Samsung laptops run for a month
New docking station
By Nick Farrell: Friday 29 December 2006, 07:47
BOFFINS at Samsung Electronics have developed a docking station
equipped with a fuel cell capable of powering a laptop for a
month.
According to Engadget, the new docking station, which works with
Samsung's Q35 ultraportable laptop contains a 1200-watt-hour fuel
cell.
The dock can power a laptop eight hours a day, five days a week for
a month. Apparently the boffins are working on a miniature version
which can power a laptop for more than 15 hours "on a coffee cup's
worth of fuel". Although it is not clear how much fuel there is in
a cup of coffee.
The dock is powered by a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell with a maximum
output of 20 watts. This technology is jolly good at producing
small amounts of power over a long periods at low temperatures,
making them well suited to mobile devices.
Samsung says that the cell's 650Wh/L energy density is four times
that of its competitors. Apparently the dock will hit the shops at
the end of next year.
