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  • Energizer Will Showcase New Power, Light and “now that’s positivenergy™” Initiatives at the Digital Experience! pre-CES® Event

    Energizer Will Showcase New Power, Light and “now that’s positivenergy™” Initiatives at the Digital Experience! pre-CES® Event

    Posted on January 9, 2012 | No Comments
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  • Thanko releases “Wristband Battery” for portable gadgets

    Thanko releases “Wristband Battery” for portable gadgets

    Posted on May 7, 2010 | No Comments
    Tokyo-based gadget maker Thanko is at it again. This time, the USB specialists are giving us the Wristband Battery [JP], which is what it sounds like and supposed to make life easier for fans of portable gadgets.

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  • Guinness World Record: Sanyo battery lets e-car travel 555.6 km without recharging

    Guinness World Record: Sanyo battery lets e-car travel 555.6 km without recharging

    Posted on April 21, 2010 | No Comments
    One of the biggest obstacles that prevents electric cars and other vehicles from becoming mainstream is the insufficient battery life. In most cases, potential buyers of those green vehicles are scared off by the fact that there still aren't enough charging stations out there or that the travel distance (on a single charge) is just too short. But many companies are working on the battery problem, and one of them apparently is Sanyo. Today the company issued a press release in which it claims one of its lithium-ion battery "systems" helped an electric vehicle to drive exactly 555.6km (345 miles) from Tokyo to Osaka - on a single charge. The car in question is a special version of the Daihatsu Mira (whose non-electric original is widely considered to be "green", too).

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  • New Hitachi tech to double lithium-ion battery life

    New Hitachi tech to double lithium-ion battery life

    Posted on April 6, 2010 | No Comments
    Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere, powering small gadgets, cars or even buildings. It's not a surprise to see a number of companies currently working on improvements. Just a few weeks ago, we reported about Japan-based Eamex, which claimed their prototype battery can be charged and discharged over 10,000 times and can be used for about 20 years. And now Hitachi is claiming a new material they developed could double the life span of lithium ion batteries. The company has partnered up with Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery, saying batteries based on the material could be used in smart grid applications (Hitachi says that segment alone will be worth $32 billion by 2020).

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  • Rechargeable wireless keyboard knockoff takes cues from Logitech’s diNovo Edge

    Rechargeable wireless keyboard knockoff takes cues from Logitech’s diNovo Edge

    Posted on March 1, 2010 | No Comments
    If the $180 price tag of Logitech’s diNovo Edge wireless keyboard is a bit too high to stomach, Brando will sell you an $86 knockoff. It’s called the “Rapoo 2900,” which has to be one of the worst product names in the history of consumer electronics.

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  • New technology extends lithium-ion battery life

    New technology extends lithium-ion battery life

    Posted on February 4, 2010 | No Comments
    A Japanese company called Eamex claims it has found a way [JP] to increase the life of high-capacity lithium-ion batteries (that can be used in electric vehicles). Eamex says the new batteries can be charged and discharged over 10,000 times. Apparently, they can last about 20 years, too.

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  • Battery-powered heat socks

    Battery-powered heat socks

    Posted on January 26, 2010 | No Comments
    Battery-powered socks that help keep your feet warm? What may sound a bit like overkill at first does make sense when you think of motorcycle riders or people having to work outdoors for long hours during winter. Made by Tokyo-based Bionics Japan, the so-called Heat Sock EX [JP] heats your entire foot by incorporating conductive carbon fibers.

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  • The Chevy Volt 200 degrees test

    The Chevy Volt 200 degrees test

    Posted on January 14, 2010 | No Comments
    This test is no doubt neat. I mean, automakers test the exterior to make sure every piece can withstand extreme temperatures and they should. But how about the test where the Volt’s battery is heated up to 200 degrees. Where is that video? I’ve sat in a few cars after they baked in the sun [...]

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  • eneloop music booster: Sanyo’s battery charger for music devices

    eneloop music booster: Sanyo’s battery charger for music devices

    Posted on December 28, 2009 | No Comments
    Even though it's now a Panasonic subsidiary, Sanyo lives on as its own brand. And one of the major reasons Panasonic bought the company is its "green" image, mainly achieved through selling products under the "eneloop" sub-brand. The latest of these products, the so-called eneloop music booster, was announced today. It's a rechargeable DC 9V battery unit specifically designed for music devices.

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  • PaPeRo: NEC’s cute helper robot

    PaPeRo: NEC’s cute helper robot

    Posted on November 26, 2009 | No Comments
    As a huge conglomerate, NEC is active in a lot of areas. But unknown to many people outside Japan, the company is quite aggressive in the robotics field, too. Their PaPeRo, a cute helper robot, for example, has been around since 1997 already. And now, just in time for a robot exhibition that currently takes place in Tokyo, the company shows an updated version of the little guy.

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  • Toshiba Dynario fuel-cell: the battery revolution begins October 29th

    Toshiba Dynario fuel-cell: the battery revolution begins October 29th

    Posted on October 22, 2009 | No Comments

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    var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Dynario_fuel_cell_the_battery_revolution_has_begun'; We can hardly believe it but the day has finally arrived: Toshiba just launched the first Dynario fuel-cell for portable consumer electronics. That's right, the long promised and highly anticipated direct methane fuel-cell (DMFC) with dedicated fuel cartridge for on-the-go refueling will go on sale October 29th in Japan for ¥29,800 (about $328) plus another ¥3,150 (about $34) for a set of five, 50ml fuel cartridges. Dynario takes about 20 seconds to fill its 14ml fuel tank with an injection of a concentrated methanol solution at which point it's ready to charge USB-connected devices. Dynario's hybrid structure uses a lithium-ion battery to store enough electricity to charge two typical cellphones, according to Tosh. The first run consists of only 3,000 units after which Toshiba will gauge consumer reaction before extending the launch outside of Japan. Boy oh boy, a new age in portability has begun.

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  • Panasonic unveils Lithium-Ion battery module and home fuel cell cogeneration facility

    Panasonic unveils Lithium-Ion battery module and home fuel cell cogeneration facility

    Posted on October 7, 2009 | No Comments
    Panasonic has on display at CEATEC a “1.5 kWh battery module [made] from 18650-type (18 mm in diameter x 65 mm in length) lithium-ion battery cells, which are widely used in laptop computers, to provide energy storage solutions for a wide range of environmentally friendly energy technologies.” String a couple of these suckers together to [...]

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  • Goin’ green: the Solar Surge iPhone battery pack

    Goin’ green: the Solar Surge iPhone battery pack

    Posted on September 4, 2009 | No Comments
    Everyone is trying to be more environmentally responsible these days. Cars, houses, now even phone chargers. Many people are not aware of the fact that the wall chargers that comes with many devices these days consume the same amount of power whether a device is plugged into them or not. The Solar Surge aims to at least help the iPhone/iPod Touch user be a little greener.

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  • Sony’s new lithium batteries charge quick, love you long time

    Sony’s new lithium batteries charge quick, love you long time

    Posted on August 11, 2009 | No Comments
    Sony has developed a new type of lithium ion batteries that you want. Serious. These things are impressive. Sony press release The Olivine-type lithium iron phosphate used in this new battery is extremely suited for use as a cathode material due to its robust crystal structure and stable performance, even at high temperatures. By combining this new [...]

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  • Solar-powered flashlight features LEDs, lithium-ion battery

    Solar-powered flashlight features LEDs, lithium-ion battery

    Posted on July 10, 2009 | No Comments
    flashlightWhen the power goes out and you finally find your flashlight, it's invariably out of batteries. Soon you'll be able to buy a solar-powered flashlight from Chinavasion. It's got a built-in lithium-ion battery and uses white LEDs with a rated life of 50,000 hours.

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