Even with lithium-ion batteries being the norm for electronic gadgets these days, rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery manufacturers are still going strong. Perhaps there’re still a ton of smart people who avoid such gadgets, knowing well how dirt cheap NiMH rechargeable batteries are, in comparison. And this group of people should be happy to hear that Duracell is coming out with a charger that they claim to be capable of charging up 4 x 2400mAh AA rechargeables in just 15 minutes. Couple that with a few sets of the new Duracell 2650mAh AA and 1000mAh AAA rechargeables, whoa, bye-bye battery woes!
At this time, the fastest chargers that Duracell has are the 30-minutes ones, whereas the 15-minutes charger will be available later this month. Bundled with four 2400mAh rechargeables, it is expected to go for $27.99 to $39.99. And for the high capacity batteries, they will be available in May, with prices ranging from $9.99 to $12.99.
On a side note, even if your gadgets are all powered by lithium-ion/proprietary batteries, you could still benefit from the high capacity NiMH batteries by getting the PocketPower from GEAR4.
February 20th, 2006 at 12:34 am
Nice! Keeps getting better, doesn’t it?