Remember this?
A rechargeable battery that can be fully charged in just 6 minutes…
Well, now you don’t even have to wait that long:
Impatient people may find Toshiba’s latest invention something that would fit their lifestyle. The company announced Tuesday that it had discovered a way to recharge a Lithium-Ion battery to 80 percent in only one minute. Currently, the fastest batteries take approximately an hour to recharge to the same capacity.
Via BetaNews.
A rechargeable battery that can be fully charged in just 6 minutes, lasts 10 times as long as today's rechargeables and can provide bursts of electricity up to three times more powerful is showing promise in a Nevada lab. Altair Technologies of Reno has created a new type of Li-ion cell…
What they don't tell you is that is takes 3 hours to get that last 20%
No problem -- just use a hacksaw and shave off the top 20% of the battery.