Some engineers say a standard developed primarily for laptops, called the Smart Battery System, gives a more accurate reading by learning from prior experience.
The company that can make a radically better smart phone battery will own that market.
Alternatively, the Tesla roadster, with a top speed of 200kph, would leave it in the dust and keep going for another 300km or so after the Smart's battery was flat.
Tesla is also in production of battery packs for the Daimler Smart EV's and in battery development programs with other vehicle and stationary customers.
Sharing the load between multiple cores, as it's known, is a smart way to curb battery drain.
Both iLoud and iLoud MINI are also equipped with a high-performance Li-Ion rechargeable battery with smart power-management features that reduce its power consumption, making possible to go long periods without recharging, an important factor for mobile users.
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And both Apple's iPhone and Nokia's smart phones boast hours of battery life.
We are also working on battery charging stations and smart grids.
Travellers can find an app for nearly anything they want, but sadly there isn't yet an app to extend the chronically dwindling battery life of a smart phone, which always tends to die at the most inconvenient moment.
He figures the company's first product will be a portable battery recharger for laptops and smart phones.
It also makes it sound as if future Smart Covers will serve as a second battery to the iPad.
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The smart pen is powered by one AAA battery, and with the help of the energy-efficient Bluetooth 4.0 technology, will last for months of continuous drawing.
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Using a dedicated high-current electric circuit, like those installed for electric ovens, these can recharge the MINI E in 4.5 hours. (With an ordinary mains socket, by contrast, recharging could take all day.) For cars with smaller battery packs, like the Smart, overnight recharging from a conventional socket is possible.
According to a report from Korea's Money Today, the idea is to create a device for older customers that's easier to read with bigger icons and letters on its large 5-inch low res screen (as opposed to the 5-inch 1080p pixel density monsters we're now accustomed to), with a quad-core CPU pushing Android 4.1 and its Smart Stay features plus a 2, 100mAh battery.
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Poor battery life and the need to recharge smart phones often remain a huge pain for consumers.
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The device is engineered to be power efficient and extend battery life beyond that of the average smart phone and provides two full rounds of tracking on one charge.
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The Smart Actions app helps automate everyday tasks and optimizes battery efficiency by letting customers create rules, such as automatically setting the phone to vibrate during work hours or dimming the display at a specific battery level.
By utilizing Bluetooth Smart, GameSmart devices will feature simplified setup, longer battery life and universal compatibility.
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The new Seagate Wireless Plus now also includes a 10-hour battery life to match that of most tablets and smart phones.
However, the GPS feature on smart phones can be a big drain on the phone's battery.
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The ultrathin and lightweight Windows 8-based tablet(7) also features optional HP ElitePad Smart Jackets, (8) which add connectivity options and longer battery life along with specific add-ons that customize the tablet for specialized uses.
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Longer term, the smart ones will let the power users make the call of performance and battery life for themselves.
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Smart power efficiency automatically adjusts the brightness of the screen to the surroundings to conserve battery life.
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We can imagine the day when you'll be able to charge the battery on your plug-in hybrid car at night, because your smart meter reminded you that nighttime electricity is cheapest.
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By contrast, laptops and smart phones built by Apple's competitors allow users to easily pop in a new battery.
Osborne, who heads Power Agent Systems, which makes battery-management and monitoring systems for data centers, has been paying enough attention to put forward a smart scenario, if not the most likely one.
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