Toyota delays Lithium Batteries in Prius

The new date seems to be 2010 for Lithium Batteries in the Prius, Toyota is concerned about the reliability. May be the Sony Battery fires put them off.

US Auto Makers Target Battery Gap With Japan

US Auto Makers Target Battery Gap With Japan - sad article about how the US is behind in battery technology. My suggestion is place an order with Yuasa for 5 years and have as part of it a US built factory is required. Yuasa Exide has been making batteries in the US for a while. The challenge is Japanese car makers I am sure have been signing long term contracts with battery manufacturers in Japan for a while.

iPod Battery Life - What does it mean

The new 3G iPod is amazing, but has the problem of the battery life when using the Internet in 3G mode or WiFi being around 4 hours. This is true for all the current generation of 3G phones.

My guess is the 2009 model will have a new 3G chip, that will increase battery life by 30%. Electronista | Infineon unveils HSPA chips ideal for 2009 iPhone

The key point is something like Moores Law is at work, where a semiconductors ability in a year can do the same as today, with a lot less power/increase in power efficiency. Eventually processing power is not going to be important as there is an over abundance of it, but power consumption will be the key issue.

Which would I rather have, an iPhone that is 10% faster, or one that has twice the battery life?