Battery Cells Archive

  • MiLi Power Skin claims to be smallest iPhone external battery yet

    MiLi Power Skin claims to be smallest iPhone external battery yet

    The trade-off between compact size and prolonged battery life has plagued iPhone owners pretty much since the product was released. There’s only so much space to cram battery cells in that sleek form factor, so the operating time of the phone is restricted. A variety of products have entered the market to extend the life [...]

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  • Panasonic unveils Lithium-Ion battery module and home fuel cell cogeneration facility

    Panasonic unveils Lithium-Ion battery module and home fuel cell cogeneration facility

    Panasonic has on display at CEATEC a “1.5 kWh battery module [made] from 18650-type (18 mm in diameter x 65 mm in length) lithium-ion battery cells, which are widely used in laptop computers, to provide energy storage solutions for a wide range of environmentally friendly energy technologies.” String a couple of these suckers together to [...]

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  • MIT students developing electric car that can be recharged in about ten minutes

    MIT students developing electric car that can be recharged in about ten minutes

    Students at MIT are building an electric car capable of being recharged in about ten minutes. Granted, the kind of power that’s necessary to do that would be enough “to blow the fuses on 20 residential homes at once,” according to project team member and MIT student Radu Gogoana. Thankfully, the car — a modified Mercury [...]

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  • iPhone 3GS Discoloration Might Be Symptom of Faulty Cases

    iPhone 3GS Discoloration Might Be Symptom of Faulty Cases

    A small number of iPhone 3GS owners have reported browning of their handsets presumably due to overheating. However, a report suggests the problem is tied to third-party cases. iPhone blog FrenchiPhone cites an Apple technician who laid blame at the covers of some iPhone 3GS units. “After numerous calls to Apple technical service and maintenance of contact [...]

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  • Battery Issues Likely Cause of iPhone 3GS Overheating

    Battery Issues Likely Cause of iPhone 3GS Overheating

    Just a week after the release of Apple’s new iPhone, a few owners have complained about the handset’s high temperatures, which in some cases are high enough to start browning the white plastic on the back of the phone. Only a small number of iPhone 3GS customers have reported their handsets are reaching very high temperatures. [...]

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