Articles on Lithium Ion

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 »

Toyota plugs in to electric cars biz - Oct 22, 2009

Crave The Toyota FT-EVII is a new electric concept car based on the iQ platform. Toyota does away with a traditional steering wheel in favor of modern art. (Credit: Automotive News) ... Read story »

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 »

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 »

New Energizer battery packs beefs up with iPhone, solar options - Jun 23, 2009

Crave Energi to Go AP1000 (US$49.99): 1,000mAh iPhone 3G/3G S battery sleeve. Through a partnership with XPAL Power, Energizer has expanded its Energi to Go line of portable battery packs in ... 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 »

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 »

Nokia's Aeon concept gets cloned in China, sells for US$96 - Sep 2, 2009

Crave There's simply nothing the Chinese can't do. Currently listed on online wholesaler ExportSupermart is the Nokia Aeon Clone F168. No, we didn't get the name wrong and it's not even ... 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 »

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 »

Heinz's USB-powered microwave - Jun 9, 2009

Crave Whoever said the MacBook Air was useless probably hates beans. This product is evidence that the potential of the USB port knows no bounds. Heinz, famous for its baked beans, ... Read story »

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