Go Green With USBCell Rechargeable Batteries
13 Comments By Tal Siach on September 23rd, 2007 in Green Gadgets
Are the days of recharging our batteries via a regular charger about to come to an end? Can you imagine yourself reading this post and on the very same time charging your AA batteries on your laptop or desktop computer?
With time passing by so is technology advancing. Moixa Energy Ltd. has developed the USBCELL battery which is a revolutionary technology that allows recharging the batteries simply by plugging them into a USB port. Their NiMH AA cell battery can be used like any normal battery that is available at the stores.
According to the company, there are over 15 billion alkaline batteries made and thrown away each year, the outcome of that is wasted resources, carbon dioxide (C02) and toxic landfill. The USBCELL offers an eco-friendly alternative - since no charger adapter or cable is needed, their batteries can be reused hundreds of times.
The average price of two USBCELL Batteries stands at $23. Within Moxia’s future product pipeline are: further formats, fashion batteries in designer colors, advanced cells and USBCELL for phones, cameras and other devices.
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September 23rd, 2007 at 5:19 pm
cool. I might want to have those batts! ^_^
September 23rd, 2007 at 8:31 pm
Sounds like a nice idea, but you need one USB port per battery unless you can afford the time to recharge them all one at a time. Also expensive and low capacity.
September 23rd, 2007 at 10:12 pm
Hey Y and Qwok, thank you for the comments, we thought it was an awesome invention as well.
Qwok: a USB hub may be used in order not to take up every USB slot, moreover some electronics may be used, such as certain DVD players and game consoles, especially because these USB ports are not used as much as in our computers. I totally agree with you that the price is high and capacity may not be as strong as we would like, but since technology is getting better, I think both of these will improve.
September 24th, 2007 at 1:49 am
Even with the high price and low capacity, I’m sold. I think this is a fantastic idea that is only going to get better as the technology advances. Any chance of an application to let you see/tweak the charge levels etc. of the batteries using your computer?
September 24th, 2007 at 2:48 am
Hey Mike, thanks for the comment.
Moixa mentions that their battery needs to charge for only a few minutes to be able to power up some small gadgets for a few hours.
I’m currently not aware of any software that comes with these batteries. There may be a chance that the battery was made with built-in software since it comes with a built-in charger.
The idea of showing how much power is left in the battery seems pretty cool, if this is not in the works, perhaps you are on to something with this idea!
September 24th, 2007 at 9:39 am
Wow, those are really cool! I look forward to more types of rechargeable products through USB like these in the future.
September 24th, 2007 at 3:34 pm
Hey Shyguy, thank you for commenting.
I have no doubt that with time we will see more and more products that will be able to be recharged by USB.
September 24th, 2007 at 5:17 pm
I just ordered mine! Thanks Tal this will be a great addition to our http://www.askTheAdmin.com go bag!
September 24th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
Hey “Ask The Admin”, thank you for coming back. Hopefully you will enjoy the batteries, please let us know how you like them.
September 25th, 2007 at 5:45 am
This is so cool! What WILL they think of next? Yes, they’re pricey now, but soon these will be reasonable. This is such a clever idea!
September 25th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
Hey Neece, thanks for your comment.
I agree that this idea is pretty cool.
Regarding the price you are absolutely right, hopefully it will go down soon.
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