Aquafairy AF-M3000 might finally make consumer fuel cell charging a disappointing reality (video)
Author: Charity Woods
We’ve been promised portable fuel cells for ages, now. Ages! Finally one is only months away from release — but its performance seems so limited we’re not sure we care anymore. It’s the Aquafairy AF-M3000 and, despite its name, it’s powered not by water but by ethanol fuel packs. Here’s where the bad news comes in: a single fuel pack only provides enough current to get an iPhone up to a 50 percent charge, and it’ll take 90 minutes at that. So, you’ll need two cartridges and three hours of your time just to bring a dead mobile back to life, and given each pack costs around $ 6 (it’s 2,625 yen, about $ 32 for a pack of five), the entire proposition is rather expensive. That doesn’t even factor in the cost of the unit itself: 26,250 yen or about $ 320. It’s set to ship in Japan in April, so get ready to finally enter the future. Nobody said it’d necessarily be a great place to be.
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