We haven't had the opportunity to run a good battery test, but for what it's worth, the thing's plenty fast.
We're resigned to the fact that the constantly increasing power demands of modern gadgets will always outstrip slow increases in the energy density of batteries: however, high energy density is not the only factor that goes into making a good battery.
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What really bewildered us was the lens continuously auto-focusing while the camera remained stationary -- that couldn't be good for the battery, and we'd like to see how battery life fares in upcoming reviews.
It's called the Pleo Reborn (or "RB" for short) and the primary features are these: a lithium-polymer battery good for two hours of continuous use, a much tougher hide, and an RFID "sense of smell" that lets it interact with a variety of optional accessories to "eat, " take medicine for virtual injuries and learn new tricks as you go.
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Nokia, with an eye to emerging markets where electricity is scarce and there's high Internet usage by young people, claims the battery is good for 17 hours of talk time.
But that is not a good enough rationale, because battery life on both the tablet and handset suffer.
If anyone is going to make an affordable, cool, small, good reception having, long battery lasting phone it's these guys.
The 3, 000 mAh battery should be good for two hours of footage, and the microSD card slot will take cards of up to 32GB.
The good news is that the battery life seems decent: Fitbit says the Flex can last between five and seven days on a charge, and that's despite having a Bluetooth 4.0 radio inside.
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Still, the Xperia J looks to be carrying a lightweight instance of Android 4.0 that keeps it reasonably up to date, the battery life is good and the 5-megapixel camera will capture some memories in a pinch.
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On the plus side, battery life seems to be very good, clocking in at almost six hours with the standard six-cell battery and about nine with an optional nice-cell model.
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The good news is that a removable battery and SSD will make swapping those out a charm.
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And there is example after example of that -- the advanced battery industry is a good one.
If the battery life is as good as they claim, we think this will steamroll the competition in the enterprise space.
It may not get down to the nearly anorexic 7.1mm of the Droid RAZR, but that extra volume is put to good use by the 2, 500mAh battery which, as we'll see later, stomps all over its predecessor.
If you're still with us, this PMP also sports a couple of flip-out mouse-ear speakers for use in a pinch, TV-out, AV-in, MP3 and WMA playback support, FM tuner with recorder functionality, and about 3 hours of video playback on battery which is about as good as it gets in a smaller package than both the current iPod and Zen Vision:M.
The good news for AMD is just how much battery life figures are merchandised in the ecosystem today.
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The battery life and display quality are more than good enough to get me through the day.
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That's good news, says Hawkes, since, with existing battery and electric motor technology, he can manage 14hp in a 22-foot sub but not much more.
The battery life isn't as long as I'd like, but the battery pack is slim and sleek, which is good for mobile gaming and finding those outlets on the road.
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Keiser says the battery and semiconductors are 60% of that cost, suggesting good growth for Sanyo and Matsushita's joint venture with Toyota.
Keiser says the battery and semiconductors are 60% of that cost, suggesting good growth for Sanyo and Matsushita's joint venture with Toyota (nyse: TM - news - people ).
Number one is the whole clean energy industry -- and Toledo actually is becoming a leader in this, creating good jobs, in areas like solar -- building solar panels, wind turbines, advanced battery manufacturing.
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