AppleInsider has an article taking a look at the battery technology used by the new 17″ MacBook Pro announced at Macworld today. Apple claims the new battery technology gives the MBP up to 8 hours of battery life — pretty impressive considering it’s the largest laptop Apple sells. Check out the battery video on Apple’s website to see exactly how the new battery technology differs (including clips of the manufacturing process). I’m really happy to see that someone is making a real effort to push laptop battery standards. It’s one of the areas in technology that really needs improvement.