Fuel Cell based battery charger coming in March

  • January 29, 2009 3:11 pm

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Fuel Cells have been the latest craze in the news the last couple of years reguarding cars. However, it might surprise you to learn that they can also be used in electronics. Toshiba will be leading the pack this March when they release their Direct Menthanol Fuel-Cell based (DMFC) chargers. After they conquer general electronic charging, look for cellphone and laptop batteries to be next on their list. What’s the benefit of fuel cells over batteries. Well long story short, they’re more versitile and you don’t have to “recharge”. Whatever the case, it will be interesting to see the cellphones with fuel cells.

Source: Engadget



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