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Motorola Makes Gasoline Powered Cell Phones

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the fill-er-up dept.

Wister285 writes "Well, now that PDAs are integrated with cell phones, you'll need some extra juice to power that thing. Motorola seems to think that the next generation of cell phones needs to be powered by gas (fuel cells). Supposedly these cell phones can last for a whole month without needing to be recharged. Batteries are not being eliminated since the "power plant" of the phone is located on the user's belt. Seems interesting. Gives a whole new meaning to "Fill 'er up!""

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  1. I'm still waiting for the cell-phone by poemofatic · · Score: 2, Funny

    ..which is powered by my own hot-air.

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    When in doubt, have a man come through a door with a gun in his hand.

    1. Re:I'm still waiting for the cell-phone by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      You would have to fart in it to make long distance calls.

  2. more risks by stilwebm · · Score: 4, Funny

    Great. As if it wasn't bad enough to share the road with people trying to hold on to a cigarette and a cell phone more than they are hanging on to their 3+ ton SUV. Now they are going to be catching on fire too.

    1. Re:more risks by Mr.+Slippery · · Score: 2, Funny
      Now they are going to be catching on fire too.
      Think of it as evolution in action.
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      Tom Swiss | the infamous tms | my blog
      You cannot wash away blood with blood
  3. Re:Gas, Not Gasoline by ozbird · · Score: 5, Funny

    The first paragraph of the article ... clearly says "methane gas-powered", not "gasoline powered".

    Which also explains why the fuel cell is attached to the user's belt. ;-)

  4. quite versatile by esoterus · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...and should the user ever finds him or herself amidst rioting - viola! Molotov phone!

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    Not only does God definitely play dice, but He sometimes confuses us by throwing them where they can't be seen. -Hawking
  5. Re:Yeah, I know... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...and all you got was this lousy t-shirt.

  6. Re:Gas, Not Gasoline by llauren · · Score: 2, Funny
    Gas. Methane. To charge your phone battery, just fart.
    • ~llaurén
  7. My ultimate intiminidation device by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Back in college, I had an idea for a great intiminidation devices during tests. Most people had calculators, and some had graphing calculators. And two of us had that great machine-language-programmable HP48SX calculator. But I wanted something more... (and remember, no one had a laptop nor cellphone when I was in college) Sure the 48sx was huge, but it still didn't properly convey how serious I was... so here's my idea:

    A gasoline powered calculator. Imagine the surprise as I start on the test, and then pull this huge calculator out of my bag. I pull the ripcord to start up the little model-airplane motor connected to a generator... it makes a high whiney sound, and you can hear the RPMs go down as the calculator sucks more power down each time I press a key. I pity the poor guy who's downwind of my calculator, exhaust fumes wafting...

    Anyway, the device never got built. But I did try to build a gasoline-powered bike light (why carry batteries when gasoline has a much higher energy density!)... I imagined this to be a helmet-mounted device, whineing away just inches from someone's ear. I gave up when I burned up the electric motor trying to start the engine.