Archive for March, 2011


Hobsons Bay Leader
Change your smoke alarm batteries
Coff’s Coast Advocate
WHEN you change your clock at the end of daylight saving this weekend, you should also change your smoke alarm batteries. Fire and Rescue NSW Commissioner Greg Mullins said taking a few minutes to ensure smoke alarms were working properly could buy
Time to energise alarmsBrimbank Leader
Alarming warning on smoke detectorsHobsons Bay Leader
DON'T BE A FOOL, CHANGE YOUR SMOKE ALARM BATTERY ON APRIL 1Brisbane City News
Cowra Guardian -Western Advocate
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ABC News
Cee Lo backs firefighters
GoErie.com
The departments use the batteries for flashlights and other equipment. P&G will donate one battery for every specially marked pack of AA and AAA batteries that customers buy. Duracell Marketing Director Bob Jacobs said P&G hopes to give 20 million
Cee Lo Green creates new version of 'Forget You'USA Today
Green helps firefighting campaignThe Press Association
Some quick Q-and-A with Cee Lo; Oprah, Elton John, BarkleyThe Canadian Press
The Seattle Times -CanadianBusiness.com
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Healthy Hearing
Small Batteries Can Be Dangerous To Toddlers & Seniors
Healthy Hearing
Toddlers and Seniors Are The Most Often Injured in Battery Swallowing Incidents WASHINGTON, DC – Small batteries can be found in products in nearly every home in America. From hearing aids, watches, the flashlight sitting on the table, to the remote
Button Batteries Pose Serious Risks for Toddlers and SeniorsInjuryBoard.com

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CNET
Apple to make power adapters with rechargeable battery packs?
CNET
A patent filed by Apple and found by AppleInsider shows how Apple would build a rechargeable battery into its power adapters, allowing anything from MacBook Pros to iPods to get an extra boost of juice when batteries are running low and a wall outlet
Apple may build its own external battery pack for recharging on the goApple Insider
Apple Planning To Build External Battery Pack for Charging On the RuniSource

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Police release sketch of suspect in Daytona beachside sex batteries
Orlando Sentinel
Police have released a composite sketch of a suspect in a pair of sexual battery cases in Daytona Beach. Few details were immediately available. In an alert, police said that the man is suspected in two sexual battery

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Wired (blog)
A New Concept for Rechargeable Batteries – USB
SlashGear
When my son was born, and his vibrating bouncy seat started eating through AA batteries like jelly beans, I bought rechargeable batteries. But I found them kind of a pain. They didn't always charge back up
Continuance batteries rechargeable via USBUberGizmo
Continuance AA Battery Concept Adds USBGadget Review
Continuance AA Battery Packs USB PortWired (blog)
Geeky gadgets
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Pilot Program Will Make Recycling Household Batteries Easier
PR Newswire (press release)
Since 2006, the State of California has banned disposal of these types of batteries in the trash. The SGVCOG is creating a program for consumers to support proper battery recycling and management by providing convenient drop-off locations at retail and

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Earth911.com
3-D Lithium-Ion Batteries Are Lighter and Charge in Minutes
EcoGeek
A new type of lithium-ion battery that features a 3-D interior structure is able to recharge in just a few minutes, can be discharged over twice as many times as traditional lithium-ion batteries and is thinner and lighter than existing versions
Battery Innovations Could Improve Charge Time in Electric VehiclesEarth911.com
Fast-Recharge, Lithium-Ion Battery Could Be Perfect For Electric CarsRedOrbit

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Telegraph.co.uk
Georgia Tech's Nanogenerator Demonstrated To Be Commercially Feasible and
Medgadget.com
According to Wang, the output of five nanogenerators stacked together is approximately 1 micro Ampere current at 3 volts, about the same voltage generated by two regular AA batteries. Wang's team demonstrated their nanogenerator during the meeting by
The Human Heart Could Power Gadgets of the FutureTIME
Soon, your heartbeat 'could recharge your mobile phone'Indian Express
iPulse just a heartbeat awayThe Sun
Siliconindia.com -PSFK -Newser
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Button Batteries Pose Serious Risks for Toddlers and Seniors
InjuryBoard.com
From remote controls to flash lights, they are all powered by batteries and more and more often these days they are powered by small button batteries. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission recently issued a warning about the potential hidden

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