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HP Introduces New Technology to Save Mobile Battery Life

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the batmax-beware dept.

fenimor writes "HP researchers have developed new technology to save battery life on mobile devices. Targeting one of the main culprits of battery consumption -- the display -- they've developed an energy-aware solution that dims parts of the screen that aren't in use. Display battery life lasts from two to 11 times longer, depending on what the user is doing."

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  1. Creative Displays by null+etc. · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd like to be the developer that codes the algorithm for dimming the unimportant parts of pr0n images. I'd need plenty of research images, of course.

  2. Its great! I am using it right now! by Mr.+Flibble · · Score: 5, Funny

    It is incredible... but I can only see what I am typing... and my mouse cursor sometimes.

    This is my blog I am posting to right? Must be... Cant tell though...

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  3. Re:After reading TFA... by crummynz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or is it...sentient? :P

    Yup. The irony is, the CPU time it takes to keep this artificial intelligence running nullifies the effect of dimming pixels you aren't reading :/

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