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Battery News | | 07 May 2003 | May 7, 2003 - Infinite Power Solutions of Golden, Colorado, has begun a pilot production line that can turn out up to one million rechargeable thin-film batteries per year. Two potential markets are smart active labels and RFID sensors.  | | Infinite power for RFID |
"One unique feature of our battery technology is it is rechargeable orders of magnitude more than other batteries," says Matt Foster, president of Infinite Power. "You can put it in a product or sensor or RFID tag, and it will last as long as the device itself."
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| | 25 April 2003 | Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. to recycle in Staples stores
ATLANTA (April 25) -- The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. is rolling out its recycling program in some 1,100 Staples Inc. stores. The groupīs battery dropoff boxes will be in Staples retail outlets starting April 27. Customers will be able to place used rechargeable batteries from products such as cellular phones, digital cameras, laptop computers and other portable electronic devices free of charge. Staplesī 1,100 stores adds to the more than 30,000 locations in the United States and Canada that the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. accepts used rechargeable batteries. | | 21 April 2003 | Battery Check Week 2003 Encourages Consumers to Take Charge Of Their Wireless Lifestyle and Recycle Non-profit Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation Sponsors National Call to Action April 21 - 25
ATLANTA, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC), a non-profit organization dedicated to recycling rechargeable batteries, today kicks off its fifth annual Battery Check Week -- a national call-to-action to encourage consumers to check the rechargeable batteries that power their cordless electronic products, and if they can no longer hold a charge, to recycle them. The program coincides with Earth Day (April 22) and runs April 21 - 25. Many people don't know that the rechargeable batteries that power an ever-growing list of cordless electronic products can and should be recycled when they can no longer hold a charge. These products include cellular and cordless phones, digital cameras, laptop computers, portable DVD and CD players, PDAs, two-way radios, remote control toys, and cordless power tools. "Battery Check Week is RBRC's charge to encourage people to recycle whenever they can," said Ralph Millard, RBRC's.
| | 26 Dec 2002 | Consumer Reports Offers Buying Advice For Batteries Testers: Rechargeable Batteries Good Choices For Toys, Video Games "Batteries not included" are words that most people know very well. After opening presents for the holidays, you need batteries to operate them. Consumer Reports has some buying advice. | 
Which batteries are best for using that new gadget you received for the holidays? Consumer Reports offers some advice. |
Where would people be without batteries? They power everything from toys to remote controls to video games. Consumer Reports has tested them for years in a special apparatus. One round of tests included two high-drain batteries -- the Duracell Ultra and the e2 from Energizer. Testers said high-drain batteries last longer in digital cameras and other devices that need intense bursts of energy, but they cost twice as much, so they are not your best buy. "They do last longer in applications, but again you're paying twice the price for something that does not last twice as long," tester Mark Connelly said. Regular alkaline batteries -- either store brands or name brands -- are often less expensive, but Consumer Reports said they all perform about the same, so shop by price. However, testers said the least expensive way to go is to by nickel-metal hydride batteries and a charger. A set-up costs about $50. "You can use a rechargeable battery hundreds and hundreds of times, so in the long-run, you will save money," Connelly said. Testers said they are especially good choices for frequently used toys and video games. Testers found rechargeable batteries will run down even when they are not in use, so avoid using them in equipment you do not use often. Consumer Reports recommends buying rechargeables made of nickel-metal hydride because they do not have the toxic chemicals found in other batteries.
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| | 22 Nov 2002 | | Tyco, Valence to co-develop Li-on telecom battery | | | Tyco Electronics Power Systems Inc., a supplier of telecommunications power equipment, and Valence Technology Inc., a developer and manufacturer of Saphion technology and Li-on polymer rechargeable batteries, have collaborated to evaluate and develop Valence's Saphion Li-on technology as a standby power solution for the telecommunications industry. The two companies have signed a Mutual Scope of Work for a Technology Evaluation Phase agreement which will include the testing, qualification, and market development of Saphion technology lithium-ion battery solutions. Prototypes of these back-up devices are expected to launch early next year. |
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| | 24th Sept 2002 | | Companies develop replacement for rechargeable batteries | | | 2002-09-25 / Associated Press / | ALBANY, New York Cell phones free from nightly recharges. Laptop computers that run and run without needing an outlet. Pocket TVs with enough power to show a multi-part documentary. Portable gadgets are demanding more and more juice. A viable alternative to rechargeable batteries isn't here yet, but when it comes, it might work like the device about the size and weight of a deck of cards in William Acker's hand. It's a micro fuel cell. Read More
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| | 24th Sept 2002 | Sanyo to miss H1 pre-tax profit forecast - paper
NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Sanyo Electric Co Japan's third-largest consumer electronics maker, is seen missing its fiscal first half pre-tax profit estimate by 62 percent due to restructuring expenses, a Japanese business daily said. | | 22nd Sept 2002 | | | 17th Sept 2002 | In cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, EV Global Motors Co., of North Hills, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 2,000 lithium batteries in Mini E-Bike electric bicycles. The lithium ion batteries in these bicycles can overheat and pose a fire hazard. | | 17th Sept 2002 | Siemens warns of harmful fake phone batteries
FRANKFURT, Sep 17 (Reuters) - Germany's Siemens AG said on Tuesday potentially harmful fake batteries from Asia were being used in Siemens cellphones, sometimes causing injury to users. |
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