Toshiba Battery Charges In 10 Minutes

Slatterz writes "Toshiba has unveiled a battery prototype that offers a 90 percent charge capacity in just 10 minutes. The Super Charge Ion Battery (SCIB) is capable of handling 5,000 to 6,000 recharge cycles, compared to the typical 500 offered by standard lithium-ion batteries. The new battery is composed of a durable material that offers a high level of thermal stability and prevents overheating."

Oh Cool!

[Anonymous Coward]

Will this battery explode or just burst into flames?

Re:90% = Bad Marketing?

[oldhack]

...blah blah ... of it's /rated/ capacity in 10 minutes.

-AC

The signature is a forgery.

Re:Why 90%

[Anonymous Coward]

It's the 90-10 rule. There are similar, but heretical versions of the true rule - do not be swayed.

Bullshit Meter

[sexconker]

Story about battery tech + 7
InfoWorld + 5
"prototype" + 10
" in just " + 15
"Super" + 3
A new acronym + 6
"capable of ... compared to standard ..." + 4

Total - 50.
It stinks, but who knows - it may just be a fine cheese or chocolate.

On the other hand, the Vaporware Meter is off the charts, and the "durable material" and it's claims broke the poor Economic Feasibility Meter.

In other news

[FriendSite.com]

Sony has just released a battery that goes from 90% to 0% charge in 10 minutes, but they get rather hot as a side effect

Re:Oh Cool!

[Vectronic]

Depends on how charged it is... less than 90% it bursts into flames, greater than 90% it explodes.

Yeah, but then your battery really could go to 11

[Overzeetop]

How could any geek not want a battery like that?

Re:90% = Bad Marketing?

[rjstanford]

How about, "This flashlight charges to full in 10 minutes. If you leave it plugged in for another two hours, you get an extra 10% 'superboost' charge!"

This is marketing language we're talking about, after all.

Re:Why 90%

[NaturePhotog]

It's based a long-standing rule of project cycles, known as the 90/90 rule: the first 90% of the project takes 90% of the time, and the last 10% of the project takes the other 90% of the time. Or at least that's how most software projects seem to end up... :-)

Re:Sounds like LiFePo4

[the eric conspiracy]

So you are saying that this may charge 90% in 10 minutes, but in my new quad core dual SLI 20" laptop it will be fully discharged in 10 minutes?

Re:Why 90%

[NaturePhotog]

I just spat Newcastle all over my keyboard reading this post. Luckily it still appears to be work

Keyboard, shmeboard...won't somebody think of the Newcastle!?! Let's all have a moment of silence for a nice brown ale gone to waste.

Re:a better link

[Kagura]

Hey, I just removed the "citation needed". You're good to go.

It doesn't blow up though!

[plasmacutter]

What use is a new technology if it can't explode..

bad geek!
bad geek!
*slap*