Hitachi develops PDA powered by fuel cell

Hitachi develops PDA powered by fuel cell

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. said March 23 it has developed a prototype personal digital assistant (PDA) (held by an assistant at a news conference) powered by a fuel cell that runs about five hours. Hitachi plans to make the PDA more compact and extend its operational hours in the hope of launching sample shipments in 2005, a Hitachi official said. The prototype PDA weighs about 700 grams, more than twice as heavy as conventional PDAs, and Hitachi plans to reduce the weight to a level similar to conventional PDAs.

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  • ILEA001102106
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  • 2004/3/23 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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