Sanyo's Eneloop goes lite
(Credit: Sanyo)
Update: Oddly, despite a June rollout in Japan, we spotted the Eneloop Lite retailing at Singapore's IT Show bazaar this week from March 11-14. More details here.
With devices getting increasingly power-hungry, the last thing one would expect are batteries going lite. However, Sanyo's strategy of taking its eco-friendly but bacteria-combative Eneloop dry cell down a peg is to produce a version more suited to gadgets that sip energy. Enter Eneloop Lite which targets low energy guzzlers such as alarm clocks and remote controls.
The nickel-metal hydride rechargeable battery will sell in AA (780 yen or US$8.60 for pack of two) and AAA (640 yen for pack of two) sizes. This will yield up to 2,000 recharges and is ready to use out-of-the-box, even after three years in storage. Topups can be done anytime without worrying about memory effect. Slated for a June 22 rollout in the land of the rising sun, there's no visibility yet as to whether this will eventually venture beyond Japanese shores.
Via Sanyo press release
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