If it works for cars, it should work for computers

Hybrid cars are making waves with automobile manufacturers. Now Sanyo and IBM hope that technology will do the same for laptop computers.

The two companies have put together a prototype of a current generation Thinkpad that instead of a battery uses a fuel cell. Because it uses a current generation internal power technology, the laptop works with both a fuel cell and a regular power cord.

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