USBCells are revolutionary rechargeable batteries that don’t need the charger. From the picture it’s pretty easy to see that they are rechargable AA batteries with a built in USB port that charges the battery. Use them like regular batteries but when they are depleted, simply plug them into your computer or even your iPod USB charger and you should be good to go in about 5 hours.
The USBCells are NiMH which don’t suffer from memory effect - which means you should be able to get hundreds of charges out of them. You can also charge them with a standard NiMH charger if you are so inclined for those rare moments when you have access to a rechargeable batter charger and not a computer.
The USBCells are starting to come out in all battery sizes and configurations and because of the wide appeal, you should be able to see these popping up in Staples and Target soon enough.
Other uses for this technology? How come cell phones don’t have built in USB adapters like these simple AA batteries do? That means you wouldn’t have to ever worry about carrying a charger OR phantom energy drain cheaply made chargers are notorious for. I think the first cell phone with that will sell millions, are you listening Nokia, LG, Apple, and Motorola?
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March 30th, 2008 at 7:04 am
Great batteries, I bought a pair a few months ago. My only problem is that I can’t reload the at the same time on my computer, because my USB ports are one above the other, same on my wii. That’s my only problem.