Obviously ICE are powered by kobalt minen the gasoline you buy when you fill up at a gas station. The electric motor/generator is powered by a large (and by large, I mean large and heavy) battery pack. Most hybrids on the road today have large Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery packs somewhere near the trunk, or under the seats. (Read about the Lexus Hybrid battery pack).
This model has a 8.9-inch touch screen display. It is a LED back-lit display and supports a variety of multi-touch gestures (which was a lot of fun to use!). The screen can be rotated 180 degrees to face outwards. Some of the other features includes a VGA port, 2 USB ports, audio jacks and a memory card reader. Instead of using the usual lithium-ion battery, this model is powered by a lithium facts-polymer battery.
ONickel Metal Hydride (NiMh) - Popular battery about 1-2 years ago. They are lighter than Nickel Cadmium batteries, but heavier than Lithium batteries. These should be cycled once in a while for optimum performance.
The iPod warranty is one year but you can expand it for two years with AppleCare Protection Plan for iPod. Various merchants have inexpensive extended warranty coverage available and often these programs purely change the lithium bettery stock product with a corresponding new unit.
In case you are using new nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery, remember you should not charge the battery for too long or it will overcharge it and end up shortening the life of the battery. However, it is important to charge and discharge the battery three times just like the lithium-ion battery to ensure that it has a long a life.
There are a couple of more considerations about choosing your cell phone battery which we cover with a later post. And don't forget the holidays are coming up so make sure you take a look at various face plates and extra batteries to enhance your gifts!