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NEC Unveils Methanol-Fueled Laptop

Posted by timothy on from the note-methanol-not-methadone dept.

genericplacebo writes "Japanese computer giant NEC Corp. Monday revealed a prototype of a laptop computer that runs on a methanol fuel cell instead of a rechargeable battery, and said it will start selling it next year. NEC initially plans to introduce a computer with a fuel-cell system able to run for five consecutive hours on a single cartridge of methanol fuel, but also plans to make a PC within two years that can run continuously for as long as 40 hours."

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  1. Re:Don't drink and drive! by halftrack · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Mind you, methanol may induse blindness which may be considered an advantage when having to use Windows.

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