48-hour notebook battery (BAT) ... by September 2009? POPSCI trading on developing tech

[kristopher]

At four hours, the average lifespan of a laptop battery is hardly enough time to check your e-mail, scan Facebook and play Second Life. In October, HP will meet the demands of many computer addicts (and people stranded at airports) by releasing a 24-hour notebook battery. The company upped the battery's stamina with the help of Intel solid-state hard drives, mercury-free LED displays and engineering advances. But it has at least one major drawback: it only runs on Microsoft Window's XP operating system. To extend its life to the promised 24 hours, users must purchase a 12-cell lithium ion battery, which weighs 1.8 pounds. With companies like Dell also releasing better batteries, it shouldn't be long before one surpasses a 24-hour lifespan. Will we have a 48-hour battery by September 2009?

This proposition will pay off at POP$100 per share if a company releases a 48-hour battery by September 2009.

http://ppx.popsci.com/security/view.php?symbol=BAT

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Related Story:

HP Claims 24-Hour Battery Life On Notebook PC

The specially configured EliteBook 6930p comes with an Intel solid-state drive, a 14.1-inch LED display, and a 12-cell "ultra-capacity battery."

By Antone Gonsalves
InformationWeek
September 9, 2008 06:29 PM

Hewlett-Packard on Monday launched a notebook configuration that the company claimed would provide 24 hours of battery runtime, beating claims by rival Dell by about five hours.

To achieve the extended battery life, HP outfitted an EliteBook 6930p with an Intel solid-state drive; a 14.1-inch LED display, which consumes less power than the usual LCD screens in notebooks; and a 12-cell "ultra-capacity battery." The battery weighs 1.77 pounds and costs an additional $189. The SSDs, which are also optional, are scheduled for availability in October.

http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/desktop/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210600653

[tinrobot]

1. ...and this pertains to Environment/Engery in what way?

[kristopher]

2. "Engery"???

Nothing at all to do with "engery", but energy efficiency and energy storage are extremely important issues on both the energy and environmental fronts.


But you knew that, right? You just wanted to give me to laugh so hard it would result in an "engery"...