Lithium Ion Battery
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Sony opens US$106M battery plant in S'pore
News Japanese electronics giant opens its first Southeast Asian plant, located in Singapore, to manufacture lithium ion polymer batteries.
Tags: Components, Notebooks and tablets, Battery, Electronics, Cell Phone, Notebook, phone, lithium-ion, lithium-ion battery, notebook computer
How lame is lithium ion?
Insight commentary Now a start-up called ZPower says it's come up with a battery technology breakthrough which it claims will result in 40 percent longer laptop life than lithium-ion on a single charge.
Tags: Components, Notebooks and tablets, Battery, PC Company, Notebook, San Francisco, lithium-ion, Laptop Computer, power management, laptop battery
Handspring Visor Edge
Reviews The Visor Edge packages the functionality of the high-end Visor Platinum in an attractive slimline design.
China's BYD to bring electric cars to US in 2010
News Electric car company, part-owned by Warren Buffet, plans to enter the U.S. market next year and test an all-electric sedan aimed at raising brand awareness.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Plug-in, electric car, lithium-ion, lithium-ion battery, China, U.S., brand, car
MIT chips away at lithium ion barrier
News American university researchers make battery breakthrough, which could mean good news for electric automakers and impatient cell phone users.
Tags: Components, Battery, Chip, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, car battery, electric vehicle, graduate student, lithium-ion, lithium-ion battery, barrier
Auto battery maker Ener1 eyes grid storage
News Lithium ion battery company seeks to expand its auto business with government loan and grant programs while testing power grid energy storage with utilities.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Manufacturing, auto company, Storage, Ener1, electric car, lithium-ion, lithium-ion battery, industry
Panasonic to acquire Sanyo Electric
News Electronics giant Panasonic, aiming to get an edge in the rechargeable-batteries business and solar-battery market, reaches agreement to buy Sanyo Electric.
Tags: Acquisitions, Business structures, Battery, Sanyo Electric Co., Photovoltaics, electric vehicle, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Panasonic, lithium-ion, financial
Green technologies to watch
News The pace of change surrounding technology in clean energy and efficiency has not been this fast in years.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Technology, Storage, Innovation, Yergin, Renewable Energy, electric vehicle, lithium-ion, financial
Japan investigates iPod Nano sparking
News The Trade and Economy Ministry reportedly suspects a battery defect.
Siemens adds Java to phone mix
News The company's Java-enabled M50 will let people download various games and applications onto their phones.
Sony sells plants, signs manufacturing deal with Solectron
News Sony sold two of its plants to contract manufacturing specialist Solectron and entered into a series of manufacturing agreements that will help streamline Sony's consumer electronics business.
Sharp Zaurus SL-5500
Reviews True geeks will love the Zaurus SL-5500, but most users will find Pocket PC and Palm devices easier to live with.
Sony CLIE PEG-NZ90
Reviews This gadget lover's dream does so much that we wish it did just a little more -- particularly considering its size and price.
Sony CLIE PEG-SJ22
Reviews The SJ22 lacks some software that comes with the SJ30, but its lower price makes it a great deal for a colour Palm PDA.
Sony Clie lands in S'pore
News Sony Singapore has launched its first handheld in the Republic, the Palm OS-based Clie, approximately seven months after the device was initially released in the US and Japan.
