Looking forward to trying this -- eneloop batteries are excellent, so the 'eneloop mobile booster' should be a major hit before long. No pricing info yet, but I'd guess somewhere around the ¥5,000 mark...
Via sanyo.com
It's all about the fact that these are really rebranded Sanyo Eneloops -- it's a legitimate gripe about Apple's BS machine, but Sanyo does fantastic batteries anyway.
Via theappleblog.com
It's in Tokushima in Shikoku, western Japan, and is intended to keep traffic lights on after the commercial power grid has been disrupted by an earthquake or other problem.
The 19kg batteries can power the signals for up to two and a half hours, which seems moderately useful, but how serious a problem is the loss of traffic direction after a major quake?
via sanyo.com
Sony certainly knows how to grab attention, often by announcing a dozen products at once, and that's the case today.
The new CycleEnergy lineup is most notable for the 'CP-AL' USB-output charger, which loads up on variable voltages (worldwide release, hello?) and offers appropriate gadgets an hour of juice at 5V/500mA output.
Various combinations of the new products are available in set form, but the basic USB charger will set you back ¥4,000 when it goes on sale in April in Japan.
via sony.jp [Japanese]
We take your product and make it a hit in Japan or out - simple really!
Now, give it some clicky to get with the program...
日本語も出来ます。。。
