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    Apple files for solar screen technology patent

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by bigspin, May 27, 2008.

  1. bigspin

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    Looks like apple going to charge devices from solar.Maybe next gen iPhone & Macbook come out with these panels ?
     
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    How awesome would that be... just having the screen turned on recharges the battery. I wonder what efficiency they would be able to achieve...15-20% maybe?
     
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    Ouch that's gonna be difficult for us in the UK.
     
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    doesn't citizen has very similar technology already implemented on its "eco-drive" watches?

    for notebooks and phones; it will further add weights to the product.

    now; if they want to put that kind of technology; the best solution would be adding a thermal capture device that converts heat to electricity; it may also double as insulating medium to reduce heat at the bottom of -say- the macbook... again; this method has been used sucessfully on watches such as the "seiko thermic"

    for phone it might be a good idea to add some kind of osicillating weight, like that found on mechanical watches... maybe seiko kinetic is a better example; since its stores it power through a li-ion battery... though weight might pose something of an issue....
     
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    Interesting idea. I care little about the green technology unless it's actually usable and efficient.

    If they can do that, then so much the better.
     
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    Budd Why? UK only have nights? :D
     
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    UK doesn't have sun :p
     
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    Too bad! I'm going to change my Uni ....lol...I'm also coming to UK this fall. :D
     
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