New Flashlight Takes Batteries of Any Size
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Anyone who has cursed when their flashlight goes dead may have something new to beam about - a flashlight that accepts batteries of different sizes. Energizer argues that its Quick Switch flashlight is a shining example of utility.
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Stores are stocked with an abundance of featherweight gadgets. But some of these tiny gadgets raise a new question: how small is too small?
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It&#39;s a problem that confronts every homeowner: There&#39;s always at least one lightbulb around the house that needs to be replaced -- often in places that require a ladder.
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Digicams you can ditch, a tiny TV, and other gadgets for when you're on the go.
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In some ways, they are still fumbling  about in the dark, except now at least there's a flashlight on  hand.
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A handy new holster from Taser International Inc. holds not only your stun gun but a music player too.
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The "two battery" rule applies only to "large" batteries.
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Inventors across the country are being asked to find a way to lighten the load U.S. soldiers carry on their backs -- largely due to the high-tech gear that uses batteries -- and the solution will be decided in a $1 million contest.
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NANOTECHNOLOGY -- engineering substances down to billionths of a meter in size -- holds out such promise of providing super-strong materials or desalinating water inexpensively that no one wants to put a red light in its way. But there are enough safety questions to justify more yellow lights than either industry or government has yet deployed.
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Technology first discussed years ago might power your next laptop, replacing the fire-hazardous, but commonly used, lithium ion.
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The military needs the power to run electronic gear such as radios, night vision goggles and satellite-navigation tools.
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Cash'n'Carrion Budget LED torch with no compromise on quality
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The Zeo runs purely on batteries. It's a direction the other big makers are not so keen about.
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Better batteries and supersticky glues are on the horizon.
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The replacement of a thin plastic resin insulating layer, or polyolefin, with a new and undisclosed heat resistance layer, could prevent future incidents of lithium-ion batteries spontaneously catching fire. From the battery producing arm of Matsushita, Panasonic's parent company, which claims it's now ready to begin producing batteries with the new insulator.
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Nokia will now be adding a small hologram to all batteries it produces for its mobile phones, in an effort to combat counterfeit batteries.
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Certain adapters may pose a risk of fire or electrical shock.