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Boston-Power signs up HP as first partner for next-gen batteries
Engadget —
... It's not exactly much of a surprise given that HP has already shown some considerable interest in the company, but Boston-Power has now finally officially announced that HP will be the first laptop manufacturer to offer its long-lasting (and less ...
Boston Power signs up with HP to sell Enviro batteries
Tech Ticker —
... Three years down the line and these batteries are said to keep 80 percent of their initial charge.
Enviro is also environment-friendly because it does not use PVC plastic nor harmful metals like cadmium, arsenic or mercury. Also, the battery’s easy recyclability is an added bonus.
HP will be selling Enviro batteries for just $20 or $30 premium than the current ones and will come with a three-year warranty. Some HP laptops will have Enviro as the default battery.
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Boston-Power Sonata battery coming soon to an HP near you
Boy Genius Report —
Beginning in early 2009, HP will become the first notebook manufacturer to make use of Boston-Power’s new battery technology. The Sonata battery, developed by the Massachusetts firm, represents a major leap in lithium-ion battery technology with regards to two major claims: Firstly, Boston-Power states that its batteries will deliver like-new performance for an astounding three years. In other words, you won’t see six hours of battery life on your new laptop dwindle to four hours after just a few months. Secondly, the Sonata batteries charge ...
Boston-Power laptop batteries coming to HP models, charge quickly, last longer
Obsessable News Feed —
... Hewlett-Packard announced plans to begin offering Boston-Power's Sonata extended-life battery to its laptop customers under the Enviro name. The Sonata technology is based on a traditional lithium ion chemistry, but manufacturing improvements allow the cells to charge faster and maintain their capacity for more charging cycles. This means that a laptop equipped with Sonata batteries will reach 80% of its total charge after only 30 minutes connected to an outlet. The really impressive news is that Boston-Power claims its batteries will last over a thousand charges before ...
HP to Offer Three-Year, No-Degrade Notebook Batteries
Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech —
... Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews Exploding Li-ion batteries aside, one other problem with such batteries is the eventual degradation of their performance. No matter what anyone tells you, the performance of such batteries drops over time. On Wednesday Hewlett-Packard and Boston-Power announced an upcoming option for HP laptops: a battery designed to last for at least three years without performance degradation. Boston-Power’s Sonata battery is the product of three years of development work by the company It will be re-branded by HP as the “Enviro” battery and offered from early ...
Boston-Power Sonata Battery Technology
TechFresh, Consumer Electronics Guide —
... Boston-Power has a new technology that provides a longer battery life for gadgets. The new Sonata battery from Boston-Power will provide up to three years of battery life, while taking a much shorter time to recharge compared to batteries that are in the market today. These batteries are also able to recharge to 80% of the full capacity in 30 minutes. Hewlett-packard is the first company that will use the Sonata Batteries starting from next year onwards. [Boston-power] ...
Nuevas baterías Sonata para portátiles HP: se cargan en media hora
Gizmología —
... HP empieza a moverse y se alía con Boston-Power para añadir las baterías Sonata. Este tipo de baterías son capaces de ...
HP to offer new lithium ion laptop battery; lasting 3 times longer
D' Technology Weblog —
... HP plans to offer as an optional upgrade for some consumer notebooks a new kind of lithium ion battery that charges faster than regular batteries and lasts three times longer (1,000 charges compared with the typical 300). The battery is made by Boston-Power, which announced iut as the Sonata battery. HP will re-brand the battery as the HP Enviro battery, and start offering them early next year. The new battery should allow an 80-percent charge in thirty minutes, which is better performance compared with conventional lithium ion batteries. ...
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