Article tagged with: fuel cell

Fuel Cell-Powered Cell Phone Coming Soon

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Ariel Schwartz .

Toshiba demonstrated its upcoming fuel cell-powered cell phone recently at the CEATEC Japan 2008 conference. The phone will use methanol fuel cells that charge with a dedicated cartridge. Apparently, the use of fuel cells combined with secondary batteries will make the overall battery life approximately double what it would be with a secondary battery alone.

PolyFuel Methanol Fuel Cell T40 Laptop Prototype

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

PolyFuel announced yesterday that they have a working prototype of their methanol fuel cell laptop which they will demonstrating across the consumer electronics industry. The prototype is a Lenovo T40 that uses a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC). This technology converts methanol to electricity to run the computer.
As consumers are becoming more an [...]