At last! An affordable, portable, pocket-sized Personal Fuel Cell
16.06.10
Today is a day that you will very likely tell your grandchildren about – the day they released the first affordable, pocket-sized fuel cell for private usage. As with flying cars, personal jet packs and a usable voice recognition computer interface, the agreement of a safe, affordable, personal power plant was entering the realm of perpetual vaporware. Now it's once here! Whatsmore, at US$100, the Horizon MiniPak might well prove to be the “disruptive” technology the clip release claims it to be. By producing electricity from hydrogen at the point of use and offering effectively endless run-time for personal electronics, it will almost certainly be the public's first experience of the coming Hydrogen Brevity.
It's the first fuel cell product to compete on cost with both disposable and rechargeable batteries with just one refillable cartridge supplying as much power over its duration as 1000 disposable AA alkaline batteries. Completing the fairytale sustainability pitch, it's also 100% recyclable, uses no recondite metals and there are no toxic liquids involved.
Source: Gizmag