There’s been a lot of speculation surrounding the use of fuel cells to power electronic gadgets, but no one of the major cellphone makers have stepped forward and said “We’re developing a fuel cell powered cellular phone” until yesterday’s announcement by Samsung.

From the Businessweek.com article:

The South Korean outfit is backing a project to build handsets powered by fuel cells instead of conventional batteries

Samsung may soon be tapping a new power source for its cell phones. The South Korean handset maker on May 18 is announcing plans for building prototype mobile phones powered by fuel cells. It’s one of the biggest publicly disclosed commitments to the technology by a major manufacturer in years.

[Source: Businessweek.com]