batteries

USBCell: Batteries that recharge over USB

Crave They'll work in pretty much every device that accepts AA batteries including digital cameras, wireless mice and keyboards, and remote-controlled cars. We've seen some utterly bonkers USB technology in our time: USB heated gloves and slippers, a...

Tags: usb, battery, cent, capacity

20 September 2006, 11:39

NoPoPo Battery: Power from water -- are you taking the piss?

Crave Probably the coolest thing we saw at IFA in Berlin last week was a set of batteries that run off water. Incredibly, these batteries also work with other types of liquid: we saw them tested with beer and apple juice, but the makers say they can run...

Tags: power, battery, batteries, juice

3 September 2007, 10:43

Tech From Trees: The seven best wooden gadgets

Crave Any pyromaniac will tell you that the worst thing about today's ever-glossier technology is that, with the exception of certain companies' laptop batteries, it doesn't burn very well. Companies are becoming greener, with their sugar batteries...

28 August 2007, 13:01

Tech From Trees: The seven best wooden gadgets

Crave Any pyromaniac will tell you that the worst thing about today's ever-glossier technology is that, with the exception of certain companies' laptop batteries, it doesn't burn very well. Companies are becoming greener, with their sugar batteries...

28 August 2007, 15:10

Photos: Lightning electric supercar recharges in 10 minutes

Crave Just because a car runs on batteries doesn't mean it's okay for it to look like a toy. That's right -- this bad boy runs entirely on rechargeable batteries. The accelerator has a lovely "+", and the brake, a "-", like you might find on a set of...

25 July 2008, 16:28

Mobcharger: Extra power when you need it most

Crave Fortunately, a company called Mobcharger has come up with a fun set of disposable batteries that simply plug into your phone and give you up to 60 minutes more talk time and 480 minutes more standby time -- enough juice to forward a few funny text...

Tags: battery, plug, batteries, shops

12 October 2006, 12:15

Ricoh Caplio RR770

Crave It has a 3x optical zoom and weighs 140g -- without batteries. AA batteries give the RR770 its potency, which means you should always be able to find replacements should you run out of juice. Ricoh has quietly launched the 7.16-megapixel Caplio...

Tags: ricoh, compact, scene, budget

23 November 2007, 10:06

One for All Kameleon 8: Glow-in-the-dark remote control

Crave It would cut down on clutter as well as save us a fortune in batteries. It's made of real metal, rather than shiny plastic, and has a pleasing curvature on the back that makes it look like someone actually spent some time designing it, as well as...

Tags: universal, batteries, flashing, remotes

6 February 2007, 11:19

Hands-on with the Creative TravelSound Zen Stone

Crave It's powered by two AAA batteries and is loud enough to listen to in a bedroom or by a tent at one of those drugged-up, tripped-out festivals you Cravers tell us you're all going to this summer. The system can also be used in passive mode powered...

Tags: creative, batteries, zen, stone

2 July 2007, 12:40

Crave Talk: Will exploding laptops be banned from aircraft?

Crave For most of the history of electronics there have been two types of rechargeable batteries -- lead acid and nickel cadmium. Car batteries and runts. Nearly 30 years of intensive research into electrochemistry and material science followed and now...

Tags: contents, mobile phones, battery, electronics

3 August 2006, 15:01

Sony XDR-M1: from nought to radio

Crave It requires two AA batteries (not included). We insert the batteries, then insert the remote into the headphone socket and the earphones into the remote. Digital radios are better because they're easier to tune, or so the story goes.

Tags: radio, scanning, station, box

9 March 2005, 12:13

Hands-on with the Kodak EasyShare Z1275

Crave It's not thin, but that's mainly because it gets its juice from AA batteries. Obviously that means you should never run out of power, as batteries can be bought just about anywhere. There are plenty of 12-megapixel cameras on the market these days...

Tags: kodak, easyshare, scene modes, kodak easyshare

6 December 2007, 10:59

Xbox 360 Quick Charge Kit: Look mum, no wires

Crave You can charge batteries singly or dock two batteries into the unit to charge them both at the same time. Crave hates getting to that crucial save point when we're playing with our Xbox 360 only to see our controller throw a monumental wobbly...

Tags: microsoft, charge, kit, console

20 December 2006, 10:04

Photos: Hands-on with the Fujifilm FinePix S1000fd

Crave Actually that'll be the four AA batteries. The AA batteries also make it easy to buy more if you run out of juice even on holiday, where they talk funny and have the wrong type of plugs. Sometimes things are too far away to see properly.

26 June 2008, 12:29

Logitech G5 & G7 Mice: Gaming rodents

Crave The G7 is a wireless laser mouse that features a four-way directional wheel, a 2,000dpi laser tracking system and two rechargable batteries that deliver 10 hours of power each. The package even includes a dock for the batteries that recharges them...

Tags: logitech, port, man, ultra

14 February 2006, 11:08