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What value research? In this case a cool billion dollars.

Research at MIT led to the founding of A123 Systems. That company just went public to the tune of a billion bills. A123 Systems is in the rechargeable battery biz, a sweet spot these days. It was founded eight years ago with a $100,000 federal grant. My,...

Tags: Lithium-ion, Battery, Lithium-ion Battery, Rechargeable Battery, A123 Systems, A123Systems, Engineering, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-09-29

BusinessWeek article questions safety of batteries in electric cars

Remember a few years back when flaws in lithium-ion batteries caused a spate of overheated products and even a few fires? Now, suppose that lithium-ion battery was running your electric car. That's the thesis behind this "what-if" article published by BusinessWeek. Could spark a whole new set...

Tags: Car, Electric Car, BusinessWeek, Lithium-ion, Battery, Lithium-ion Battery, Engineering, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-07-26

IBM backs research behind Lithium-ion battery alternative

IBM backs research behind Lithium-ion battery alternativeI want to know where my wireless power is. Tesla was on to something andwe need to persue it. Screw batteries... just turn it on... no power needed.Boy that woudl put battery companies in the low demand, make green folks happy and...

Tags: Engineering, Tesla, battery, lithium-ion battery, lithium-ion, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

IBM backs research behind Lithium-ion battery alternative

Looks like more people have it in for the Lithium-ion batteries. IBM is the latest company to undertake a research initiative focused on next-generation rechargeable battery options, ones that it says can store up to 10 times more energy than today's Lithium-ion versions. IBM doesn't plan to...

Tags: Lithium-ion, Battery, Lithium-ion Battery, IBM Corp., Engineering, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-06-24

Adaptec v. the lithium-ion battery

Adaptec v. the lithium-ion batteryLife?Does Flash memory last longer than conventional hard-disks? Is there a limit to the number of read / writes?If it is so viable, can it be used in our laptops and desktops?BTW, is the SSD and the Flash mentioned in this article, same?Does anyone proof these...

Tags: Engineering, Data centers, UPS System, lithium-ion, Adaptec Inc., battery, lithium-ion battery

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

Adaptec v. the lithium-ion battery

5Z RAID controllers with NAND flash memory, courtesy Adaptec. Adaptec is coming out with a product for datacenters that is so obvious, so simple, so why-didn't-we think-of that. Flash memory that is constantly updated rather than hard-drives that need battery power to allow data retrieval. Why...

Tags: Lithium-ion, Adaptec Inc., Battery, Lithium-ion Battery, Adaptec Series 5Z Product, Engineering, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-06-24

Boston-Power aims to ramp up green battery production

Green computer battery maker Boston-Power must be doing all right for itself. The company is build a 455,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Auburn, Mass., to produce its lithium-ion battery technology, which is offered as replacement options for notebooks for Hewlett-Packard. The site is expected to create 600 new jobs. ...

Tags: Lithium-ion, Battery, Lithium-ion Battery, Boston-Power, Engineering, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-06-01

Additional Resources

BlackBerry Curve 8520 marks consumer, business power play for RIM [hands-on review]

The first thought that springs from your mind when you pick up the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 is, "You know, I could get the hang of this." That's what Research in Motion, BlackBerry's maker, is hoping. The new Curve...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., BlackBerry Curve, RIM BlackBerry, Curve 8520, Lithium-cell Battery, Multimedia Menu, Handhelds, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-06

News to know: Microsoft; Motorola; BIOS 'rootkit'

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Researchers find insecure BIOS 'rootkit' pre-loaded in laptops Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting 2009: Mary...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Researcher, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Motorola Inc., Rootkits, Microsoft Windows 7, BIOS, Microsoft Windows, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-07-31

Australian postal service bans lithium battery air lifts

Australian postal service bans lithium battery air liftsI'm sick and tired of all the snakes, er, Lions on this plane!Weird, as it is [i]very unusual[/i] for the Austrailian government to wildly [b]overreact[/b] to things.I'm glad I don't drive a Prius...Amusingly, do a web search for "Prius customer". The very...

Tags: Engineering, lithium battery, battery

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

Asus T91 touchscreen tablet netbook: 'Fun,' 'glorified app launcher,' 'not worth wait'

Asus' Eee PC T91 touchscreen tablet netbook first debuted at CES 2009 way back in January to high hopes: a fairly inexpensive ($499) touchscreen tablet PC for the masses. Turns out you're better off sticking to your iPod touch. ...

Tags: Touch Screen, ASUS, Netbook, Asus T91, Display, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, Tablets, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-15

Bolivia:lithium=Saudi:oil?

Bolivia:lithium=Saudi:oil?The virginia modelis the one that works. If Bolivia is smart, they'll adopt it and tell the environmentalists to practice what they preach and go live in a cave somewhere.RE: Bolivia:lithium=Saudi:oil?This is a thought provoking commentary Mr. Fuller. Bolivia is indeed very rich in resources. I have full faith...

Tags: Engineering, business capacity, battery company, Mario

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

More about charging Apple's notebook batteries

On Friday I posted a piece titled The correct way to use your MacBook's battery that was based on my experience with an Apple Genius and a two-year old MacBook battery that had failed while covered under AppleCare. The long and short of it was that the...

Tags: Notebook, Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple Inc., Notebook Battery, Engineering, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-06

Hands On: RIM BlackBerry Tour

I got to play around with Research in Motion's newest BlackBerry yesterday, and I have to say, I liked what I saw. Don't get too excited though, the BlackBerry Tour is not far off from other recent BlackBerry models -- it's more like the love child...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Phone, RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Tour, Curve 8900, Handhelds, Hardware, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Camping with your Mac

After having just returned from the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee I wanted to share a few tips about what to bring if you plan to bring your Mac and iPhone for that matter on a camping trip. Moisture is the enemy of all electronics. When...

Tags: Car, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple MacBook Pro, FastMac, Engineering, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-06-16

WWDC 2009: New 15-inch MacBook Pro revealed

At Apple's WWDC in San Francisco, Apple's vice president of product marketing, Philip Schiller, shows off the company's latest MacBook Pro. The new notebook has a 3.06GHz processor, a unibody architecture, and a built-in lithium polymer battery. Schiller adds that customers shouldn't need to change battery in a notebook...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, Schiller, Notebooks, Engineering, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Apple, MacBook Pro

Videos 2009-06-08

Nikon CoolPix L100

A majority of megazoom cameras--at least those styled like digital SLRs--have advanced features such as shutter speed and aperture-priority modes, bracketed shooting, and electronic color filters. They also usually carry price tags upward of $300. Nikon took its budget-friendly megazoom--the Coolpix L100--the other direction by limiting shooting options and setting...

Tags: handgrip, menu system, Coolpix L100, camera, Nikon Corp.

Product reviews 2009-06-02

Analyst: An Apple tablet is coming to shake up netbook market

Analyst: An Apple tablet is coming to shake up netbook marketApple could not build a sub-$500 computer that is not a piece of junk!!!!!!Therefore, unless you don't consider tablet as a computer, don't expect something too far from reality.Apple has a standard!!!!!And yes Ipod Touch is not a computer. That's...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Tablets, Keyboards, Notebooks, Digital music, Digital media, netbook, tablet, Apple Inc., netbook market, keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-05-21

Acer launches smartphones in Asia; wants to be Top 5 by 2012

Taiwan-based Acer launched a series of smartphones for the Asia-Pacific region yesterday, bridging the gap between its popular netbook business and the handheld business. Company executives said Acer was banking on its experience as a leading computer brand to gain a share of the ever-crowded smartphone market....

Tags: Smart Phone, Acer Inc., Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Keyboards, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-22

Plug-in cars? Not so easy does it...

Plug-in cars? Not so easy does it...It's OK to be a contrarianIt's OK to be a contrarian and say this is all bunk, but please present some evidence and cite some references when you do so.It's a waste of our time to be told things like [i]"scientists had a...

Tags: car, hybrid, Plug-in car, plug-in, fuel cost

Discussion threads 2009-04-15