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I’ve been using the Dell Mini 5 for a number of weeks now in stealth mode. I also carry the Kindle DX which has a similar sized screen to the iPad and think Apple may have guessed wrong on this product.

Let me explain why, I’m basing this on what we know of both products and actually being able to hold a Dell Mini 5 at CES. 

The Dell Mini 5

The Dell Mini 5 loads Google apps which should also scale relatively easily from a 3.5” screen to a 5” screen. You can put the Dell Mini in a belt pouch (big one), battery life seems to be similar to a screen phone and likely not yet optimized, and it is vastly better than an iPhone (thanks to its larger screen) for browsing, watching video, gaming (assuming you can find good games) and typing. 

It is also substantially better for us old farts who don’t like to wear glasses. At 5” the screen is 90% larger which is really what makes a lot of things better. It multi-tasks, has two cameras (one a 5 mega pixel with twin LED lights and digital zoom – the other for video conferencing), and both a removable battery and expandable memory.  

But it is the fact that you can toss your phone and replace it with this device that makes it work otherwise you have to carry another largely redundant device with yet another dataplan.

The Apple iPad

Set aside the lack of multi-tasking, Flash complaints, the lack of any camera, and a name that sounds like Maxi Pad. The problem is that it doesn’t replace anything; not even a Kindle really.   

I’ve been tracking my Kindle use and my tendency is to use it for nearly two weeks between charges. This is because I tend to read for long times, leave it by my bed or in my backpack, and it will last for days (around two weeks sometime) if you turn off the radio (which you only need to download content occasionally). Because the battery isn’t very large it actually charges up really fast as well. However the iPad is intended to be on-line all the time, uses a high power (energy) LCD display and likely will have a battery life for reading measured in single digit hours and not double digit days.

But I think folks could get around this, Inspiron E1405 battery , Inspiron E1505 battery , Inspiron E1705 battery particularly if they didn’t read (the Kindle isn’t exactly selling in iPod volumes yet) a lot and used it for media instead which drains batteries not matter what device you use. The bigger problem is despite what Steve Jobs said about the iPad being a better notebook and Smartphone is that it isn’t really either.

Without a keyboard or flash it can’t be a better laptop for typing, browsing and real work, without phone features it can’t be a better Smartphone.  And at 10” if it had phone features you’d better love headsets or speakerphone use.

It is a bigger iPod Touch and it likely won’t replace that either because it is too big. Can you picture trying to jog with something this big or trying to fit it into an iPod dock in a car or table radio? This makes the product additive but not as focused as the Kindle on doing one thing well and cheaply. 

The Wi-Fi version will likely only work well at home or at the rare open hotspot and the WAN version requires yet another data service.  But you’ll likely still generally carry your Smartphone for calls and your laptop for work (and still not be able to tether) and if you have your laptop why use the iPad for browsing?  And if you have your iPhone and laptop what do you need the iPad for again?

So while I am carrying a Smartphone, laptop and my Kindle I can’t for the moment figure out why I’d carry an iPad. It isn’t as good as the Kindle for just reading, Latitude D830 battery , Latitude D520 battery and it overlaps too much with the laptop and Smartphone to not feel redundant.
 
Wrapping Up

I think Apple should have built a 5” iPhone rather than a 10” iPod at least initially. I can see the Dell Mini 5 appealing to folks who want something bigger than 3.5” Smartphone. Now eventually, by version 2 or 3, the iPad will be a better reader than the existing Kindle but so will the next generation Kindle.

Because of the type of screen version one of the iPad is going struggle as a reader and unlike most successful Apple devices it is hard to find one thing it does really well. The browser is crippled vs. a Netbook or Notebook (no flash), the screen isn’t optimized for reading and it’s too big to be your primary portable media player.

China’s imminent large-scale development of new energy. Large-scale development of new energy sources and promote energy-saving environmental protection an urgent need planning large-capacity storage industry, which for the batteries, super capacitors company’s future development has brought great opportunities and challenges. Who can occupy the development of new energy market opportunities, who will be able to compete in an invincible position to effectively resist the financial crisis.

Recently, this reporter learned that, “VGP-BPS9/B , VGP-BPS9A , VGP-BPS9A/B  technology innovation in 2010 China (Shanghai) Forum” will be held April 9, 2010 at the Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center. The forum aims to focus on the Chinese government issued new energy support policies, and actively explore the cell structure and product mix optimization and upgrading, to seek business development ideas and measures to upgrade the overall capability of independent innovation of enterprises, enterprises and trade cooperation to build good communication platform and a social atmosphere, an early realization of China’s batteries, super capacitors enterprises in the era of economic globalization, the rise of.

By then the political, academic, business circles, scientific and technological and other sectors of the masters elite gathered together to discuss Chinese battery, super capacitor industry development trend and enterprise products, technology innovation and the big question. Organizers specially invited from the Chinese Academy of Engineering, advanced battery production and research and Materials Ministry of honorary chairman of the Innovation Alliance, known as “China’s lithium father” Professor Chen Liquan, Guangzhou Institute of Weikai detection technology, battery testing and certification-known expert Professor Huang Kun, “Electrochemistry and fuel cells,” director of the provincial science and technology innovation platform of Science and Technology “863″ project evaluation experts in the field of energy, South China University of Technology doctoral tutor Professor Liao Shijun Li-ion battery technology were key analytical trend of battery standards and certification at home and abroad to explore the proton exchange membrane fuel cell technology development and application prospects of forming a forward-looking, pragmatic, innovative interactive platform for high-level experts and academic.

In addition, in order to in-depth understanding of the financial crisis corporate marketing strategy, the future of automotive fuel cell engine development trend of small-scale industrialization of fuel cell technology applications related issues, the Forum Kung urged the Executive Director of China Marketing Research Institute, Guangdong Marketing Association President of subversive marketing expert Professor Huang Youxin, Tongji University Automotive Institute, the fuel cell engine Institute, doctoral tutor, fuel cell expert Professor Xu Sichuan, China’s hydrogen power plant deputy director of the Professional Committee, the International Electrochemical Society, United Kingdom Chemical Society members, chartered chemist, U.S. Electrochemical Society members, doctoral tutor Professor Shen Peikang elaborate.

To the generations uninterrupted flow of energy in the battery probably will soon be thrown into the dustbin of history. According to the British “Daily Post” recently reported that British scientists have developed a can store and release energy of the ultra-thin plastic, that, or will completely change the way people use mobile phones, cars and even clothing approach.

, University of London Imperial College Aviation Department Amile.Green Half a research team led by Dr. R & D out of the plastic, it is not a real toshiba battery , but a super-capacitor circuits similar to the common capacitor.

The researchers first formed by two layers of carbon fiber sandwiching a layer of material in the glass fiber, when this “sandwich” is electricity, the electrons from a carbon fiber layer to another layer of carbon fiber, this will produce positive and negative electric charge. When the device is inserted into an electrical device, it can be the same work as regular batteries PA3399U-1BRS , PA3399U-2BAS , PA3399U-2BRS .

The team completed a sample of about 32 square centimeters, and the ultra-thin, with normal power supply for 5 seconds can be filled with electricity, and enable an LED lighting for 20 minutes. They are currently working with Volvo Car Corporation to launch a period of 3 years, 3 million pounds investment in the project to prepare such materials for hybrid gasoline-electric car, using it to replace the Volvo car trunk containing a spare tire hanging metal floor. The researchers said that with this technology, the future of cars can get energy from the roof and even doors. This also means that cars will become more smaller, lighter and more efficient.

The researchers said that the speed of the material charge and discharge the battery faster than normal, and there is no chemical reaction, therefore, have a longer service life, will be a very wide range of applications. This means that power mobile phones and iPod, etc. The duration will be doubled, but also to make these electronic gadgets as thin as a credit card. In addition, it can also be used to make flexible computer screen, when the people can be folded like paper and a computer to carry, and that the use of the computer time will be longer.

In addition, people can also use it to create “electronic clothing”, which in people can be charged when moving around, and release heat when the weather cools.

The researchers said that so far, nobody has produced such material, it will within a decade is expected to replace the battery.

“Our unit has several boxes of used batteries Sony battery , not throw, for fear of environmental pollution.” Hefei 120 Emergency Center staff Ms Tang told reporters talk to their Fan Xinshi.

A big basket of used batteries

Battery is people’s daily life, one of the most commonly used products, cameras, tape recorders, MP3, doorbell, remote control, etc., are inseparable from the battery. Reporter visited the district, I found this troubling examples, like Ms Tang is not uncommon, waste battery troubles still plague the people.

When interviewing a few quarters, most people have good environmental awareness. Haida lived cell of the Miss Yang said: “Now everyone’s environmental awareness is strong, we now do not throw the battery, but no specific plot inside the recycling bins recycling of used batteries. Looked at the growing number of used batteries at home, do not know how to do, can only waste-cell stack at home. ”

Living in Yihe Garden, the opinion of Mr. Cha to the environment pollution caused by discarded batteries, but the district is not within the bin is divided into recyclable and non-recycling, waste batteries piled really no place to put, I did not see anything to recycle batteries, the battery had to throw together with the garbage.

Phoenix Gardens every family of Mr Lee’s troubles were more than the scrap batteries, the “cell phone lithium battery scrap at home are also many, asked many places, waste stations, cell phone recycle bin, but no units of recycling of waste batteries, which things there is no factory recall. at home some rotten faster, streaming yellow water. do not know will not pollute, they dare not throw really a headache. ”

Batteries and cell phone batteries should be handled separately

Hefei Environmental Protection Bureau of Solid Waste Treatment Center, a staff member told reporters: “There is no relevant departments to deal with used batteries VGP-BPS8 , VGP-BPS8A , VGP-BPL8  .” It is understood that the National Development and Reform Commission issued a few years ago, “Waste Battery Pollution Prevention and Control Technology Policy,” clearly that the public commonly used 5, 7, no recycling disposable batteries, but rechargeable batteries and button-type batteries heavy pollution, it must focus on recovery from the manufacturers, the public can not readily throw away. The staff member said that in the past that one-off used batteries must be recycled, because inside the larger toxic heavy metals like mercury. With China’s battery manufacturing technology improvements, the current domestic sales of mercury-free alkaline battery has reached the level. Therefore, from the perspective of environmental protection, the waste of disposable batteries with the decentralization of daily rubbish and does not constitute a hazard on the environment.

The staff member suggested that if the general 5 or 1, the battery can be directly and garbage together, thrown into the rubbish bin can not be recovered, the recovery will focus on nickel-cadmium batteries, nickel hydrogen batteries, lithium-ion batteries, including mobile phone batteries, rechargeable batteries, battery, car electric vehicle batteries (bottles) and so on. If citizens have the kind of waste battery recycling factory with links or contact the EPA. In addition members of the public to buy the time to look at whether dry “mercury-free” logo.

Japanese company Eamex has claimed that they’ve discovered a way to significantly increase the lifespan of the high-capacity lithium-ion batteries VGP-BPS8A , VGP-BPL8 , VGP-BPL8A that are used in hybrids/electric vehicles.  The new battery technology may go through over 10,000 times , and last approximately 20 years.  That’s leagues better than what we have at the moment – read on to see how they actually do just that.

“The main idea is to stabilize the electrodes and prevent the deterioration of tin, making the batteries withstand repeated charges. The batteries have a negative electrode that incorporates a tin-coated resin and accumulates lithium ions coming from the positive electrode. The positive electrode is made of silicon and tin and swells while generating the ions.”

Eamex says that they have plans to push out a lithium-ion battery within the year, possibly used to charge electric scooters with.  Hopefully your next Prius rolls off the line with one of these soon.

 My favorite stock, Advanced Battery Technologies (ABAT) recently moved up to 3-stars which surprised me because it has so many red thumbs…30% of the all-star picks are red thumbs…so I started doing some research.  It turns out it is pretty uncommon for such a hated stock to make it to 3-stars.  Only 2% of the 1024 3-star stocks are more hated than ABAT (though none are as well known - most have fewer than 50 total picks).  In fact, most 3-star stocks have less than 20% of the all-stars giving red thumbs.  So what accounts for the disparity?  I’m glad you asked (because I spent quite a bit of time working on this).  The reason has to do with the amount of active picks that have exceeded their time frame.

  A long while ago I blogged about the importance of selecting a time-frame when entering yo…….  Well here is the evidence that really highlights the importance.  As the number of outperforms that haven’t gone beyond their time frame increases and the number of underperforms that haven’t decreases then the stocks star rating will increase.  For the typical stock about half of the outperforms are still within their time frame GD761 , TD347 , Inspiron 1501 .  For ABAT that number is 82%.  So even though there are a lot of red thumbs this makes the difference between being 1 or 2-stars and being 3-stars.

  Now as you most likely know, only the cream of the crop gets to be a 5-star stock.  When you look at the ticker page that red line representing underperform picks looks like a sliver next to the green line for outperforms Inspiron 1520 battery , Inspiron 1521 battery .  Yet there are some that have a large percentage of underperform picks.  The reason those stocks are 5-stars is because no more than 1 or 2 of those underperforms are still within their time frame. 

  So when you see a largely hated stock with a surprisingly high star rating or a well-liked stock with a surprisingly low rating keep time frame in mind.

Shares of Exide Technologies plunged on Wednesday after the company announced it lost Wal-Mart Stores Inc. as a customer for its automotive batteries Inspiron E1405 battery , XPS M140 in the U.S.

Exide also announced its profit and revenue fell in its fiscal third quarter.

Shares lost $1.84, or 23.2 percent, to close at $6.08.

Exide said it was recently informed that the world’s largest retailer will use a different supplier for automotive batteries for its U.S. retail operations. Sales to Wal-Mart represent a “significant portion” of the company’s transportation Americas sales, Exide noted. The company expects the order phase-outs will continue into the third quarter of fiscal 2011.

For the quarter ended Dec. 31, Exide’s profit fell to $9.8 million, or 12 cents per share, from $15.4 million, or 20 cents per share, during the same period the year before.

Excluding restructuring charges and other special items, adjusted earnings in the latest quarter amounted to $18.2 million, or 23 cents per share.

Revenue fell 37 percent to $746.5 million from $782.6 million.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected profit of 16 cents per share on revenue of $684 million. Analyst estimates typically exclude one-time items  RN873 , GW240 , Inspiron 1525 battery .

Exide shares have ranged from $1.83 to $8.87 over the past year.