Apple applies for patent for fuel cell system that could power a MacBook “for days or even weeks”
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has today published a patent application from Apple for a fuel cell system designed to allow a MacBook to operate without external power “for days or even weeks.” The patent was published shortly after a British company rumored to be working with Apple managed to fit a fuel cell battery into an iPhone 6, powering it for a week at a time.
Seems like almost daily there is some new story about next generation batteries that seems too good to be true. But this is one that I really hope has some truth to it.
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