I know many gadget fans are looking forward to the day when fuel cells power our gadgets so that we can be free of AC outlets for good. Fuel cells will eventually make their way into our notebook computers and mobile phones. An interim step is a fuel cell charger for mobile devices.

MTI MicroFuel Cells has announced its prototype Mobion fuel cell charger that is hand held and can charge an average mobile phone for up to a month on one fuel cartridge. When the cartridge runs dry, you simply snap in a new one and keep charging.

Mobion has a USB port so any USB charging device can get juiced up. MTI says Mobion provides enough power to play 10,000 songs on your MP3 player, watch over 100 hours of video, or take over 6000 pictures on a digital camera. MTI hopes to have the Mobion charger on the market by the end of 2009. Pricing for the charger and 25 Watt-hour cartridges is unknown, here’s hoping they are affordable.

MTI Micro Fuel Cell