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A Solar Powered Laptop?

by on May 29, 2008

So, Apple has apparently captured the technology to power their portable electronics with el sol. So states Inhabitat: “Apple just filed a patent to infuse their hand-helds and computers with a thin film of solar
cells, paving the way for a new generation of gadgets with battery life
boosted by the sun. The patent approaches the prospect from every
angle, with schematics to stack photovoltaic cells beneath the entire
surface of their portables – including the screen!”