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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[I knew they weren't going to be small but fuck me that's big.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kris120890]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 6th 2009 6:03PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[That's what she said. ;-)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yodaman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 6th 2009 6:14PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[I find that bottle like thingy disturbing.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[K]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 6th 2009 6:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[the whole thing reminds me of the mobile phones of the mid 90s.... One you can safely chuck out of the car windows, hit someone's windscreen, stop, picked it up, and still be able to make some calls....]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[darkmax]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 6th 2009 7:25PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[I can't wait to carry around a baby bottle with me.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[grabbydad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 6th 2009 7:48PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[@darkmax<br>Now you can chuck it out the window, hit a windshield, and watch it explode into a ball of flame.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Lincoln]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 6th 2009 11:12PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[haven't we been seeing these things for three years now?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[glenskey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 6th 2009 6:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[Longer. The first instance I can remember was the Gigabeat prototype and that was shortly after the F series came out so they've been showing things like this for at least 4 years.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ilh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 6th 2009 6:54PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[I wonder how good that battery is, it's not a bad size for a laptop.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Markus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 6th 2009 6:15PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[JUST GIVE ME THIS THING WITH A STANDARD USB PLUG, THANKS.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[smak]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 6th 2009 6:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[+1 to that brother. Leave me my regular battery, but give me a little water-powered recharging unit I can keep in my bag for those long days.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kid Dynamic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 6th 2009 7:05PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[... and by "water" I of course mean "methanol". I was raised in the backwoods. We didn't have no water, just my gran-pappy's tater-juice. So I sometimes get those two confused.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kid Dynamic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 6th 2009 7:08PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[You mean ethanol? Methanol is poisonous for you. Not that ethanol isn't, but its considerably less toxic.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[patient1or2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 7th 2009 9:10AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[I don't really think this technology suits well in cellphones, or other pocket devices. It would make a whole lot more sense to use these in other devices like notebooks, MID's, or similar devices where the battery is already pretty large.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[SLaYeR]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 6th 2009 6:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yeah, the best application I can see for this is laptops, which is pretty much the portable thing that drains the most energy for me. The fuel is more energy dense but is seems the fuel cell itself might take up a lot of space, so it definitely diminishes the usefulness of this.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jake]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 6th 2009 6:39PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[i guess airlines are going to be thrilled by the idea of passengers carrying squirt-bottles of methanol around]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Poodles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 6th 2009 6:31PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[Nah, they'll just sell you off-brand methanol from the beverage cart. At a huge markup. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kid Dynamic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 6th 2009 7:09PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[What I don't get is if the stuff they are filling the charger with is water or not. Assuming it is (since that is the most intuitive way of obtaining hydrogen for fuel I suppose), then there is no way this is real, because you would need another source of power to separate the hydrogen in the water for a H20 fuel cell to be feasible.<br><br>Hydrogen itself is way too dangerous to be contained in a plastic bottle like that, so either that stuff is something other than water (which would make the fuel cell run off of something other than "clean" water), or this is a total fluke.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tokenekie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 6th 2009 8:11PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hydrogen as a gas pretty much effuses through anything.  It is literally the smallest thing you could ever (feasibly) have.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 6th 2009 8:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[Can't wait to see the smiling faces from TSA when they find one of these in my luggage?...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[SFO Kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 6th 2009 8:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why is this being called a "fuel cell"? It's just a battery. All batteries run off chemical reactions. In this case, the chemical reaction is started when you pour the solution in.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[OverDriven]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 6th 2009 8:58PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[It's called a fuel cell because it's a cell that uses fuel. I.e., a battery that can be "recharged" with a fuel.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 7th 2009 12:09PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[image #17 caption:<br><br>"look...LOOK at this USB PORT!"]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[181]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 7th 2009 12:53AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Toshiba's DMFC fuel cell seen 'powering phones' at CEATEC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/toshibas-dmfc-fuel-cell-seen-powering-phones-at-ceatec/</guid><description><![CDATA[People get a clue on this.  If it ever does come to reality you will not be carrying little squirt bottles around.  The run times on the DMFCCs will be long enough that you will not need to re charge for a long time.  A week, maybe a month.  That is the whole purpose of this tech.  Batteries are holding back tech right now.  Someone needs to develop a new standard.  Its going to happen for sure.  But, how it actually develops remains to be seen.  Within 5-7 years the current way we power our devices will be gone.  We will be looking at much much longer device run times.  That is the foremost goal of all of these companies.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdutcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 7th 2009 1:30PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
