Maybe our battery problems are over

mogui · 07-12-2007, 03:35 AM

EEstore has been very secretive about the development of its new battery technology. Rumblings about its new technology have been around for about a year. But now the cat is out of the bag. The EEstore technology is not a chemical battery like Lithium Ion and Lead-acid technology. It is a new type of high capacity storage capacitor. You can read about the technic here.

Engadget has an update on the company and where they are headed with the technology. There are some electric vehicles on the near horizon.

Why should this technology excite us? Capacitor batteries can be charged in a fraction of a second. They are cheap to make and use no toxic chemicals. They can be depleted and recharged many more times than chemical batteries. Finally we may have laptop batteries that will go for days, and we can power our readers for a much longer period even if they use LCD technology.

Bob Russell · 07-12-2007, 07:56 AM

That's an exciting thought!

Adam B. · 07-12-2007, 08:13 AM

The more I read about upcoming technology, the happier I am that I was born in my current generation. If I was born when my grandparent, or even parents were, I'd be missing out on all this cool stuf.

Capaictor Batteries? I wonder how they solved the quick discharge properties of capacitors...

tribble · 07-12-2007, 08:23 AM

Sounds great. But it will be unnecessary when Steorn finally releases their Orbo

yvanleterrible · 07-12-2007, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by tribble

Sounds great. But it will be unnecessary when Steorn finally releases their Orbo

Is that the one with Nano technology Litium Ion? I was listening to a podcast on electric cars yesterday that was featuring that. Very promising. They say 25,000 charging cycles compared to the actual 500!!?!!

I've been waiting for capacitor techno to progress for years. Battery equiped devices could last much longer. Take a power tool for instance. I have outdated all my drills since they first appeared in the early eighties because of the price of batteries. It's cheaper to buy a new drill kit than to buy the two separate batteries that come with it. And all that toxic mess we have to disposes of? Capacitors last much longer.

NatCh · 07-12-2007, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by tribble

Sounds great. But it will be unnecessary when Steorn finally releases their Orbo

I don't know about you, but this sounds to me like it might be a bit more portable than the Orbo thing.

athlonkmf · 07-12-2007, 03:29 PM

ehm.. as I read it, the EEstore thingie are capacitors and are meant for electronic vehicles more than handheld devices. Although in time it could help the development of compact power.

The steorn is a laughing stock. Just some child's toy using magnets. And it didn't even work. http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/07/s...we-screwed-up/

yvanleterrible · 07-12-2007, 03:36 PM

I knew the name was familiar. Shure took me a while to add up!

It's Roland's thread.

RWood · 07-12-2007, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam B.

The more I read about upcoming technology, the happier I am that I was born in my current generation. If I was born when my grandparent, or even parents were, I'd be missing out on all this cool stuf.

Capaictor Batteries? I wonder how they solved the quick discharge properties of capacitors...

Just remember that your children and grandchildren will think these exciting to you innovations are just ho-hum stuff to them. In the same way prior generations were astounded by television, computers, and space flight to just name three. To my Grandfather airplanes were a wonder. Each generation takes the achievements of prior generations for granted.

I still have 33-1/3, 45, and 78 rpm records in the basement alongside the CDs.

tribble · 07-12-2007, 04:51 PM

Hehe, yes the Orbo seems to be a joke or scam of some kind. So i would instantly go for the capacitator batteries. The almost instant recharging times alone would be reason enough to use them.

07-12-2007, 03:35 AM	#1
mogui eNigma Posts: 503 Karma: 1335 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The Philippines Device: HTC G1 Android FBReader	Maybe our battery problems are over EEstore has been very secretive about the development of its new battery technology. Rumblings about its new technology have been around for about a year. But now the cat is out of the bag. The EEstore technology is not a chemical battery like Lithium Ion and Lead-acid technology. It is a new type of high capacity storage capacitor. You can read about the technic here. Engadget has an update on the company and where they are headed with the technology. There are some electric vehicles on the near horizon. Why should this technology excite us? Capacitor batteries can be charged in a fraction of a second. They are cheap to make and use no toxic chemicals. They can be depleted and recharged many more times than chemical batteries. Finally we may have laptop batteries that will go for days, and we can power our readers for a much longer period even if they use LCD technology.

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07-12-2007, 07:56 AM	#2
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	That's an exciting thought!

07-12-2007, 08:13 AM	#3
Adam B. Addicted to Porting Posts: 1,697 Karma: 7194 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Device: iRex iLiad, Nokia 770, Samsung i760	The more I read about upcoming technology, the happier I am that I was born in my current generation. If I was born when my grandparent, or even parents were, I'd be missing out on all this cool stuf. Capaictor Batteries? I wonder how they solved the quick discharge properties of capacitors...

07-12-2007, 08:23 AM	#4
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	Sounds great. But it will be unnecessary when Steorn finally releases their Orbo

07-12-2007, 03:29 PM	#7
athlonkmf Guru Posts: 714 Karma: 1014039 Join Date: May 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500, Sony PRS-505, Kindle 3, Sony PRS350, iPad 64GB	ehm.. as I read it, the EEstore thingie are capacitors and are meant for electronic vehicles more than handheld devices. Although in time it could help the development of compact power. The steorn is a laughing stock. Just some child's toy using magnets. And it didn't even work. http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/07/s...we-screwed-up/

07-12-2007, 03:36 PM	#8
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	I knew the name was familiar. Shure took me a while to add up! It's Roland's thread.

07-12-2007, 04:51 PM	#10
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	Hehe, yes the Orbo seems to be a joke or scam of some kind. So i would instantly go for the capacitator batteries. The almost instant recharging times alone would be reason enough to use them.

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