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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. Re:Self Defeating by Brento · · Score: 1, Troll

    Watch a typical Windows user sometime. What's the first thing they do to whatever application they open? If you said "Maximize it!", then you're right!

    Take a look at that typical Windows user's monitor. It's usually 1024x768, and if you try to set it at a higher resolution, you'll find that it's got a crummy dot pitch or it interlaces. Not to defend Windows users, but there's a reason they maximize - they work with crummy gear.

    I know I'm generalizing, but the people who appreciate the value of a 1600x1200 flat panel setup (and actually pay to get it) aren't your typical Windows users. If they're willing to use Windows, they're probably also willing to get the cheapest monitor in town, often from Sam's Club or Wal-Mart, because they think 17" is 17".

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  2. Re:Tinfoil hat... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    This isn't IRC, and you aren't funny.

  3. Re:Self Defeating by the_weasel · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yah, whatever.

    You haven't got a clue what you are talking about.

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  4. Heaven Help HP by Sundroid · · Score: 0, Troll

    If this is what the ladies and gents at HP labs can brag about, they are in deeper trouble than we think. Allow me to present three battery-life-saving tips that won't cost a penny of research money:

    1) Use a portable DVD player (one can be had for as low as $129 at Walmart), instead of watching DVDs on your laptop, which, if it is your office laptop, you're supposed to use only for work (wink).
    2) Set the brightness level of the display all the way down (I just did, and I can still see clearly).
    3) Use AC power as much as you can.

    Maybe we got it wrong all along -- maybe HP did not fire Carly; maybe she quit after having to put up with all the ineptitude?

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