Mobile phones are getting more powerful and universally applicable by every day. As for the battery life... well, you'll want to keep your charger handy. Motorola sees a chance to break this habit by investing in Tekion, a Canadian micro fuel cell developer, whose
Formira Power Pack doesn't use common hydrogen, but
formic acid (the stuff used by ants to poison their victims) to power the cells. Advantage: formic acid isn't flammable. The technology grew out of DARPA-funded research done at the
University of Illinois.
Motorola press release