Texas now has the world's largest battery

They say everything is bigger in Texas, so when I decided to create a giant battery many thought would be the largest in the world, which turned out to be so. In this famous American state is the largest bank in the world and is used to store the energy generated by a wind farm nearby. Can store enough electricity to power a total of 17,000 households.

Notrees battery, which is adjacent to the wind farm of the same name, to store electricity when winds are weak and fail to generate enough electricity. The battery has a large storage capacity 24MWh, so not for nothing is the greatest drummer of the Earth.

The battery presence is noted the state's efforts to become a very ecological territory that uses alternative energy. Steven Chu Secretary of Energy of the United States said it would be difficult to make great use of renewable energy without batteries large storage capacity like we have up here.

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Man wounded by the explosion of a Galaxy Note

 

A South Korean man suffered second degree burns after the device exploded.

Not the first time we see cases of exploiting Samsung devices, and this time the protagonist is a device Galaxy Note. It was Sunday afternoon when a 55-year-old suffered second degree burns on his right thigh. It seems that the Samsung Galaxy Note battery he carried in his pocket exploded, damaging both the clothes and the body of the person.

Although the incident was quite severe, there are not many details about the case. A Samsung spokesman said that lithium batteries can catch fire if they are under pressure or sudden temperature changes before. It seems that you are still trying to determine what actually happened in this case.

Others in the past have been victims of other models in the Galaxy, such as the Galaxy S II that injured a young or S II Skyrocket which burned in the pocket of a man if memory serves me.

Have you ever had problems like this with your phone?

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Carbon network allows a battery to recharge 120 times faster

 

From South Korea comes this new technology , which allows the batteries to recharge at incredible speeds ranging from 30 to 120 times faster than normal.
How is this possible? Thanks to the carbon bearing networks batteries as indicated in the title. How does this work? To explain it is better to make an analogy.
Imagine you have a bucket of ice, but empty. You need to fill it with water, but do not want to spill the water, so you have to fill the gaps carefully one by one, so you can take forever. Now imagine that you use the tap has several sugarcane output for water, and each is for a hole in the bucket: this way, you'll fill the bucket faster. For this new system of charging for the battery works the same way.
Thanks to carbon networks, magazines are powered battery all at once, thus allowing recharge time are severely diminished. A battery that took 6 hours to recharge it would recharge in only 3 minutes. Now that's speed, is not it?
Now I just need to wait for this to become commercial.

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Razer launches new keyboard and mouse for gamers

 

Bored of your old keyboard and your mouse gamer gamer? Then you may need a change of hardware , and are ideal for that new peripherals from Razer, the wireless mouse and keyboard Razer Razer Ouroboros BlackWidow.
The Razer Ouroboros is an ambidextrous mouse design and that, as we see in the picture, we can expand, making it ideal for people with different hand sizes. It has 11 programmable buttons with optical and laser sensors in the bottom and has a bright green light. The Ouroboros is powered by 2 AA rechargeable batteries lasting 12 hours and costs $ 130.

 

Keyboard Razer BlackWidow, or rather, keyboards BlackWidow, are the new series of keyboards gamer of the company and there are 3 models: BlackWidow, BlackWidow BlackWidow Ultimate and Tournament. They have a great design with a striking green light and allow pressure to 10 keys simultaneously gamer mode. The cost is around $ 130. 

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Goal Zero Yeti 1250, a great solar generator

 

Solar generators are not as common as those that run on gasoline, but are still just as useful and of course much more environmentally friendly. This little we see in the image is called Goal Zero Yeti 1250 and is effective enough to power appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioners, etc..
The 1250 Yeti Goal Zero has a couple of solar panels that are capable of recharging the battery of the device 1250Wh in about 20 hours of sun exposure. If you like, the battery can also be recharged through a power line. Also worth noting that the generator has 3 USB ports to charge mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
The price of Goal Zero 1250 Yeti is around $ 2000.

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Filtering the new Acer smartphone with 4.3-inch QHD screen

Acer is finishing the last details of its plan to launch a new smartphone whose name is unknown at this time. The device information leaked by a little carelessness a reseller.
According to the filtered data, the mobile Acer will be a dual-SIM with 4.3-inch QHD screen. Inside, take a dual-core processor at 1GHz and with this we find 1GB RAM and 4GB of internal memory, and a 1500mAh battery.
In addition, the smartphone features a 5 megapixel camera and includes a microSD reader, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity.
The phone will be released on 8 August and its price will be $ 233. It will be available in black and white.

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Acer Aspire One AO756-2623, a very inexpensive laptop

 

Does anyone around here looking for a laptop and a very small economy? Well that's the new Acer Aspire One AO756-2623 11.6-inch. It is not near what they are powerful computers today, but it was well not have a price of only $ 250.
What carries inside the Acer Aspire One AO756-2623? For starters, the processor I use is one of the new Intel Celeron 877 dual-core ultra-low voltage so we can make your battery last longer, which is a 4-cell unit with a capacity of 2600mAh. Next to the CPU is an Intel integrated HD and we will also discover r 2GB of DDR3 RAM and a 320GB hard drive.
Regarding the screen, it measures 11.6 inches and has a resolution of 1366 x 768. Going to the design, uses a single chassis, has chiclet keyboard, trackpad, weighs only 1.3 kilograms and is 2.8 cm thick.
As you have seen, the Acer Aspire One AO756-2623 is a laptop with technology basic, easy to carry and can be purchased at low prices, all of which makes it ideal for anyone who needs a computer for work, play content media , surf Internet, enjoy a game casual, etc. 

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Lilliputian Systems : Super E Battery Emergency Scooby Doo

 "Today's Smartphones use much more power, increasing the need for a more efficient way to recharge when on the go," said Steven Schwartz, Vice President of Merchandising and Product Development at Brookstone.  "Lilliputian's groundbreaking technology provides power, wherever and whenever you need it. This breakthrough aligns well with our commitment to innovative solutions that make life easier."

Fuel cell maker Lilliputian Systems today announced that Brookstone will be the first retailer to carry its portable USB power source, which will be sold under Brookstone's brand. The fuel cell device is about the size of a thick smartphone, and the lighter fluid-filled cartridges are about the same size as a cigarette lighter. It's a big step forward both for Lilliputian Systems, a 10-year-old spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and for portable fuel cell technology in general. Several fuel cell companies have developed portable power systems, but a number have failed. The new fuel cell will charge any device that has a USB cable.

    In a test lab, Lilliputian systems engineer Souren Lefian plugged a white iPhone charging cable into the Mobile Power System prototype and forwarded a few watts to my phone. There wasn't much that was thrilling about the process, aside from knowing that I can now claim to have gassed up my iPhone. Then, Lefian (pictured at left) switched cables and charged up his Android phone. On Lefian's computer screen, a graphic showed how much fuel was left in the MPS' tank, as well as how many watts it was sending to the phone, and how full the phone's battery was.



According to the manufactuer, the device will be able to charge an iPhone 4 between 10 and 14 times with one cartridge, which can work out to approximatly one or two weeks of use for most users.

Price 100-200$ (~ from author)

techveger via lilliputiansystemsinc

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Lilliputian Systems, Inc. has developed the world’s first Personal Power™ solution for Consumer Electronics (CE) devices, a revolutionary family of products targeted at the $50 billion portable power market.  The Company’s breakthrough solution delivers the only viable small form-factor battery replacement that provides the enormous run-time improvements demanded by today’s CE devices.  Lilliputian’s patented Silicon Power Cell™ technology is based on highly-efficient solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) wafer fabrication methods, and is fueled by recyclable high energy butane cartridges.  The technology is reliable, U.S. Department of Transportation approved and environmentally friendly.  Lilliputian’s solution enables a 5-10X longer run-time versus similarly sized batteries.  The Company’s elegantly designed solution both complements today’s devices and can seamlessly integrate into future devices – all while ensuring the consumer enjoys an essentially infinite supply of Personal Power™ for their CE devices.

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