IBM and Sanyo bring fuel cell tech to the Thinkpad

Grok Headline matches for IBM and Sanyo bring fuel cell tech to the Thinkpad

Sanyo, IBM develop ThinkPad fuel cell

Sanyo, IBM develop ThinkPad fuel cell 04/11/2005 08:54 AM
Prototype today, shipping product... when?

IBM, Sanyo Unveil Fuel Cell for ThinkPad

IBM, Sanyo Unveil Fuel Cell for ThinkPad 04/11/2005 10:47 AM
IBM and Sanyo have unveiled a prototype methanol-powered fuel cell system for ThinkPad notebooks, which claims to provide up to 8 hours of additional battery life per cartridge. Unlike other fuel cell designs for laptops, Sanyo's prototype requires no hardware modification and works with existing ThinkPad batteries.

IBM And Sanyo Demonstrate Fuel Cell
Prototype For ThinkPad Notebooks

IBM And Sanyo Demonstrate Fuel Cell
Prototype For ThinkPad Notebooks 04/11/2005 01:56 PM
AnandTech Apr 11 2005 5:20PM GMT

IBM, Sanyo to develop fuel-cell system
for ThinkPad notebooks (AFP)

IBM, Sanyo to develop fuel-cell system
for ThinkPad notebooks (AFP) 04/11/2005 10:36 AM
AFP - IBM and Japan's Sanyo Electric said they would jointly develop a methanol fuel-cell system for the US technology giant's ThinkPad notebook personal computers.

IBM Japan And Sanyo, Team Fuel Cell

IBM Japan And Sanyo, Team Fuel Cell 04/11/2005 11:02 AM

< img src="http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/images/PRES050411d.jpg" alt="PRES050411d.jpg image" width="200" height="147" class="border right"/>IBM Japan and Sanyo are teaming up to bring a real fuel cell system to notebook PCs in the near future. Sanyo has already developed a hybrid battery system with both standard lithium ion battery and fuel cell which can be used on existing ThinkPad models. Said system uses a 130cc cartridge, leading to about 8 hours of battery life. The best part, though, is hot-swapping fuel cell cartridges for uninterrupted mobile computing. The worst part? It weighs 2.2kg (nearly 5 pounds).

P ress Release [Sanyo]
Press Release [IBM Japan]

IBM, Sanyo announce fuel cell prototype

IBM, Sanyo announce fuel cell prototype 04/11/2005 08:51 AM
IBM's Japanese unit and Sanyo Electric have developed a prototype direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) for notebook PCs that will probably be commercialized around 2007 or 2008, the companies said at a news conference on Monday.

Sanyo, IBM Develop Fuel-Cell System for
ThinkPads

Sanyo, IBM Develop Fuel-Cell System for
ThinkPads 04/11/2005 10:22 AM
IBM and Japan's Sanyo Electric said Monday they would jointly develop a methanol fuel-cell system for the U.S. technology giant's ThinkPad notebook personal computers. The two companies said in a statement they would develop a micro direct methanol fuel cell system that could supply up to eight hours of power per cartridge for current and future ThinkPad models.

The system could enable PCs to run continuously through constant power generation while a conventional battery Latest News about Batteries could be used as an auxiliary power unit. A Sanyo spokesman said this hybrid battery system would be best suited for use in offices, because it would be able to run intensive business applications such as multimedia, graphics and other programs without draining the battery.

News source: NewsFactor

Read full story...

News Bits: Dell Coupon, New Gateway
Notebooks, ThinkPad Fuel Cell, Dual
Cores Soon, $100 Laptops

News Bits: Dell Coupon, New Gateway
Notebooks, ThinkPad Fuel Cell, Dual
Cores Soon, $100 Laptops 04/13/2005 01:43 AM
NotebookReview.com Apr 13 2005 5:38AM GMT

New Tech May Bring Cell Phones to Ships
(AP)

New Tech May Bring Cell Phones to Ships
(AP) 07/18/2004 01:54 PM
AP - The tranquility many passengers cherish on cruises may be shattered by the cacophony of ringing cell phones. A new service makes regular mobile phones work even when communications towers are miles of ocean away.

New Tech May Bring Cell Phones to Ships

New Tech May Bring Cell Phones to Ships 07/18/2004 02:00 PM
AP via Daily Press Jul 18 2004 6:35PM GMT

Mobile Tech To Drive Micro Fuel Cell
Adoption

Mobile Tech To Drive Micro Fuel Cell
Adoption 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
Because of the space limitations in handheld computers and PDAs, manufacturers are struggling to find innovative ways to reduce battery cell size to meet shrinking device specifications. In fact, increasing demand for next-generation mobile technologies is driving the micro fuel-cell market -- even before the new battery products become commercially available, according to research from Frost & Sullivan.

IBM, Sanyo Test Fuel Cells With
ThinkPads

IBM, Sanyo Test Fuel Cells With
ThinkPads 04/11/2005 02:29 PM
IBM and Sanyo said Monday that the two companies had developed a prototype external fuel-cell booster that has helped power a current ThinkPad for a total of sixteen hours.

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

Sanyo unveils sound-conducting cell
handset

Sanyo unveils sound-conducting cell
handset 12/11/2003 05:05 PM
SiliconValley.com Dec 11 2003 4:12PM ET

IBM Adds Anti-Theft Tech to ThinkPad

IBM Adds Anti-Theft Tech to ThinkPad 02/01/2005 08:41 PM
IBM announced Tuesday that it will be incorporating remote anti-theft functionality in its ThinkPad notebook computers, starting with the T series. Created by Vancouver-based Absolute Technologies, the technology is embedded in the BIOS of computers to prevent data theft and assist in recovery.

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.

Link< /a>

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 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.

Link

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.

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

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.

Link< /a> Discuss

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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...

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

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…

Direct and Related Links for 'Alcohol Fuel Cell Goes Micro'

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?

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.

Hitachi readies fuel cell for PDAs

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

Hyundai & Kia Motors to participate in
the U.S. fuel cell p

Hyundai & Kia Motors to participate in
the U.S. fuel cell p 04/28/2004 08:56 AM
Maekyung Internet Apr 28 2004 12:55PM 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 ...

Nokia Fuel Cell Bluetooth Headset

Nokia Fuel Cell Bluetooth Headset 09/20/2004 03:06 AM
I4U Sep 20 2004 7:20AM GMT

Company developing fuel-cell subway

Company developing fuel-cell subway 11/16/2003 10:27 AM
Chicago Tribune Nov 16 2003 9:14AM ET

Fuel Cell Technology Breakthrough
Claimed

Fuel Cell Technology Breakthrough
Claimed 07/23/2004 02:53 PM

MATT GALLANT-- Continuing the parade of things that you can't actually get yet: As they say: "Small, cheap, and good: pick two."

But no! Or so says the University of Houston, who have claimed to developed a small, cheap, and good fuel cell using thin film solid oxides.

Small: a fuel cell with the volume of four sugar cubes can power a laptop computer; one the size of two soda cans can power a house.

Cheap: does not use the ultra-pure and exotic materials of standard fuel cells.

Good: thin film solid oxides have a 60-70% efficiency, and run at half the temperature of normal solid oxide fuel cells, at a mere 450 to 500 degrees Celsius.

Wow! I can't wait to put a tiny 500°C battery in my lap.

Read - 'Cool' Fuel Cells Could Revolutionize Earth's Energy Resources [EurakAlert!]

Hitachi to squeeze fuel cell into PDAs

Hitachi to squeeze fuel cell into PDAs 12/11/2003 02:27 PM
CNET Dec 11 2003 1:39PM ET
Grok Description matches for IBM and Sanyo bring fuel cell tech to the Thinkpad
GrokA matches for IBM and Sanyo bring fuel cell tech to the Thinkpad

IBM and Sanyo bring fuel cell tech to the Thinkpad

The following phrases have been identified by the grok system as matching this entry: