Apple Gets in the Battery Game

Apple’s got a new product, again, but this time it’s not a computer, digital music device, or tablet, it’s… a battery charger. Yup, Apple just got into the battery game. Their new battery charger comes with 6 AA nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) rechargeable batteries.

Apple has also brought these products to market with the environment in mind. The new battery charger not only keeps you from buying and throwing away tons of toxin spewing batteries, but it also cuts off power after the batteries come to a full charge. Clever.

The charger comes with a removable AC plug so you can swap it out for other types of plugs if necessary. You can also use any AA NiMH rechargeable battery, not just the ones that come from Apple. You may never buy another battery again, or at least for the next decade, as Apple says their batteries last for 10 years and for hundreds of charges.




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  • B says:
    July 30, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    Does Apple know when to quit? Seriously, their products are overpriced and overhyped pieces of junk.

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  • Morgan says:
    July 30, 2010 at 2:29 pm

    I dunno, the last few iPods I've had, have died pretty quick deaths battery-wise, usually after 16 months. Maybe I used them too much? I'd always let them get pretty low before charging them to extend the battery life. I'd be pretty skeptical on trying these. Plus, they'll probably be $300 for the 6AA's and the first million that come out will be defective…

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  • a says:
    July 30, 2010 at 3:30 pm

    It;s Nickel-Metal Hydride not hybrid.

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  • Matt says:
    July 30, 2010 at 3:34 pm

    NiMH is Nickel-Metal Hydride, not Nickel-Metal Hybrid.

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  • Brian Ward says:
    July 30, 2010 at 3:41 pm

    This makes sense to me. Apple's wireless keyboard, which I'm using right now, uses AA batteries.

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  • Jankos says:
    July 30, 2010 at 3:52 pm

    Forgive me if I'm wrong but doesn't NiMH stand for nickel-metal hydrid not hybrid?

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  • Mikel Neal says:
    July 30, 2010 at 4:18 pm

    $100 for rechargeable batteries in 3.. 2.. 1..

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  • RegularUser says:
    July 30, 2010 at 4:47 pm

    "but it also cuts off power after the batteries come to a full charge. Clever."

    So Clever almost every single battery charger, that doesn't result in an explosion, does it.

    "The charger comes with a removable AC plug so you can swap it out for other types of plugs if necessary. "

    No, it is so they only have to make one charger and just differing adaptor types for the target market and thus can save money.

    Is the author of this article so lazy as to not research what he is writing about?

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  • Dave says:
    July 31, 2010 at 1:21 am

    Cuts off power after reaching a full charge, eh? real fucking clever. Battery chargers have been doing that since at least the mid-90's. let's all kiss Apple's ass some more.

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  • brian says:
    July 31, 2010 at 11:38 pm

    > Cuts off power after reaching a full charge, eh? real

    > fucking clever. Battery chargers have been doing

    > that since at least the mid-90’s. let’s all kiss

    > Apple’s ass some more.

    This cuts off power to the device, not the battery. The sole purpose is to reduce phantom power draw. It is clever.

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  • Sean says:
    April 27, 2011 at 12:32 am

    >>This cuts off power to the device, not the battery. The >>sole purpose is to reduce phantom power draw. It is >>clever.

    You've got to be out of your mind if you believe that that's possible. An electronic device that tells the wall outlet to stop giving it power while the connectors are still touching? Either a troll or an imbecile who likes to speak on the internet for no good reason.

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