relatively little to retrofit clusters of stations in proximity to both a hydrogen-producing refinery and a population center where fuel cell vehicles are sold. Oil companies could meet initial demand by trucking hydrogen from refineries to these stations. As the number of fuel cell vehicles on the road rises, stations that aren't served by refinery hubs could install processors, called reformers, that use electricity to extract hydrogen from gasoline or water. The White House should ask for $5 billion - roughly $30,000 for each of the nation's 176,000 filling stations - to get the ball rolling.

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World's First Fuel-Cell Motorcycle

World's First Fuel-Cell Motorcycle 03/19/2005 03:08 AM
Slashdot Mar 18 2005 4:12AM GMT

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Review

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Review 06/22/2005 01:56 AM

Hydrogen prototype A-Class is a total gas: James Healey gives a good review to a prototype hydrogen fuel-celled vehicle. I really want one. I'm not a tree-hugger or anything, but these cars speak to me.

The remarkable thing, though, is that the test car seemed so real, so much like a car you could — should? — be able to buy today, even though it was a prototype, one of 19 in the USA so the automaker can roll up real-world miles. [...]

So there are two aspects on which to comment.

Fuel cells: Promising. As a popular comedian would say, "Get 'er done."

A-Class: Magnificent small car. Can we please have it here, regardless of how it's powered?

Membrane could rev up fuel cell industry

Membrane could rev up fuel cell industry 01/19/2004 12:36 AM
Start-up PolyFuel releases a membrane for creating fuel cells for laptops and cell phones, a milestone in the budding fuel cell industry.

Hitachi squeezes fuel cell into PDA

Hitachi squeezes fuel cell into PDA 12/12/2003 02:16 AM
ZDNet Australia Dec 12 2003 1:26AM ET

GM to Develop Fuel Cell Vehicles

GM to Develop Fuel Cell Vehicles 03/31/2005 12:15 AM
Sci-Tech Today Mar 31 2005 4:04AM GMT

Fuel-Cell Stocks Not Powered Up

Fuel-Cell Stocks Not Powered Up 11/05/2003 06:24 AM
It won't be long before fuel cells provide the juice for everything from PDAs to cars. But investors in companies that work on the technology should strap in for a bumpy ride, analysts say. By David Snow.

2GB micro drive makes mini iPod a
possibility

2GB micro drive makes mini iPod a
possibility 01/05/2004 03:09 PM
Over holiday break, Caesar speculated about miniature versions of Apple's iPod that would hold between 2 and 4GB of music and yet cost only $100 or so. Cornice Inc. just announced a new 1-inch 2GB micro hard drive called the Storage Element (SE)

Iomega adds 512MB Micro Mini USB 2.0
Drive

Iomega adds 512MB Micro Mini USB 2.0
Drive 07/27/2004 01:17 PM
Iomega has added a new entry in its line of 1.5-inch long Micro Mini USB 2.0 Drives: a 512MB model. Like its brethren, the new drive features read speeds up to 8MB per second and comes with an illuminated USB 2.0 extension cable, a key chain, a neck chain and three snap-on caps in different colors. The suggested retail price is US$129.95.

Toshiba develops tiny fuel cell

Toshiba develops tiny fuel cell 06/24/2004 12:48 PM
A tiny prototype fuel cell that could power future music players has been developed by Toshiba.

Fujitsu Develops Prototype Fuel Cell

Fujitsu Develops Prototype Fuel Cell 01/26/2004 06:28 PM
Fujitsu Laboratories said it had developed a key component for new fuel-cell technology based on highly-concentrated methanol, as well as a prototype power unit based on the technology.

Deals to Develop Fuel Cell Vehicle

Deals to Develop Fuel Cell Vehicle 03/31/2005 03:19 AM
General Motors and DaimlerChrysler have signed agreements with the Department of Energy to develop hydrogen fuel cell vehicles over the next five years.

World's First Fuel Cell Powered
Motorcycle

World's First Fuel Cell Powered
Motorcycle 03/19/2005 02:32 AM
Extreme Tech Mar 19 2005 6:09AM GMT

Hitachi Readies Fuel Cell for PDAs

Hitachi Readies Fuel Cell for PDAs 12/12/2003 01:58 PM
Anuj Jain writes "The Register is reporting that Hitachi and Japanese cigarette lighter maker Tokai will ship a direct methanol fuel cell system for PDAs in ...

Hitachi readies fuel cell for PDAs

Hitachi readies fuel cell for PDAs 12/12/2003 06:51 AM
AA battery-sized unit due 2005

UPS deploys fuel-cell-powered trucks

UPS deploys fuel-cell-powered trucks 08/29/2004 03:57 PM
Xeni Jardin: BoingBoing reader Jim says:

"According to this article in Fleet Owner, UPS has deployed three fuel cell-powered trucks, a first in the US. "Our test programs showed the on-road reliability of fuel cells is excellent, equivalent to our current fleet," said Chris Mahoney, UPS senior VP of global transportation services in a press release. "But what's truly exciting is how fast the technology is progressing."

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