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Fuji Novel Batteries “Reverse Current
Prevention” Protects Devices From Harm /
The Only Alkaline Batteries to Offer
this Superior Equipment Protection
Feature

Fuji Novel Batteries “Reverse Current
Prevention” Protects Devices From Harm /
The Only Alkaline Batteries to Offer
this Superior Equipment Protection
Feature 02/01/2005 08:46 PM
Fuji Novel Batteries, one of the largest manufacturers of batteries for portable electronics and digital cameras worldwide, is pleased to offer a specially engineered “reverse current protection” feature in its Fuji Novel D-Size and C-Size alkaline batteries. This feature actually blocks the completion of negative-to-negative current in batteries that are connected in series, thereby virtually eliminating potential damage and premature discharge from reverse current in incorrectly installed batteries. [PRWEB Jan 26, 2005]

New AA and AAA Batteries

New AA and AAA Batteries 04/07/2005 03:56 PM

Do you get tired of your kids saying "I need some batteries" being a steward of thinking about the environment we use chargeable batteries but from time to time I need to use a regular battery.

Panasonic has announced a AA and AAA batteries that will last twice as long and will be on the market soon. Good news for all of us and this is a good move to preserve the environment. [LockerGn ome]

Bye-Bye Batteries?

Bye-Bye Batteries? 06/04/2004 10:37 AM

Art from AA batteries

Art from AA batteries 04/18/2004 07:01 PM
Fully functional batteries transformed into hip objets d'art.
Link (Thanks, Jean-Luc)

A look at iPod batteries

A look at iPod batteries 03/19/2005 03:27 AM
Since it’s debut in 2001, iPod users have had to contend with the thorny issue of battery replacement. Apple iPods are not unique in the world of rechargeable devices, writes Lance Ulanoff of PC Mag.com. All of the MP3 players on the market use rechargeable batteries, however some are designed for easy battery replacement by the owner. In his comprehensive article, Ulanoff outlines Apple’s battery replacement policy and gives the background in what has been a contentious issue for many iPod owners. “Maybe Apple made a mistake by not making them so consumers could replace their own batteries, but perhaps that's the price you pay for that much-lauded Apple industrial design,” Ulanoff concludes. “So please, enough with the wild conspiracy theories and the threats of class-action lawsuits. The iPod's a good player. Apple's not trying to pull a fast one, and some of you need to learn a little more about rechargeable battery care.”

Batteries Can't Keep Up
(washingtonpost.com)

Batteries Can't Keep Up
(washingtonpost.com) 01/10/2004 07:21 AM
washingtonpost.com - Lithium ion batteries, the battery type most commonly used inside laptops and the flashy gadgets that early adopters of new technology lug everywhere in their pockets, are the most lightweight, powerful and low-maintenance batteries around. They're even more environmentally friendly than other choices.

Batteries For Your Pen And Paper?

Batteries For Your Pen And Paper? 09/11/2004 02:26 PM
Slashdot Sep 11 2004 6:28PM GMT

Batteries Continue To Suck

Batteries Continue To Suck 11/11/2003 09:15 PM

Some 15" Alu-Powerbook batteries
recalled

Some 15" Alu-Powerbook batteries
recalled 08/20/2004 12:40 AM
15-inch PowerBook G4 Battery Exchange Program In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and other international safety authorities, Apple is voluntarily recalling certain lithium ion rechargeable batteries that were sold worldwide from January 2004 through August 2004 for use with 15-inch PowerBook G4 (Aluminum) notebook computers. These batteries were manufactured by LG Chem, Ltd. of South Korea. [...] Q. If I have a battery with Model No. A1075, do I need to exchange my battery? A....

PowerBook Batteries Recalled

PowerBook Batteries Recalled 08/19/2004 11:52 AM
Some 28,000 rechargeable batteries used in 15-inch Apple PowerBook G4 computers are being recalled voluntarily by Apple, and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. An internal short in the batteries made by LG Chem Ltd., of South Korea, can cause the battery cells to overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers. By Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal (via MyAppleMenu)

Apple warns about bad batteries

Apple warns about bad batteries 08/19/2004 12:40 PM
Apple is recalling 28,000 faulty batteries for its 15-inch Powerbook G4 laptops.

The Truth About iPod Batteries

The Truth About iPod Batteries 03/17/2005 03:09 AM

Apple iPods are not unique in the world of rechargeable devices. Maybe Apple made a mistake by not making them so consumers could replace their own batteries, but perhaps that's the price you pay for that much-lauded Apple industrial design. So please, enough with the wild conspiracy theories and the threats of class-action lawsuits. By Lance Ulanoff, PC Magazine

Rechargeable batteries: Standards now!

Rechargeable batteries: Standards now! 09/06/2004 08:59 AM
Bravo to Tim Anderson for revving up the call for standard, interchangeable batteries on devices. Look, the number and variety of devices is growing exponentially. How crazy is it that the electrons fly between them in standardized ways (TCP/IP) but...

New batteries aid climate battle

New batteries aid climate battle 09/08/2004 04:30 PM
A new generation of rechargeable lithium batteries could reduce global warming, a leading expert says.

Next Gen Oxyride Batteries Coming Soon

Next Gen Oxyride Batteries Coming Soon 04/07/2005 05:49 PM

Back; Oxyride Batteries

Back; Oxyride Batteries 12/27/2004 11:20 AM

Good morning, internet friends. Another Christmas has come and gone, and yet, I am still without a Nintendo DS. If my attempt to find one in a store yesterday was any indication, they've been a big hit—both games and systems have been impossible to find. Fortunately, my little brother's arms are very pliable, enabling me to bend them behind his back with only the slightest of pressure, popping his DS from his grasp into mine. Small family are the best kind to steal from.

It's good to be back in the bloggy saddle, though, so let those tips flow like the sap of the nog bush. Also, feel free to send in links to your favorite reviews this year from across the internet. I'd like to take a look back at everyone's favorites and compare them with mine.

Also, look! A new AA battery that lasts twice as long but costs only 10 percent more. If Nintendo wouldn't have used rechargables inside the DS, you'd have gotten a nice segue.

New Battery Lasts Nearly Twice As Long [AP]

Batteries Power Energizer's Q1

Batteries Power Energizer's Q1 01/27/2004 12:35 PM
Domestic battery sales and the Schick acquisition drive the company's profit growth.

Report: Laptop Batteries

Report: Laptop Batteries 12/22/2004 01:56 AM
care and feeding of your portable's power pack

Warning: Exploding Batteries

Warning: Exploding Batteries 12/31/2003 10:51 AM
batlike writes "It seems I have been quite lucky up to this point as I habitually leave my laptop in the trunk of my car - which is just over the gas tank ...

The Truth About Lithium Ion Batteries

The Truth About Lithium Ion Batteries 06/24/2005 07:08 PM

The comedian Jerry Seinfeld had a joke that the only warning label people took seriously was “dry clean only.”” But I think I found another one: the “charge this device completely before you attempt to use it for the first time”” warning. People lose their minds at the the thought of trying a new cell phone or MP3 player until it has charged its heart out for hour and hours on end. According to this…

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MIT experimenting with photosynthetic
batteries

MIT experimenting with photosynthetic
batteries 09/24/2004 09:16 AM
National Post Sep 24 2004 1:27PM GMT

Battle of the Batteries Redux

Battle of the Batteries Redux 09/25/2004 07:04 PM
G4 Tech TV Sep 25 2004 11:12PM GMT

Tcl/Tk Aqua Batteries-Included

Tcl/Tk Aqua Batteries-Included 05/20/2004 10:12 AM
Mac OS X Tcl/Tk Aqua 8.4.6.1 Binary Distribution Released

Measure Twice, Cut Once, Change the
Batteries

Measure Twice, Cut Once, Change the
Batteries 04/09/2004 04:03 PM
Tools for home improvement, from levels to stud finders, have gone digital.

Flashlight For A Variety Of Batteries

Flashlight For A Variety Of Batteries 09/15/2004 01:39 PM
Sometimes it's the simplest ideas that make a lot of sense. As people in Florida have been stocking up on batteries for their flashlights, it reminds you how you always need to make sure you have the right batteries around for your flashlights. They all seem to take different size batteries, and people always end up with random spare D or C batteries they don't know what to do with. One company is trying to solve that problem by creating a flashlight that will work with AA, C and D cell batteries with the flick of a switch. They claim the flashlight will show just as much light with any of the options, but the weaker batteries won't last as long.

Apple recalls 28,000 PowerBook batteries

Apple recalls 28,000 PowerBook batteries 08/19/2004 12:27 PM
Apple has agreed to recall about 28,000 batteries used in its 15-inch PowerBook G4 laptop computers, the U.S...

Apple Recalls 28,000 15" Powerbook
Batteries

Apple Recalls 28,000 15" Powerbook
Batteries 08/19/2004 12:51 PM

Toshiba's One-Minute-Recharge Li-ion
Batteries

Toshiba's One-Minute-Recharge Li-ion
Batteries 03/29/2005 11:03 PM

Apple recalls overheating batteries

Apple recalls overheating batteries 08/19/2004 12:57 PM
The Mac maker says it will replace about 28,000 batteries in one model of PowerBook G4 and tells people to stop using the notebook.

Flashlight Takes Different Size
Batteries (AP)

Flashlight Takes Different Size
Batteries (AP) 09/15/2004 02:11 AM
AP - Anyone who has fumbled and cursed when the power flickers out and the flashlight goes dead may have something new to beam about — a flashlight that accepts batteries of different sizes.

Apple recalls 15-in. PowerBook batteries

Apple recalls 15-in. PowerBook batteries 08/19/2004 04:58 PM
Apple Computer Inc. has issued a recall for about 28,000 PowerBook batteries sold between January and August for use with its 15-in. PowerBook G4 computers

MPs' bid for cheaper iPod batteries

MPs' bid for cheaper iPod batteries 01/22/2004 03:19 AM

Apple recalls 28,000 PowerBook G4
batteries

Apple recalls 28,000 PowerBook G4
batteries 08/21/2004 04:39 PM
Personal Computer World Aug 21 2004 8:48PM GMT

Notes and Tips: Speedy Batteries

Notes and Tips: Speedy Batteries 08/23/2004 10:56 AM
At least initially, Apple has been speeding replacements to customers faced with a PowerBook battery fire hazard.

Unsafe Nokia batteries - or
counterfeits?

Unsafe Nokia batteries - or
counterfeits? 11/14/2003 05:45 AM
Belgian watchdog takes another look

Apple investigates iPod batteries

Apple investigates iPod batteries 02/10/2004 02:37 PM
Apple says it will look into claims made about the iPod's battery life after legal action is taken against it.

MPs Batter Apple Over iPod Batteries

MPs Batter Apple Over iPod Batteries 01/23/2004 02:23 PM
The iPod's limited battery life has already caused Apple some grief. Now a collection of British politicians are putting the boot in, but Apple says their claims are inaccurate. By Graeme Wearden (ZDNet UK via MyAppleMenu)

Nokia: Original batteries don't explode

Nokia: Original batteries don't explode 11/18/2003 03:19 PM
The Finnish company cites a study that shows that earlier research on its "exploding" phones was based on samples that included counterfeit batteries.

Ultracapacitors, Batteries, and Fuel
Cells

Ultracapacitors, Batteries, and Fuel
Cells 12/28/2004 01:08 PM
A new Electronic Products article provides an overview of the advantages that ultracapacitors and combinations of ultracapacitors and fuel cells have over traditional batteries. The article touches on several applications including backup power, regenerative braking in cars, and consumer devices but much of the information could be applied to robotics as well. The author works for ultracapacitor maker, Maxwell Technologies, whose 350F D-cell sized ultracap has some interesting potential for robot builders.
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EnerSys has Announced that Its PowerSafe
DDm Line of Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid
Batteries has Received NEBS Zone 4
Seismic Certification for 24 V and 48 V
Configurations

EnerSys has Announced that Its PowerSafe
DDm Line of Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid
Batteries has Received NEBS Zone 4
Seismic Certification for 24 V and 48 V
Configurations 03/25/2005 07:01 AM
EnerSys (NYSE:ENS), the world’s largest manufacturer, marketer and distributor of industrial batteries, has announced that its PowerSafe DDm line of valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) batteries has received NEBS (Networks Equipment Building System) Zone 4 seismic certification for 24 V and 48 V configurations. [PRWEB Mar 25, 2005]

jose

jose 01/05/2004 04:57 AM
Minor Release: 1.2.2

Speaking in San Jose

Speaking in San Jose 09/20/2004 10:40 AM
Calendar note for Silicon Valley folks: On the evening of Oct. 4, I'm giving a talk in San Jose, sponsored by the Commonwealth Club and San Jose State University's Department of Journalism and Mass Communications. The topic will be "The Emergence of Grassroots Journalism," and given current events there's plenty to discuss. Details here. I'm also scheduled, on Nov. 6, to be at the Barnes & Noble store on Stevens Creek Blvd. in San Jose. Details to come.

Star Wars In San Jose

Star Wars In San Jose 09/20/2004 01:07 PM
San Jose area readers might be interested in knowing that if they just can't until 9am on the 21st to get their Original Trilogy DVDs that they can head out to MediaPlay at the Great Mall of the Bay Area in Milpitas on Monday September 20th & be one of the first to get their hands on perhaps the most anticipated DVDs of all time!

see Prince in San Jose for $10 cheap!

see Prince in San Jose for $10 cheap! 09/09/2004 02:19 PM
saturday night's nosebleed tix are a super bargain

Jose Miranda, Rumpologist

Jose Miranda, Rumpologist 12/22/2004 01:57 AM
"The left cheek is the cheek of the future. The right cheek is the cheek of the present."

PHP Magazine: PHP and eBay in San Jose

PHP Magazine: PHP and eBay in San Jose 08/11/2004 08:33 AM
Just a quick note from PHP Magazine for those that might be in the San Jose, CA area tonight:

¿Donde Esta, Jose?

¿Donde Esta, Jose? 05/13/2004 09:33 AM
We have lost our pride. We have lost our dignity. We have lost our Mexicans. If we don't find them, we'll be in deep mierda. (05-13)

San Jose and Cisco Get a Little Too Cozy

San Jose and Cisco Get a Little Too Cozy 09/23/2004 02:59 AM
Los Angeles Times Sep 23 2004 6:41AM GMT

jose Chess Database 1.3

jose Chess Database 1.3 04/13/2004 10:12 PM
A graphical Chess tool.

"Baseball's Been Very Good To Jose Lima"

"Baseball's Been Very Good To Jose Lima" 05/19/2004 03:02 AM

Ciena to shut down San Jose operation

Ciena to shut down San Jose operation 04/21/2004 08:56 AM
San Jose Mercury News Apr 21 2004 1:25PM GMT

San Jose start-up to release designs

San Jose start-up to release designs 01/26/2004 08:36 AM
SiliconValley.com Jan 26 2004 12:04PM GMT

Another San Jose Collector Show This
Weekend

Another San Jose Collector Show This
Weekend 06/25/2004 10:42 AM
Mikk from the South Bay Star Wars Fan Club writes in about this weekend's show.

San Jose gives convergence contract to
Nortel

San Jose gives convergence contract to
Nortel 03/19/2005 02:23 AM
The City of San Jose this week said it would install a $5.3 million voice/data network based on Nortel switches and IP PBXs for its new city hall, serving more than 1,700 users.

Objected Oriented Perl Programmer for
San Jose, CA

Objected Oriented Perl Programmer for
San Jose, CA 06/02/2004 02:40 AM
Digital-X - United States, California, Sunnyvale (2004-06-01)

Woman bites into finger at San Jose
restaurant

Woman bites into finger at San Jose
restaurant 03/25/2005 03:50 PM
Woman bites into finger at San Jose restaurant .. found a fingertip in her chili .. Wendy's Chili .. finger

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C I Host to Open San Jose Data Center

C I Host to Open San Jose Data Center 09/10/2004 02:43 PM
theWHIR Sep 10 2004 7:11PM GMT

John Shirley book signing in San Jose
May 29

John Shirley book signing in San Jose
May 29 05/21/2004 04:12 AM
My friend John Shirley, author of Crawlers and Black Butterflies and screenwriter of The Crow, etc, will be reading from a new novella and signing at BAYCON 2004 - San Jose, California, the Doubletree hotel, May 29. Link

Football: Jose phone link denied

Football: Jose phone link denied 04/07/2005 02:59 AM
Uefa will not act on claims Jose Mourinho spoke to the Chelsea bench during the win over Bayern Munich.

New San Jose Apple Store coming in
December

New San Jose Apple Store coming in
December 04/21/2004 11:24 AM
Apple will open a new retail store in the Shoppingtown Oakridge Mall in San Jose, California on Dec...

Collector's Collections Gallery: Jose
Noriega

Collector's Collections Gallery: Jose
Noriega 08/27/2004 01:38 PM
Today's Collector's Collections update features and update to the the collection of Jose Noriega from Monterrey, Mexico.

MySQL Users Conference and Expo 2003 in
San Jose

MySQL Users Conference and Expo 2003 in
San Jose 12/16/2002 06:19 PM
MySQL AB is proud to host the world's First Annual MySQL User Conference, to be held in the heart of Silicon Valley, April 10-12, 2003. This event promises to be the biggest gathering of MySQL database users ever in one location. Designed for both the MySQL developer and the corporate decision maker, this is the place to learn about the latest in MySQL technology, discover new business opportunities, take a pulse on industry direction and commune with like minds. More information on the event's website.

Crime Movie Director Jose Giovanni Dies
(AP)

Crime Movie Director Jose Giovanni Dies
(AP) 04/24/2004 09:17 PM
AP - French-born director, screenwriter and author Jose Giovanni, who had a string of crime movie hits featuring stars including Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon, has died. He was 80.

San Jose State Suspends Sexy Dance Team
(AP)

San Jose State Suspends Sexy Dance Team
(AP) 04/09/2005 10:16 PM
AP - San Jose State has suspended its dance team after a sexy routine at a basketball game triggered a confrontation involving an elderly alumnus and and a 20-year-old dancer.

Jose Canseco, Omarosa Join 'Surreal'
Cast (AP)

Jose Canseco, Omarosa Join 'Surreal'
Cast (AP) 03/30/2005 07:36 AM
AP - VH1 has selected seven new has-beens to stop being polite and start trying to revive their careers on "The Surreal Life."

PIKA Technologies to speak at new VoIP
Developer Conference in San Jose

PIKA Technologies to speak at new VoIP
Developer Conference in San Jose 07/21/2004 04:53 PM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Jul 21 2004 8:18PM GMT

Cisco Acquires Wi-Fi Systems Provider
Airespace of San Jose, California

Cisco Acquires Wi-Fi Systems Provider
Airespace of San Jose, California 03/24/2005 12:16 PM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Mar 24 2005 3:35PM GMT

C I Host Will Open San Jose Data Center
in Silicon Valley

C I Host Will Open San Jose Data Center
in Silicon Valley 09/11/2004 04:04 AM
W3Reports Sep 11 2004 8:31AM GMT

Building Better Batteries

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