The laptop is now ingrained upon society that is evident nearly everywhere we go; for instance I am writing this article on a laptop as I speed through the English countryside on a train. But what does the future of the laptop hold? What can be considered the key features of any futuristic mobile computing device. The development of a fuel cell powered laptop is at this time still a pipe dream. In the more immediate future is the switch from lithium ion batteries to lithium polymer varieties. Unlike ion batteries polymer variants do not use cells to hold the lithium but instead hold the lithium in a gel. While the power longevity benefits are unclear, advocates are keen to highlight its safety features over ion batteries.
Once again however polymer technology is not yet perfectly developed, it is slowly being introduced into mobile phones but as far as laptops go, the foreseeable future is ion cell shaped. Sticking with power, the latest innovation to cause a stir amongst those in the technological fold is wireless charging. 'Witricity' has been in development for a number of years and fundamentally it allows the charging of electrical devices without the need for wires or cables. It does mean that a laptop must be placed upon a pad that has a receptor coil built into it but for those who are constantly shipping around their chargers it could be the power source of the future. On a technical level this form of charging adheres to principles of electromagnetic induction. With the need for both a coil in a pad and in the laptop however, it will still be some time before manufacturers begin to incorporate this technology as standard.But what other innovations, aside from the power source are likely to become evident in the future.
Once again however polymer technology is not yet perfectly developed, it is slowly being introduced into mobile phones but as far as laptops go, the foreseeable future is ion cell shaped. Sticking with power, the latest innovation to cause a stir amongst those in the technological fold is wireless charging. 'Witricity' has been in development for a number of years and fundamentally it allows the charging of electrical devices without the need for wires or cables. It does mean that a laptop must be placed upon a pad that has a receptor coil built into it but for those who are constantly shipping around their chargers it could be the power source of the future. On a technical level this form of charging adheres to principles of electromagnetic induction. With the need for both a coil in a pad and in the laptop however, it will still be some time before manufacturers begin to incorporate this technology as standard.But what other innovations, aside from the power source are likely to become evident in the future.
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