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Photos: USB-rechargeable AA batteries
News A novel solution for portable power was launched on Tuesday — the USB-rechargeable AA battery. The UK company says it will soon be expanding its range to include phone and camera batteries. For now, the AA batteries — which are used in a multitude...
[September 20, 2006, 13:25]
New Game Boy Advance revealed
News Partly to offset the demands of the internal light, Nintendo has added rechargeable batteries to the GBA SP. The rechargeable Lithium Ion battery that comes with the GBA SP offers 10 hours of continuous gameplay with the front light on, and...
[January 7, 2003, 9:41]
An end to recharging for mobile phones
News The plan is to replace rechargeable batteries in mobile devices with a miniature version of the hydrogen fuel cell used to power electric cars, and recharge it with a super-efficient solar cell built into the devices.
[April 18, 2001, 14:25]
Air-based battery promises 10 times the power
News The new idea the researchers are examining is to replace the lithium cobalt oxide electrode in today's rechargeable lithium batteries with a porous carbon electrode. The Stair cell is expected to be cheaper than rechargeable batteries of today, the...
[May 21, 2009, 11:45]
Panasonic to acquire Sanyo Electric
News Sanyo is a dominant player in the rechargeable-battery market with its lithium-ion batteries. Panasonic announced on Friday that it plans to acquire Sanyo Electric in a deal valued at ¥800m (£6m), giving the electronics giant a boost in the...
[December 22, 2008, 10:16]
Nuggets: Remote control that will keep you in your chair
News Four AA batteries or NiMH 4.8V rechargeable battery pack x240 pixel touch-screen LCD Instead, by keeping the RC5000 in its docking station you can keep its rechargeable battery topped up. It's not too bulky at 138x92x38mm, and with four AA...
[October 3, 2000, 13:15]
IPod's 'dirty secret' wins Web fans
News Other iPod users have reported that the device's battery life diminishes with use, as is common for many rechargeable batteries. Unlike standard disposable batteries, the rechargeable power supplies used in the iPod and other high-tech gadgets do...
[November 26, 2003, 16:25]
Handspring colour PDA, phone module near
News The Platinum will also come with a 30MHz Motorola Dragonball processor and 8MB of RAM, but its screen will be monochrome and it will not have rechargeable batteries. The 3-ounce module will come with its own rechargeable battery.
[September 20, 2000, 8:16]
What to look for in a handheld review
Reviews Most new handhelds come with rechargeable lithium-ion or lithium-polymer batteries. However, if you go on an extended trip, you'll usually need to bring the charger with you - a few models use (expensive) replaceable rechargeable batteries, while...
[October 23, 2002, 7:32]
Apple unveils iPod
Talkback iS THERE ANY IPOD OR MP3 PLAYER THAT USES STANDARD EASILY AVAILABLE REPLACEMENT RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES.
[January 1, 2004, 15:31]
Recycling batteries and phones for free
News David Berlind reports from New York on the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation, which helps organisations recycle rechargeable batteries and old mobile phones free of charge, in some cases benefiting charities.
[September 28, 2007, 17:40]
Analogue Clock
Downloads Devices with built-in rechargeable batteries such as the Palm V and Palm IIIc have an option to leave the power on while your device resides in the cradle. Patio Analogue Clock is a stylish analogue clock with a configurable display and a powerful...
[July 24, 2001, 8:00]
Scientists use virus to help build battery
News Virus-built rechargeable batteries would have the same power capacity as the batteries used to power hybrid cars, project leader Professor Angela Belcher said in an MIT press statement on Thursday. Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of...
[April 3, 2009, 17:11]
Researchers claim battery-life breakthrough
News The researchers have found a way to use silicon nanowires to give rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, used in laptops, iPods, video cameras and mobile phones, as much as 10 times more charge.
[January 15, 2008, 8:10]
NEC develops ultra-thin battery for mobile
News NEC also claims that the new battery is environmentally friendly because, unlike conventional rechargeable batteries, it does not contain any harmful heavy metals such as mercury, lead or cadmium. NEC has developed an ultra-thin, flexible...
[December 9, 2005, 15:50]
Bluetooth add-on coming to Palm V
News The Waveclip is powered by rechargeable NiMH batteries that the company claims provide more than ten hours of use. At the same time, the batteries can recharge the Palm V if the need arises. A Singapore-based company plans to release a Bluetooth...
[March 22, 2001, 8:34]
Digital Wallet review
Reviews There's a Type II PC Card slot and a CompactFlash adapter for uploading digital camera images, MP3 files or whatever; a mono LCD screen for navigating and displaying the Motorola ColdFire-driven control software; a six-pack of rechargeable NiMH...
[January 1, 2001, 23:00]
IBM shows off fuel cell with mobile potential
News This is quite a new concept that utilises both micro fuel cells and rechargeable batteries," Mitsuru Homma, group executive of power solutions at Sanyo, said in a statement. Unlike traditional batteries, fuel cells usually use alcohol or hydrogen...
[April 12, 2005, 15:05]
HHB FlashMic DRM85 review
Reviews The FlashMic is powered for around 6 hours by a pair of standard AA batteries (either primary or rechargeable cells can be fitted), with the remaining battery power displayed along with time, level and status information in a backlit LCD on the...
[November 15, 2007, 11:20]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Turns out it died because its rechargeable batteries short-circuited; twenty years later, one of the batteries then went open circuit. Monday 1/07/2002 Did you know the skies are full of amateur radio satellites?
[July 5, 2002, 15:41]
