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Hitachi Shows Off A Fuel-Cell PDA

Posted by timothy on from the wouldn't-you dept.

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.)

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  1. How much? by stecoop · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Cool but how much does it save me over than using rechargeable Double-A batteries? I just hope the fuel cells aren't something like $400 for a $300 PDA.

  2. Re:Methanol by millwall · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm not sure I'd like to walk with methanol in my pocket.

    People walk around with methanol lighters. Never really heard of anyone being so chicken that they can't even carry a lighter.