“With all of the tremendous advances that are taking place in our world of internet and wireless existence, a person may never consider that the ‘holy grail’ is in the field of battery life. You might have thought that it would be the next generation of wireless devices that allow you to project holographic images of the Google screen so that you can do web searches in mid-air in the airport. Yep, it’s true — it’s in the works! The restricting problem is that little-considered power source we simply take for granted. The simple battery. It has been confounding for a century now.”Here are some more Mobile articles from around the web:
- ASUS P525 PDA Phone (Wi-Fi) @ Hardware Zone
- Blackberry Pearl @ UK Gamer
- Mobile Devices Adopt Open Source @ OSWeekly
- Targus 17″ XL Notebook Backpack @ GideonTech
- Built-in 3/3.5G may be next big thing in notebook market @ DigiTimes
- BlackBerry vs. Palm Treo Compared @ CoolTechZone
- Zalman ZM-NC1000 Notebook Cooler Review @ BCCHardware
Is better battery life the next killer app?
Laptops have come a long way in the past 6 years. With Alienware and others putting high end gaming components into their systems, it quickly becomes apparent that battery technology just hasn’t kept pace. The Tech Zone looks at batteries in general, and the top 5 technologies that are most likely to take us into the future.