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LG Presents Solar Powered E-Book

Posted by timothy on from the overcomes-my-battery-objection-at-least dept.

MikeChino writes "At first glance, e-readers offer a great set of benefits over paper-bound books – they’re light, versatile, and a great alternative to lugging around a tote full of dead tree tomes on your next trip. However these new reading mediums have one glaring fault — can you imagine the frustration of running out of juice mid-sentence and halfway through Infinite Jest? LG's new solar e-book aims to address this issue by harnessing the sun's rays to power its display. The device features a 10 centimeter wide thin-film photovoltaic panel that can power the reader for a full day's worth of reading after 4-5 hours spent sitting in the sun."

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  1. Re:Warranty by Hognoxious · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Lithium batteries degrade more while fully charged than if it is only 40% charged

    Is there a wikipedia article on subject-verb agreement?

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  2. Re:Warranty by polar+red · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    we are voiding the planets warranty :
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8299426.stm

    'Scary' climate message from past: Levels similar to those now commonly regarded as adequate to tackle climate change were associated with sea levels 25-40m (80-130 ft) higher than today.

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