Articles on Lithium Ion Battery

Methanol fuel cells for gadgets forge forward - Nov 3, 2009

Crave Direct Methanol Fuel Cell has licensed a patent from CalTech to build methanol-based gadget chargers, a week after Toshiba took the wraps off its own portable fuel cell. Toshiba introduced a ... Read story »

Sony announces new battery with longer life and faster charge time - Aug 12, 2009

Crave Sony's new batteries are just available for motor-driven devices for now--thus the non-fancy label. Sony on Tuesday announced a new type of rechargeable lithium-ion battery that promises a life span ... Read story »

Mini E pure electric car revealed - Oct 20, 2008

Crave Mini reveals the limited production Mini E. Mini just revealed the Mini E on Friday, scheduled to be revealed at the 2008 LA Auto Show. The E stands for electric, as ... Read story »

Rinspeed to debut transforming electric concept car - Feb 18, 2009

Crave Swiss automaker Rinspeed will debut at the 2009 Geneva auto show an electric concept car that changes shape to conform to the number of passengers on board. The iChange is a ... Read story »

Redox flow battery will be refillable - Nov 11, 2009

Crave This radio-controlled model car is powered by a battery that can be refilled with an electrolytic fluid. Imagine that you're driving your future electric car down the road, and it ... Read story »

Zinc air battery aims to replace lithium eventually - Nov 6, 2009

Crave The components of ReVolt's current rechargeable battery technology include an air electrode, an interface below it in blue, and a zinc electrode. Startup ReVolt Technology is developing rechargeable zinc air ... Read story »

A leaner, faster and cheaper Chumby - Nov 13, 2009

Crave The US$99 Chumby One ditches the plush look of the previous model and gets a performance boost. The Chumby One (which is technically Chumby No. 2) officially made its way ... Read story »

Flip Video announces new 8GB MinoHD - Oct 15, 2009

Crave For those waiting to see what Flip Video will have for the holiday season, the company is about to ship an upgraded, "premium" version of its MinoHD pocket camcorder for ... Read story »

From China, with love: Its electric cars will head West in 2010 - Aug 25, 2009

Crave BYD's e6, its high-end all-electric car it plans to bring to the U.S. in small numbers next year. Chinese auto company BYD plans to bring an all-electric sedan in small ... Read story »

Study: Electric cars not as green as you think - May 4, 2009

Crave The environmental benefits of electric cars are being questioned in Germany by a surprising actor: the green movement. But those risks don't apply in the U.S., the American electric-car lobby ... Read story »

Orbis a dorkier ride than Segway - Aug 14, 2009

Crave The Orbis Urban Mobility Vehicle takes compact and portable to a new level. I've always viewed the Segway as somewhat of a challenging ride. Firstly, strict road laws in Singapore ... Read story »

Lithium metal-air batteries hold 10 times more charge - Jun 29, 2009

Crave Lithium-ion batteries have been the de facto standard for high-capacity portable power for decades. By wrapping lithium with a graphite electrode, it prevents the volatile element from coming in explosive contact ... Read story »

Button camera makes spying easier - Jul 9, 2009

Crave Yesterday, we reported on fabric-like cameras which MIT researchers have developed. However, that invention has yet to be commercialized, so the closest we think you can get to taking pictures ... Read story »

Indiscreet spy camera features 21x optical zoom lens - Jul 24, 2009

Crave Don't be fooled by her pretty looks--she might be spying on you. Besides churning out fake iPhones and Obama's Blockberry, China is capable of producing some pretty ingenious products, too. ... Read story »

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