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Colin Dunstan · 04-11-2005, 11:15 AM

Sanyo and IBM Japan presented a hybrid battery system that uses Methanol to power an IBM Thinkpad notebook. The system, which looks almost like an IBM docking station, weighs 2.2kg without the fuel cartridge; one cartridge lasts long enough for approx. 8 hours of heavy-duty work on the computer. Click here for a streaming video of the presentation.

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04-11-2005, 11:15 AM	#1
Colin Dunstan Is papyrophobic! Posts: 1,926 Karma: 1009999 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Device: Dell Axim	Methanol fuel cell battery presentation Sanyo and IBM Japan presented a hybrid battery system that uses Methanol to power an IBM Thinkpad notebook. The system, which looks almost like an IBM docking station, weighs 2.2kg without the fuel cartridge; one cartridge lasts long enough for approx. 8 hours of heavy-duty work on the computer. Click here for a streaming video of the presentation. [via Akihabaranews]