24 hour laptop battery

[7272andy]

Interesting but not much info - I'm lucky to get 2-3 hours!

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/opinion/laptop/3303693/laptops-to-last-24-hours-on-one-charge-standby-10-days/?cmpid=HTML-N150911&olo=newsletter

[menotu]

Yup, it looks promising - battery life is definitely something that needs to be cracked.

Again from the IDF forum there was this comment:

Looking further into the future, the head of Intel predicted that platform power innovation will reach levels that are difficult to imagine today. Intel's researchers have created a chip that could allow a computer to power up on a solar cell the size of a postage stamp. Referred to as a "Near Threshold Voltage Core," this Intel architecture research chip pushes the limits of transistor technology to tune power use to extremely low levels.

xbitlabs

[menotu]

More details on Intel’s solar-powered processor

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/369964/more-details-on-intel-s-solar-powered-processor

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New techniques with old technology

Though the Pentium architecture provides – by today’s standards – very limited processing power, Intel foresees designs in which the operating power can be dynamically ramped up when high performance is demanded.

However, engineers were unable to demonstrate that capability with this experimental sample, as the ageing Pentium technology doesn't support dynamic power and frequency slewing.

“The design is so old, we had a hard time finding a Pentium motherboard," explained Rattner.

"We actually went out on eBay looking for one. […] We’re at the frontiers of computing, and we were looking in dumpsters for motherboards. Fantastic.”

[Lone Stranger]

I have a Pentium mobo they can buy for a good price.

[Old-Polack]

I have a Pentium mobo they can buy for a good price.

Me too. Let the bidding commence!