Apple has always been know for its unique take on new technology and the amazing ways they use it. However, changing the way our home and work electronic “tecnoverse” operates is a new angle. Stepping out of the interface world and into the “power” industry in a big way, Apple has filed a few new patent applications that may set the world on it’s toes.
Apple’s new, proposed, hydrogen fuel cell technology will not only give apple a leg up on the “cool” factor of its devices but also on the quality. What this means to the competition like the RIMM Playbook and the Amazon Kindle in the tablet market, and Google, HTC and Samsung in the mobile market, will take a while to discover but one can only marvel at the possible implications.
What happens when Apples new iphone 6 goes 2 or 3 weeks on a charge vs HTC’s 2 days? How many new Kindles will be bought at 25% of the iPad’s cost when the iPad can go on 1 charge for a month. Does the price differential support the market share or does it erode? All these questions will be answered soon enough for sure but 1 thing is a guarantee. There are some behemoth companies that read the Apple news last week and filled some boots with warm yellow liquid.
