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Re:All About Batteries by nraynaud on Monday September 15, 2014 @08:25AM (#8318364)
just when I thinking about ditching batteries in favor of capacitors for some projects.
Re:All About Batteries by IgorPartola on Monday September 15, 2014 @08:39AM (#8318420)
From what I've read, super capacitors still have about 1/10th of the energy density of good rechargeables.
Re:All About Batteries by krohling on Monday September 15, 2014 @10:50AM (#8319205)
These guys (http://blueshiftpdx.com) have a speaker system that runs entirely on super caps. It charges in 5 minutes and plays for 6 hours. Downside I guess is its a bit expensive.