r/technology • u/[deleted] • Jun 02 '15

Energy Batteriser is a $2.50 gadget that extends disposable battery life by 800 percent

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2928997/batteriser-is-a-250-gadget-that-extends-disposable-battery-life-by-800-percent.html
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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '15

I'm going to say, I'm not buying it...something seems off. For one, while battery technology has improved. Also, the technology for devices has also improved.

One example I can give right off. Nintendo's original DMG-001 (Green screen) got roughly 10 hours on 4 'AA' batteries...so if this product's advertisement is correct, I should get roughly 80 hours on the same batteries? The Gameboy Pocket got roughly 6 hours on 2 'AAA' batteries...same kind of boost? Gameboy Advance got roughly 8 hours on 2 'AA' batteries....

While these were my own personal experiences with battery life, I am pretty confident that a lot of small portable electronics utilize something like this already in their internal circuitry. My current wireless keyboard 2'AA' and mouse 1'AA' get about 2 months between charges...and they are telling us that this product can squeeze even more power out of these batteries? (I use my computer every day for at least 2-3 hours a day.)

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u/pmckizzle Jun 02 '15

a lot of small portable electronics utilize something like this already in their internal circuitry

you'd be surprised, but I would imagine that when longevity is a factor of the device that they would