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  1. SmartFuelCell by danimrich · · Score: 4, Informative · on Laptop Fuel Cells Coming Soon

    There is a German company (http://www.smartfuelcell.de/ that is already producing fuel-cell powered generators for camping. I guess it won't take too long until they are small enough to fit in a laptop bag.

  2. Re:Enough with the marketing speak... by Politicus · · Score: 1 · on Hitachi Readies Fuel Cell for PDAs
    at this early stage of the game, nobody wants to show their cards. i'm sure serious volume customers see this data and potential projections in lots more detail.

    here's the most detail i could find.

  3. Re:My expectation? by qtp · · Score: 1 · on Computer Expectations of Today, and a Decade Hence?

    You mean like this?

  4. Re:Yawn by steveway · · Score: 2, Informative · on Fuel Cell Laptop announced by Toshiba

    A small doohickey like the one here?

  5. This is great ... by Rolo+Tomasi · · Score: 2, Informative · on More on Micro Turbines
    But in contrast to the technologies mentioned in the article, small, direct-methanol fuel cells (e.g. for powering your notebook) are already being produced.

    Finally, we're on our way to getting rid of this century-old technology of chemical batteries.

  6. Perhaps NOT flammable? (Water mixture) by jerde · · Score: 1 · on Laptop Methanol Fuel Cells Promised This Week
    On the page about the technology, one paragraph states:
    To store the energy a mixture of methanol and water is employed...
    Pure methanol is not needed. It's possible that the ratio of methanol to water can be adjusted to ensure fire safety while still providing enough useful energy for these devices to be successful. - Peter