And while HP believes this will be enough to offer a reasonable immersive VR experience, the company has also added a belt with hot swappable batteries, letting users switch them in without losing their place in the game and other important data.
Compartments in illuminated side skirts conceal hot-swappable battery packs that can also store any excess electric power that is generated.
"The unique triple hinge design, 'hand-free' ergonomic strap, twin hot-swappable battery system and quick-release HDD Pack exemplify our commitment to go beyond 'good-enough' and delivering products that map to how our customers use them.
By leveraging Panasonic's advanced battery technology, the Toughbook C1 delivers up to ten hours of battery life, enabled by a twin hot-swappable battery design that allows for continuous use, pushing productivity in the field to a new level.
But all-day battery life without a battery pack or hot-swappable batteries remains a challenge.
Until there's a major breakthrough in battery technology, a lightweight pair of AR smartglasses doing heavy-duty AR is hard to power all day without a battery pack or hot-swappable batteries (which are fine for enterprise customers, but a harder sell for consumers).
Until a major breakthrough in battery technology or device efficiency, a lightweight pair of standalone AR smartglasses doing heavy-duty AR is hard to power all day without a battery pack or hot-swappable batteries (fine for enterprise users, a harder sell for consumers).
· Genuine Windows 7® (with XP downgrade option) · Intel® Atom™ processor Z530 (1.6GHz) · 2GB RAM · 64 GB Solid State Drive SSD · 5.6" WSVGA sunlight-viewable touchscreen using TransflectivePlus technology with up to 6000 nit viewability · Circular polarizer with anti-glare and anti-reflective screen treatments · LED backlighting · Up to 9 hour battery life · Twin hot-swappable batteries · 2.3lbs.
Judging from the videos pouring out of the event, the overall tone of the presentation was exuberant, and it's hard not to see why: The company is looking at hot-swappable batteries for its electric vehicles as a way to put them on even footing with traditional gas-powered cars.
The livepack has an internal battery and also runs on hot swappable external batteries.
Hot-swappable twin battery design.
