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CES 2013: Lenovo 27" Tablet and Nectar Fuel Cell iPhone Charger
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Nope - I totally agree and don't see the point if this thing doesn't run on hydrogen.
So it's DOA for me.
Nope - I totally agree and don't see the point if this thing doesn't run on hydrogen.
So it's DOA for me.
Butane is pretty easy to get tho
I'll wait for the day when having a bunch of people leaning over and sharing a screen is better than any of:
1) having one large whiteboard
2) having content delivered to individual tablets in real-time, so everyone has ample space to see and interact
3) all the other ways people work together simultaneously on a single project that have existed since forever
Nobody actually working in R&D cares about having a tabletop screen for 2+ ppl to stand around and jab at simultaneously.
No need to get ridiculous.
I'm only in the prototype phase, I can make changes ... don't like the orange color?
Yap. But Butane is the least nerdy fuel for a fuel cell. Hydrogen is the way of the future (and I find it embarassing, that we, the 21st century people, don't use hydrogen lighters btw).
That link to the product site where Arn mentioned the flight regulation, I Goog'ed to a couple of PDFs (using the regulation + butane) talking about "sealed" vs. not, etc., so maybe that's a way cover air safety regulations for a container of that size.
Let's assume the iPhone 5 battery has a capcity of 10 watt-hours. Let's also assume a charging efficiency of 50%. It would then take 20 watt-hours of electricity to charge an iPhone, or 1/50th of a kilowatt-hour. A kilowatt-hour of electricity, depending on where you live, costs around 10 cents. It costs you 1/5th of a penny to charge your iphone by plugging it into the wall. Forgetting about the ridiculous $300 start up cost, each charge from the butane thing costs a dollar, or 50,000% as much money. You better be pretty desperate to charge your phone for that kind of scratch.
As long as you're using butane, it'll have to come in a canister (just like a refillable butane lighter). But ya, it'd be cool to have a tiny fuel cell like this that runs on naptha lighter fluid.
i would have bought that charger for 150usd maybe for 200. 300 is simply too high. Weird that they go so high leaving the average buyer behind.
I like that butane charger
If I'm ever lost in the forest I'll be able to keep my phone charged and start a fire to cook my food
If I'm ever lost in the forest I'll be able to keep my phone charged and start a fire to cook my food
299 for a charger + you need to pay 9.99 per 10 charges.
GREAT if you're in the jungle and/or somewhere without power often (assuming you also have a cellular tower where it would make sense to still carry you cell)
But you can by several iCarriers (for example) from New Trent for that kind of change...
GREAT if you're in the jungle and/or somewhere without power often (assuming you also have a cellular tower where it would make sense to still carry you cell)
But you can by several iCarriers (for example) from New Trent for that kind of change...
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I know where to get butane. Where can I get hydrogen for a comparably cheap price?
And I've heard- but don't know for sure- that it cost's more to capture the hydrogen for fuel cells than you can get out of it in fuel cell energy. Is that true or false?
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Unlikely.
The only thing that really matters is universal fast internet. Most all else is defined by that.
Since when is Apple into niche products? I'd rather Apple focus on innovation that is practical and will benefit lots of people.
