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Or - make lower power devices? The economics are interesting, how much would it cost to make a lower power device with the same capabilities? Say a 100% improv
by sgt101 12y ago
Or - make lower power devices?
The economics are interesting, how much would it cost to make a lower power device with the same capabilities? Say a 100% improvement in battery life? Or how much would a better battery cost? Say twice the capacity?
If it cost $200 to do this for an iPhone (I have no idea) then why is it that companies don't spend this; the answer has to be that consumers are just not that willing to pay.
Or - it's impossible or would cost $2,000,000 or something!
But, thinking about it, if it costs $2,000,000 now wouldn't it be smart to invest in a company with a plan to reduce that to $20?
Oh wait! Intel!
- malandrew 12y agoI'm a skeptic myself here, but you do point out something interesting. Could such a technology be commercially viable if we make assumptions of where device efficiency is going? All comments I've seen talk about charging today's iPhone. What about iPhones in 5 years time? Is it reasonable to assume that their power consumption will drop enough to make this make more sense? Anyone with lots of knowledge about power efficiency of mobile devices want to chime in?
- cowsandmilk 12y agohttp://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/chip-increases-smartphone-battery-life-1028 http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/chip-increases-smartphone-bat...
- kybernetyk 12y ago> how much would it cost to make a lower power device with the same capabilities? Probably not much as we could do this mostly in software. Just throw away the bloated layers of abstraction we have to deal with and you get improved power efficiency. (Example: When I visit certain websites my device uses far more power than when I'm watching a movie.)
- tyang 12y agoMaybe the key use case initially is to keep charged things like remote controls, sensors, other Internet of Things.