Comments on: USB Rechargeable AA Batteries Now Available In Australia

By: USBCELL Safety & Compliance Team

USBCELL Safety & Compliance Team — Sat, 10 May 2008 05:43:55 +0000

Please be advised that the above photo is a fake/counterfeit of the genuine USBCELL batteries and is in breach of Intellectual Property ( http://www.usbcell.com/ip ) of Moixa Energy who invented the USB Rechargeable Battery Category. See http://www.usbcell.com/product/1 and the original Sept 2006 post by Gizmodo.

Legitimate and compliant products always carry the USBCELL brand and have been on sale in Australia since the start of 2007 from USBCELL.com and in Dick Smith Electronics in Australia, with packaging – http://www.usbcell.com/prodimages/large/USB%20CELL%20pack_crop_400.jpg

Offers/Sales of counterfeit goods can be dangerous and non compliant for sale – particularly as these items are batteries and require strict UL approvals and battery safety markings including correct capacity labels so that consumers use them correctly. Counterfeits may also be in breach of law or support criminal activity or labour exploitation.

The above fake product above has a customs action in place in Australia to prevent or seize on import.

regards
USBCELL Safety & Compliance Team

By: James C

James C — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:48:19 +0000

Dick Smith has had them forever too.

http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/481aaa6c07345bcc273fc0a87f9c06e6/Product/View/S4082

Post grade: C- | see me after class, Nick.

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:45:12 +0000

Yeah, and Tesora.com.au have also had them for over a year as well.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 02 May 2008 04:33:34 +0000

yeah I have two from jaycar about a year ago too, good batteries tho.

By: Dean

Dean — Fri, 02 May 2008 02:53:07 +0000

Jaycar have also had them for at least a year.

By: bennish

bennish — Fri, 02 May 2008 02:08:40 +0000

Actually they’ve been available from PCCaseGear.com (australian site) for almost a year now. Got a few about 6 months ago, very pleased.