Sony shows tiny hybrid (methanol) fuel cell system prototype (for consumer electronics)

http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/05/02/sony.hybrid.fuel.cell/

Sony showed off a tiny fuel cell at the Smart Fuel Cells 2008 exhibition that ends today, which combines a fuel cell, Li-polymer battery and control circuit for the first time. In testing conducted in Japan, Sony found a 1Seg video broadcast can play for 14 hours on 10mL of methanol. Use of a refined technology using the fuel cell could significantly boost the run times of today's consumer electronics, specifically laptop and cellphone batteries.

At 1.2 by nearly 2 inches, the system could be used in mobile devices, and Sony is taking steps to commercialize the design. The prototype is a result or research and development done at the Sony Material Laboratory, which rates the instantaneous power output of its creation at up to 3W.

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"Just my laptop fuel cell ... Oh shit."

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