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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on IEEE taskforce begins 18-month revision of laptop battery standard]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/08/ieee-taskforce-begins-18-month-revision-of-laptop-battery-standa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/08/ieee-taskforce-begins-18-month-revision-of-laptop-battery-standa/</guid><description><![CDATA[Don't think you'll hear too many complaints on this news, though probably something that should've been implemented BEFORE the batteries began exploding.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[sine~language]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 8th 2006 5:47PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on IEEE taskforce begins 18-month revision of laptop battery standard]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/08/ieee-taskforce-begins-18-month-revision-of-laptop-battery-standa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/08/ieee-taskforce-begins-18-month-revision-of-laptop-battery-standa/</guid><description><![CDATA[I doubt the same experts that deal with the 802.11n ratification are the same ones that deal with the Li-Ion battery chemistry issues.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Javi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 8th 2006 5:58PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on IEEE taskforce begins 18-month revision of laptop battery standard]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/08/ieee-taskforce-begins-18-month-revision-of-laptop-battery-standa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/08/ieee-taskforce-begins-18-month-revision-of-laptop-battery-standa/</guid><description><![CDATA[The IEEE is a huge organization, with many branches capable of handling multiple tasks in parallel. <br><br>This new proposal has nothing to do with the ratification process for 802.11n, and will have no impact on its becoming a standard asap. <br><br>If you're going to try and "diss" the IEEE, at least understand the organization first.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[g_stewart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 8th 2006 6:00PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on IEEE taskforce begins 18-month revision of laptop battery standard]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/08/ieee-taskforce-begins-18-month-revision-of-laptop-battery-standa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/08/ieee-taskforce-begins-18-month-revision-of-laptop-battery-standa/</guid><description><![CDATA[yeah, I understand engadget is trying to be funny, but often they aren't]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jason]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 8th 2006 7:22PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on IEEE taskforce begins 18-month revision of laptop battery standard]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/08/ieee-taskforce-begins-18-month-revision-of-laptop-battery-standa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/08/ieee-taskforce-begins-18-month-revision-of-laptop-battery-standa/</guid><description><![CDATA[What would be great is a standard for both battery shape and size as well as power adapter plug-in shape. This way any person can purchase any computer battery or power adapter from any brand and it'll work on any laptop.<br><br>OK, perhaps a couple different sizes for the [extreme] difference in size of some laptops.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jason]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 8th 2006 7:21PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on IEEE taskforce begins 18-month revision of laptop battery standard]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/08/ieee-taskforce-begins-18-month-revision-of-laptop-battery-standa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/08/ieee-taskforce-begins-18-month-revision-of-laptop-battery-standa/</guid><description><![CDATA[I had a dell laptop whose screen randomly caught fire on battery power. If this had happened on an airplane, the consequences could have been huge. I'm glad they are doing something about this--and the sooner the cheaper for them. As my old mechanic used to say, "we can fix it no matter how much it costs you." Fire and explosions are expensive--and should be.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Quiddity]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 8th 2006 6:31PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
