Apple Files Patent For Fuel Cell Laptops

An anonymous reader writes "Apple Insider reports that Apple recently filed two patents for a new breed of fuel cell-powered laptop computers. The devices would eschew lithium ion batteries in favor of fuel cells that are capable of running for weeks without requiring a recharge. The patents are entitled 'Fuel Cell System to Power a Portable Computing Device' and oeFuel Cell System Coupled to a Portable Computing Device."

Comments

danger, Will Robinson !

[swell]

Isn't it enough that Apple products are already prone to fires and explosions?

Recharge?

[deniable]

Woo hoo. Apple are back to removable batteries.

Re:Surely it's already done

[Scragglykat]

But has anyone patented using power cells in a robot designed to infiltrate human colonies and assassinate them from within? I think not.

Re:Surely it's already done

[catmistake]

Better than that it has already been done http://www.gizmag.com/go/5325/ . Do people at the patent office not know how to Google an idea,

Hello. I for one would like to see your bullet points for "Better than that has already been done." Your comment inspired me to read both articles, and now that I have wasted my time I expect some satisfaction. Just what the fuck are you talking about? Are you suggesting that you know more than the sparse, truncated information written in TFA and in the link you provided? What I would like to know is why the US Patent Office doesn't simply close its doors and forward all applications to you, because apparently you are omnipotent and everyone else is an idiot.

Re:Surely it's already done

[Tsingi]

But has anyone patented using power cells in a robot designed to infiltrate human colonies and assassinate them from within? I think not.

I tried patenting that, they said I had to prove that it could be done. So that's what I'm working on now.