Slashdot Mirror
Fuel Cells for Laptops Due Next Week
prostoalex writes "AVC and Antig Technology will demo a production-ready fuel cell for laptops next week on CeBIT trade show. According to PC Magazine, 'the CD-ROM size fuel cell will fit within the media bay of a notebook PC, replacing the drive with additional battery power.' The fuel cell battery will last 8 hours."
It'll last 8 minutes w/ my AMD64 laptop! This thing eats electrons like pacman eats yellow pills.
"All you have to do is be fragile and grateful. So stay the underdog." Chuck Palahniuk, Choke
Something tells me that the initial price of these fuel cells is going to exceed the price of the laptop itself. In fact, I'll bet it'll be cheaper for me to buy a car batter, an inverter, and a sherpa to carry them while he follows me everywhere. :)
Answer your question:
Airlines: Yes if you're part of the platinum elite patrician class. No if you're flying as a proletariat.
TSA: Yes if you hand over your DNA, pictures of your family, especially your sexy, hot wife (don't worry about this one Slashdot), and prove that you're a supporter of the current administration. No if you're an average law-abidding citizen.
Jokes aside, it seems to me that if they allow even one, they might as well allow more since a malicious group of people can each carry one and get together while in the air.
EvilCON - Made Famous by
Everytime the TSA asked him if he was carrying anything that could be used as a weapon, he would deliver a roundhouse kick to the head.
Chuck Norris now takes the bus.
[Fuck Beta]
o0t!
Why are you assuming Chuck Norris needs to 'go' anywhere. Chuck stays still and stuff comes to him.
My fuel cell laptop is powered remotely by the gaseous isobar differentials of Uranus, which drastically reduces burn risks compared to traditional power sources.
..does it make the same sound as when Pacman dies?
And when you gaze long enough into the code, the code will also gaze into you.