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Hitachi Shows Off A Fuel-Cell PDA
prostoalex writes "Hitachi made a PDA, powered by a fuel cell. The device runs for 5 hours, and they plan to expand the battery power to 40 hours. It weighs 700 grams, which makes it heavier than most of the models out there. The commercial production will start next year, a picture is available from MobileMag." (This earlier mention of Hitachi's work talks about how such fuel cells could be used to charge or power other things, from cellphones to laptops.)
Although it has a greater cost then that of traditional power sources, it is completely 100 precent pollution-free.
\Pre"cent\, n. [L. praeceptum, from praecipere to take beforehand, to instruct, teach; prae before + capere to take: cf. F. pr['e]cepte. See Pre-, and Capacious.] 1. Any commandment, instruction, or order intended as an authoritative rule of action; esp., a command respecting moral conduct; an injunction; a rule.
Yes folks, that's right! This device follows all of the 100 rules of anti-morality pollution.
"Is that a fuel-cell PDA in your pocket, or are you just pleased to see me??"
A little planning goes a long way...
...But some self-proclaimed doc stole the plutonium and left me a bunch of pinball machine parts.
/^[A-Z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z]{2,4}$/i
Bob's an avid smoker.
Bob lights a cigarette while doing work on his new Hitachi PDA.
Bob...
*poof*
Bob! Dear Lord, Bob's... Bob's dead!
Until Slashdot fixes the funny modifier, use insightful or interesting. The poster knows your intentions.
Not so much a "Palm Pilot" as a "Pocket Bomb".
Unfortunately, I am not Wil Wheaton
little intake funnel, exhaust pipe to get it above your head... headphones to deal with the whine... maybe a pull chord to start it up....
"Waste not one watt!" - CZ
A fuel cell generates electricity when hydrogen from fuel such as hydrogen and methanol combines with oxygen leaving pure water as a by-product.
Awesome, you can also use it as a flask.
Linux/Open Source/Anti Microsoft News
...and if they could make more stuff run on just methane, his grocery bill would pay his fuel bill.
"Dude! Was that you?"
"Nah, man, that's just my PDA..."
Seriously, though, you'd think they'd have applied this power source to cell-phones first, due to their overwhelming ubiquity and constant need for power (although they don't typically drain down as fast as a PDA with a fast processor). Ah, it's probably in the works as well, but it's more forgivable to make a PDA of the requisite size for fuel-cell technology, as opposed to making a cell-phone the size of a portable CD player.
Windows XP SP2 told me to install third-party software that prevents viruses and protects stability... I chose Ubuntu
[i] the only waste will be pure water.[/i] Yeah, a stain will go well with that big bulge in your pant's pocket!
one whiff and you're blind
Almost as bad is dihydrogen-monoxide, one 'whiff' of that stuff causes severe breathing problems. Did you know that many commercial foods are processed with dihydrogen-monoxide? We should boycott those as well.
try { do() || do_not(); } catch (JediException err) { yoda(err); }
No no no, you're missing the gayest part about fuel cells! You can't convienently recharge them! You have to run to a store and buy a new one everytime they run down!
GOOOOOOOOO PROGRESS!!!!!!!!
Mac OS X and Windows XP working side by side to fight back the night.
Can you imagine the limp you would have in your walk with that thing in your pocket at all?
I think its endorsed by the Chiropractors Union,
they'd make some major money getting that limp back out of your body.
"Nimis exaltatus rex sedet in vertice - caveat ruinam!"
Finally someone has solved the huge air pollution problem posed by PDA usage.
They need to make this thing chug and hiss like some old coal fired boiler.
"Sounds like Bob is back from Cincinnati."
"Once a guy stood all day shaking bugs from his hair." A Scanner Darkly, by Philip K. Dick
I'm not sure I want too look like I've wet my pants every time I want to look up an address.
You've got to remember, those japanese trade-show girls are really teeny. They make lots of stuff look big. :)
-k
watashi wa baka na deutsujin
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Gaseous DHMO can cause severe burns.
DHMO is a major component of acid rain.
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go figure...