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ChargeTech promises to cut your smartphone charge time in half

Posted in Hardware on 23rd Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller

The ChargeTech adapter can be used with phones and tablets, smartwatches, Bluetooth speakers and basically anything else with a USB charging cable.

CES 2015: Charging a mobile battery in seconds

Posted in Hardware on 7th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller

Being able to recharge devices 100 times faster than at present has the potential to revolutionize the way we use mobile phones, tablets, laptops and wearable tech.

Plan V lets you charge your phone using a 9-volt battery

Posted in Hardware on 28th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

Smartphones are more powerful than ever, but they still have an annoying tendency to run out of juice just when you need them most.

Future medical implants may be powered by sound waves

Posted in Hardware on 28th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller

Ideal implants would be wireless and battery-free.

A batteryless cardiac pacemaker based on self-winding wristwatch

Posted in Hardware on 3rd Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller

A new batteryless cardiac pacemaker controlled by a self-winding wristwatch mechanism that is powered by heart motion has been developed by researchers.