Comments on: Finally a new notebook battery technology that promises longer life http://gigaom.com/mobile/finally-a-new-n/ Sun, 27 May 2012 02:10:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: turn.self.off http://gigaom.com/mobile/finally-a-new-n/#comment-362199 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:20:32 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/finally-a-new-n#comment-362199 i wonder what happened to those silver based ones.

and when it comes to batteries for cars, rcharge time counts as much as capacity.

]]> By: ben http://gigaom.com/mobile/finally-a-new-n/#comment-362200 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:21:43 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/finally-a-new-n#comment-362200 Remember how, just a few year ago, all of our batteries were going to get replaced with fuel cells powered by methanol that could last up to 20 hours? These sorts of things are a long way off.

]]> By: Luscious http://gigaom.com/mobile/finally-a-new-n/#comment-362201 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:58:06 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/finally-a-new-n#comment-362201 I wouldn’t be surprised if Exxon or some other oil giant has already filed a patent on the technology to restrict it’s development and manufacture. We all know the reason why electric vehicles aren’t on the roads today, and we can thank Cobasys and GM for that one.

]]> By: Cody B http://gigaom.com/mobile/finally-a-new-n/#comment-362202 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:01:52 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/finally-a-new-n#comment-362202 Graphite is used as an anode in most li-ion batteries. Replacing it with silicon shouldn’t cost a whole lot if that’s all that needed. Most silicon upgrades only cost 2 grand a pair… wait, what are we talking about? :)

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