Batteries
HP Voluntarily Recalls 70,000 Faulty Notebook Batteries
Friday, May 15th, 2009HP is issuing a voluntary recall on 70,000 outstanding batteries sold between August 2007 and March 2008 due to potential overheating problems. Reports to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission show there has been two instances of overheated batteries leading to property damage with no bodily injuries. HP notes that these battery issues are in no way related to the previous recalls and will replace the affected batteries at no charge. The batteries in question were sold both as part of the notebook package or as stand-alone replacement batteries for these particular devices:
HP Enviro Series Batteries Now Available, Good to Go for 3 Years
Monday, March 16th, 2009
HP’s Enviro Series batteries are now available for order. The batteries are produced by Boston-Power, a company that makes environmentally-friendly batteries that perform better over the long haul. This new line of batteries are are compatible with 18 HP notebooks, including most Pavilion and HDX series computers.
Panasonic Announces Smaller Fuel Cell for Notebooks
Monday, October 20th, 2008
Panasonic showed off the world’s smallest notebook fuel cell and another fuel cell that can recharge mobile phones. Panasonic hopes to bring notebook fuel cells to market by 2012.
HP EliteBook 6930p: 24-Hours of Battery Life on a Single Charge
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
HP’s announced that its EliteBook 6930p business notebook will have up to a 24-hour runtime thanks to energy saving components and a 12-cell ultracapacity battery. I spoke with Jeremy Brody from HP, who filled me in on exactly how this is accomplished.
Pull Cord Generator for OLPC…I Want One
Monday, July 9th, 2007
Keeping gadgets charged and ready to use can be a major pain, even in a big city. So how does the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project plan on keeping millions of computers powered up in some of the poorest, most remote locales in the world? Forget about power outlets, the low-cost laptops will be human-powered with an innovative generator that resembles a yo-yo.
Next Gen Lithium Notebook Batteries
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007Panasonic’s Michael Buchner walks us through the next two generations of Lithium Ion notebook batteries. The company will increase battery life by 40% without increasing size. A unique protective layer will keep the high capacity notebook batteries safe.
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Will We Ever See Fuel Cell Powered Notebooks?
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006We keep seeing notebook prototypes that utilize fuel cells instead of batteries. Fuel cells could keep notebooks running far longer than Lithium-Ion batteries and have nearly instant refill times. So why haven’t we seen any production models yet?
Matt Kohut, a competitive analyst at Lenovo, says all the technology needed to produce such a notebook is [...]
Video: Exploding Notebook Battery
Monday, November 13th, 2006[youtube]WeWq6rWzChw[/youtube]
This is what an exploding notebook battery looks like. The chances of your notebook battery exploding is pretty much nil, this is probably the only chance you’ll get to see the shooting flames and bursting cells. The video uses a generic notebook and battery, neither of which are part of any recall. The techies forced [...]
