How many devices do you have that require batteries? How many of those devices do you use rechargeable batteries with? And the final question: how long do they last?
Actually, perhaps the final question should be “why are we talking batteries on a Windows Home Server website?” Because I am excited about this particular product!
Why all the questions? Well, at the beginning of the year, I went to this electronics show in Las Vegas called CES. At one of the press events, a company called PowerGenix was displaying a NiZn rechargeable battery pack. They were handing out these chargers (with 4 AA batteries) to those members of the press who stopped by. As I am loath to passing up freebies, I took one!
Never turn down a “potentially” useful freebie.
Sometimes they don’t even have to be useful, since I snagged a Woot! Screaming Monkey.
If you have to ask, don’t bother…
Anyway, back to PowerGenix. I made mention of the product in a CES “Odds and Ends” post:
PowerGenix. Nickel-Zinc rechargeable batteries. 1.6 volts! Why would I care about these? The rechargeable batteries that I use in my camera seem to last about… 5 minutes. They were handing out chargers and battery packs, and I am hoping they will work better than the “other” ones
When I got home, I charged them up and stuck them in my camera. It is now over 2 months and many many pictures later. Wanna know how many times I have had to recharge them? Zero, zippo. Not once!
The NiMH batteries that I used previously would actually seem to drain (quickly) even during non-usage. At one point, I even thought I had defective batteries, so I went and got more. Yes, those batteries were defective, as in defective design.
Anyway, if you are in the market for some new rechargeable batteries, check into some NiZn batteries.
These sucka’s have the Jim Clark Seal of Approval!
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