Standardization of electric car chargers: 1st Japan, then the world?
One of the ways of helping the electric car really catch on is to standardize its plug-in charging system, so that drivers can recharge anywhere ...
One of the ways of helping the electric car really catch on is to standardize its plug-in charging system, so that drivers can recharge anywhere ...
Harvesting energy from other devices to power up
At CES 2010, RCA was showing a prototype of a handheld energy-harvesting battery designed to convert energy transmitted in a Wi-Fi signal into DC power ...
"One size fits all" phone chargers soon to be reality
Who hasn't ever had their phone battery die on them and no-one around has the same make of charger to lend? Or have you ...
Using solar power to recharge your gadgets
Last year on a flight, I bought a solar phone charger, solarmonkey . It consisted of a robust folding solar panel, about the size of a ...
Recharge your mobile phone with pedal power
I love this concept. If (when?) these chargers become available here, I definitely want one! Think back to those dynamo bike-lamps we used to have ...
Do you have to be an electrician to save a life?
Thomas Sutton is Managing Director Frog Design, Italy and a New Zealander living in Milan. He is concerned with medical devices where in hospitals today ...
Legislate on a standard device charger
Bill Thompson is an independent technology critic, well known for his regular broadcasts on the BBC's programme, Digital Planet. In this interview filmed at ...
Repost: Universal mobile phone charger unveiled as industry gets greener
Universal mobile phone charger unveiled as industry gets greener
• New device will include a 50% reduction in standby energy consumption
• Solar-powered phones set for launch ...
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