12-09-2005, 06:00 PM
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NEC's 0.3mm Flexible Battery: Paving the Way to the Future?
There are batteries and then there are batteries - emphasis and all. NEC's concept 0.3mm battery is flexible and rechargeable in a mere thirty seconds. If such a design could store enough juice, it would have enormous potential in the world of mobile devices. I say, bring on the quarter-inch PDA!
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12-09-2005, 06:09 PM
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Mystic
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Sounds like something that could line an entire SCOTTeVEST. Of course, the idea of charging my coat at night does sounds a little strange...even for me.  :lol:
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12-09-2005, 06:24 PM
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Flexible battery and screens, Maybe one day we can have roll up PDAs.
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12-09-2005, 06:28 PM
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Ponderer
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Lokks like a great concept. What are the specs?
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12-09-2005, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by OSUKid7
Sounds like something that could line an entire SCOTTeVEST. Of course, the idea of charging my coat at night does sounds a little strange...even for me. :lol: |
:shocked!: Now that would be cool. And add the solar panels as well. But imagine the cost.
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12-09-2005, 06:48 PM
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Sage
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Looks like an interesting concept being turn into reality.
Man I want to get my hands on a PDA with those batteries as soon as possible.
Sunny
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12-09-2005, 07:19 PM
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I hope this actually manifests. Battery technology has been stalled for so long with innovation always being around the corner, but never here.
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12-09-2005, 08:57 PM
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Ponderer
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0.3 mm? Wow. If that spec is correct then just handling the battery would give you a hell of a paper cut ;-)
I notice they don't quote the mAh rating of such a battery. Unfortunately, physics has a way of bringing things back to reality. I bet a ton of these stacked to the thickness of a standard PDA battery would yeild an equivalent battery. These batteries are really for applications where the device doesnt require a lot of power but the design is limited by the shape of the battery (such as a very thin watch, or perhaps a wearable GPS).
BTW, anyone remember the original iPAQ Li-polymer battery? I'm having some deja-vu ;-)
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12-09-2005, 09:29 PM
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Oracle
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Re: NEC's 0.3mm Flexible Battery: Paving the Way to the Future?
Hmm you're right, 0.3mm sounds way too thin for what the photos show?
I also like the sound of the abovementioned flexible battery and flexible screen hehe.
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Originally Posted by Darius Wey
I say, bring on the quarter-inch PDA!
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Oh man, with a comment like that I'm surprised an iPod Nano zealot hasn't popped in here and started a... um debate 
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12-09-2005, 10:42 PM
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Re: NEC's 0.3mm Flexible Battery: Paving the Way to the Future?
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Originally Posted by beq
Hmm you're right, 0.3mm sounds way too thin for what the photos show?
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Check out this photo.
I really like the sound of these batteries. E-paper springs to mind...
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