Sweden based group my - FC says its water-powered charger

Sweden based group my - FC says its water-powered charger could computing be the fix anywhere while battery giant Duracell is championing a push for vehicles and even stadiums to be built with energy "mats" that would power up your phones. " between the energy on a phone and the energy we consume is increasing for mobile charger. We need to charge more often but you don't want to be hooked onto a wall," said my-FC chief executive Bjorn Westerholm at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. His firm therefore came up with a portable fuel cell charger which is slightly bigger than a compact camera and which uses just one spoonful of water and a small metallic device called a fuel puck, to fully charge an apple`s iPhone. The PowerTrekk could appeal most to campers, aid workers or the military, said Westerholm, who is exhibiting the charger at the world's largest fair in Barcelona. "It could be sea water, fresh water. You need to carry water with you to survive anyway and the PowerTrekk needs just one spoonful", he said. "So you can Facebook, email even when you're in the outdoors for hours. "Our value proposition is that you don't need to go to the grid. You don't need to wait to charge your mobile phone." Competition for solutions to power up mobile phones is fierce. A Californian firm has launched a mobile phone that it claims can remain charged for up to fifteen years, making it the perfect spare in emergencies or disasters. XPAL Power rolled out a phone with a battery that "lasts fifteen years", said Christian Scheder, chairman of the Californian base company.

The so called Spareone, which will be commercialised in March 2012, remains charged for up to fifteen years if the mobile phone is turned off, and for two months if it is on. "This is great for emergency, disaster situations," Scheder said. Battery giant Duracell meanwhile has its own vision to keep the world charged. It is championing the PowerMat system, a mat which looks like a small tablet that plugs into the power source and which has sufficient space to charge two mobile phones which are equipped with special protective covers. But that is just the beginning, Stassi Anastassov, Duracell President, said. Beyond just targeting consumers with the charging kit, Duracell is at the Mobile phones World Congress to talk mobile phone manufacturers into designing a slot for a special chip or one even build it into the telephone, thereby doing away with the protective covers that are currently required to dock with the mat. The company further wants to fit the mats in public places, for instance, build them into tables at fast-food chains, thereby allowing anyone with equipped Mobile phones to charge up anytime any-ware. It already has a deal with world biggest car manufacture ring company General Motors to fit all vehicles from 2O13 with the charging mat. Likewise, it has an agreement to equip NewYork (usa) Madison Square Garden, starting with bar tabletops. "Of course it will take many years, the whole ecosystem will not be up tomorrow," said Anastassov. "But our vision is that you will be able to never go out of power, simply by facilitating the whole charging process for you. "It's very similar to banking and money. If you want to have cash, you can either have a full of money or you have an bank ATM card," he said.