Canon developing fuel cells for digital cameras

Canon will join a small army of companies, including Toshiba, NEC and Hitachi, that are working on the development and commercialization of fuel-cell batteries for the next-generation of consumer electronics.

Fuel-cell technology mixes hydrogen and oxygen to generate electricity and is considered a promising replacement for today's lithium-ion batteries, which are widely used to power a range of mobile products from notebook PCs to mobile phones.