Japan's KDDI to develop mobile phones powered by fuel cell

Japan's second-largest mobile phone carrier KDDI Corp. plans to develop handsets powered by a small fuel cell and to commercialize them in 2007, reports the Associated Press.

"A fuel-cell-powered handset is expected to last more than twice as long as existing sets that use lithium-ion batteries.

As mobile phones become increasingly multifunctional, equipped with television viewing and game-playing capabilities, they are consuming more and more power".

Japan's top mobile phone carrier NTT DoCoMo has also been conducting research on a fuel cell for mobile phones, but KDDI will be the first to start a development project that seeks to commercialise the product."

emily | 3:41 PM | Technology |
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