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Piezoelectric Transformers

Posted by michael on from the no-more-power-bricks dept.

behoward writes "Tired of those big honking power adapters needed for all your portable toys? Me too! So far the best solution I've seen is the AC adapter for my G4 Powerbook, a sleek combo yoyo/flying saucer; but while it looks good on the desktop, it still makes too big of a bulge in my case when I travel. Now engineers at Penn State are working on a real solution. Hope Apple gets this technology in place in time for the G5 Powerbook."

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  1. Old news... by Nimloth · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Big deal. I've had these Starcom toys for years with no batteries or adapters.

    Only question I haven't yet answered is... could they run Linux?

  2. Re:A _Real_ Solution... by geirt · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    A Real Solution would be to move the power supply inside the computer. However, that would require that the computer meet UL safety requirements.

    Please moderate this as +5, Brilliant ...

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