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I bet the ’80s was a good decade for Energizer, Duracell and their ilk. I mean, it was a good decade for sharkskin, too, but the ’80s had to be the absolute peak for these battery makers. Suddenly, it seemed like everything required portable juice: that new-fangled wireless TV remote, the Walkman, my futuristic calculator watch and, of course, all of those awesomely high-tech electronic toys like Simon (which actually had its launch party at Studio 54!).
10.25.2008 at 12:32pm - Comment by 04heinmUSB Chargers are the short term solution. (And the direction most manufacturers seem to be heading) Most of our travel electronics have a USB cable anyway for data downloads. I use a Polaroid USB Stick Battery Charger (for AA and AAA) combined with a Scosche USB Home/Car Charger Kit. My next step is to pick up a Semsons' new Pocket Power Bank w/ USB port or equivalent device. Also, NO Disposable please! I would much rather see a "trade-in" system developed. ...I trade in my drained battery for 50% NEW Battery price. Then I either buy a NEW rechargeable battery or a RE-charged Used battery for 25% off the NEW price. The store/vending machine makes 25%-50% off the transaction and never runs out of inventory. WOW! I might have actually come up with a good business model for an "Automated Energy Vending machine".
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