Author: Robert Henry Durrett
Date: 08:42:40 05/28/02
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On May 24, 2002 at 14:26:14, Christophe Theron wrote: >On May 24, 2002 at 10:53:27, Roy Eassa wrote: > >>On May 23, 2002 at 21:47:29, Christophe Theron wrote: >> >>>Yes. Intel has planned a 1GHz XScale processor (which is a StrongARM compatible >>>processor, so it can be used to power a Palm). >>> >>>After that there will be 2GHz handhelds. >>> >>>After that, we will see 3GHz handhelds. >>> >>>It is expected that handhelds running at 4GHz will come a little bit after. >>> >>>... >>> >> >> >>The big problem is, the battery technology isn't keeping up. Not even close. > > >Fuel cells are almost ready. They will solve the problem for a while (10-20 >years?). At NASA when I was there a few years ago, we played with fuel cells. They contained hydrogen and were very unsafe [they could explode]. Some went to the moon! There has been a lot of talk, too, about the practicality of using hydrogen fuel cells in electric automobiles, since the byproduct is water. [Safety is also an issue there, too, of course.] But none of them were/are small enough to fit into a handheld Palm, that's for sure!!! > >You will not recharge by plugging to an alectric outlet. You will recharge by >dropping a liquid into the battery. Like a lighter or a car. > >It is expected that a cellular phone will last for one full month with a single >recharge. > > > > Christophe
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