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nasirkorma
5574 days ago
I'd love to know the weight of the battery and the glass display.
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light3
5574 days ago
Imagine how thin and light it could be if batteries were not required.
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cloudwalking
5574 days ago
Atomic isotope? Would be even worse for tech waste, but imagine the 'battery' life. 25 years...
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biot
5574 days ago
Ideally you'd have a removable power module which you can take from device to device... a "zap drive". Brought to you by the US Nucleics Corporation.
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light3
5574 days ago
They can be shaped as coins and become a new currency, it glows green when fully charged. Devices(including cars) have coin slots to take in power.
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Herring
5574 days ago
Spoken like a true geek. Normal people don't want to know that such things even exist. Let machines with radiation detectors track them down in the dumpsters.
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axisofevil
5574 days ago
So would I. I'd love to know what percentage of the iPad 2's weight is the battery and glass.
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icco
5574 days ago
Your best bet is to post a comment on the teardown if this hasn't been added yet.
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