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News Charge your AAs over USB

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by WilHarris, 21 Sep 2006.

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  1. WilHarris

    WilHarris Just another nobody Moderator

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    WilHarris, 21 Sep 2006
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  2. Djpuk

    Djpuk What's a Dremel?

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    What a fantastic idea, got to get me some of these and see if they are as good as they sound :clap:
     
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  3. taliban_raider

    taliban_raider Just some guy; you know

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    It is a cool concept but I will wait untill the mainstream manufacturers pick it up and make higher capacity, cheaper ones, because curently $32aud is not worth it for two aa's imho.
     
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  4. DougEdey

    DougEdey I pwn all your storage

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    you used to be able to get USB battery chargers from A4tech, I don't know if they stopped them, but they were NiMH compat and were £5ish.

    I had one with my original Wireless keyboard, and it still works 4+ years later
     
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  5. kempez

    kempez modding again!

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    Great idea. Think I'll get some of these :)
     
    kempez, 21 Sep 2006
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  6. Gunsmith

    Gunsmith Maximum Win

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    NICE :D
     
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  7. riggs

    riggs ^_^

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    Very cool, but a tad too expensive atm. Saying that though, I'll probably end up buying some anyway :D
     
    riggs, 21 Sep 2006
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  8. SeBbY_007

    SeBbY_007 What's a Dremel?

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    Nice idea, but I wonder if they got patent...

    It sounds like something out of Dragon's Den. :D
     
    SeBbY_007, 21 Sep 2006
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  9. supermonkey

    supermonkey Deal with it

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    Well, that's another one to add to my list of "Why didn't I think of that?".

    So simple, yet so effective. The inclusion of the fip-top lid, making the whole thing self-enclosed is pretty innovative, for a battery.

    -monkey
     
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  10. Faulk_Wulf

    Faulk_Wulf Internet Addict

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    Doesn't seem that outragous to me. L12.99 ~~ $6.50 if the exchange rate hasn't bounced around too badly. And even if its L1 -> $1, I'd pay $13 for them cause they're cool. Could have used this back when i still used my CD player. Back before I had my iPod. This is the kind of stufff that makes me love technology.

    :clap:
     
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  11. 8-BALL

    8-BALL Theory would dictate.....

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    I think you got the exchange rate the wrong way round.

    £1 ~ $2, so they would be $25 for a pack of two.

    8-ball
     
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  12. olly_lewis

    olly_lewis What's a Dremel?

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    Pointless but cool im my book, but why not? We already have sushi shaped USB drives so why not conbine AA batteries and the USB minus the storage of course... good idea
     
    olly_lewis, 21 Sep 2006
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  13. DougEdey

    DougEdey I pwn all your storage

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  14. Stwongbad

    Stwongbad What's a Dremel?

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    25$ for two?...I'd rather stop by costco and buy like 100 at that price...good idea though
     
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  15. whisperwolf

    whisperwolf What's a Dremel?

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    Except that you need to lug another adapter with you. To be honest when I first saw this I thought cool good for when i'm traveling, then I realised none of my portable gadgets use AA batteries anymore, they all have their own built in or device specific lithium thingy. 4 years ago this would have been great for me.
     
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  16. Vigfus

    Vigfus Born to be...

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    Camera: AA
    GPS: AA
    Flashlight: AA
    Headlamp (?): AA
    MISC stuff: Mostly AA

    I'll be getting some when my other rechargeables die. :D

    PS. You really are better off trying to have the same battery in everything. Then you'll allways have a spare. And won't have to recharge the custom batteries. ;)
     
    Vigfus, 21 Sep 2006
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  17. mikeuk2004

    mikeuk2004 What you Looking at Fool!

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    ok, where did my thread go that I started in serious Discussion on this.

    I posted about these yesterday and its gone
     
    mikeuk2004, 21 Sep 2006
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  18. -EVRE-

    -EVRE- What's a Dremel?

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    What?! somthing that is availible in the UK before its availible in the US?!

    Hehe, cool product. I could realy use a pair for my wirless mice.
     
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  19. Firehed

    Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match.

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    Well, seeing that the summary is snipped from the original article (that, or slashdot stole yours, which I doubt), I'll take it with a grain of salt. Most notably, most AA NiMH batts are >2000mAh, well better than the 1300 these supply. And these things charge slowly and would be absolutely useless on the road unless your laptop battery lasts >6 hours (vs the 45ish minutes some rechargers take) or powers its USB ports independant of the system being on.
     
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  20. Faulk_Wulf

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    Half a day later, I realized this. >.>
    But I'd probably still get them, if I ever get something that needs double-a batteries besides my TV remote. Like a wireless mouse or keyboard.

    Still a cool bit of tech.
     
    Faulk_Wulf, 21 Sep 2006
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