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During the Wireless Japan 2008 conference held this July 22 to 24, NTT DoCoMo exhibited its intelligent Li-ION battery for mobile phones. The idea is to detect troubles within the Li-ION battery and relay it to the user. For that purpose, a 8-bit microcomputer has been embedded onto the pack and is responsible for monitoring such battery conditions as current, voltage, temperature, state of deterioration, remaining battery level. Once a problem is detected, user would get an information projected on screen.
Best of all, the battery’s status is stored on the battery itself, so even if a user change (buy used) phones, he/she can still view prior recorded data.
In the development process, NTT DoCoMo has been working alongside Mitsumi Electric. The leading Japanese mobile operator plans to use the new intelligent batteries on its next year’s phone models.
[Via: GearLog]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
