A Czech website by the name of SuperApple has investigated Apple’s rechargeable AA batteries and found that actually, hidden underneath that Apple wrapping, they could actually be far-cheaper Sanyo Eneloops. It’s no surprise, really. More »
Panasonic just bought a controlling stake in Sanyo for $US4.6 billion to form a Voltron of consumer electronics that’s the second biggest in Japan, behind Hitachi. Why? For Sanyo’s batteries—Sanyo’s the biggest global supplier of rechargeable batteries—and solar panels. [
Let us work our personal babelfish on Sanyo’s new Eneloop Kairo. Eneloop means “envelope,” right? Kairo…Kairo means Cairo? Like Egypt? Ahh, these devices are an envelope of heat. And they’re leaving Japan, heading Stateside in time for winter. More »
Fueled by the original rechargeable batteries from 2005, Sanyo’s consistently strange eneloop (on-a-loop) line keeps on growing: next up is the eneloop Lamp, a vaselike, wirelessly chargeable table lamp that turns into a flashlight when picked up. More »
It’s been a while since we’ve shown you anything with Sanyo’s Eneloop label, but this new product bearing the wireless charging tech will sound like good news for Wiimote users fed up of awkward battery/charging solutions. Sanyo have teamed up with Nintendo to make the Eneloop Wiimote charger: and it’s contactless. You simply replace the standard Wiimote back, drop it into the stand (which even accommodates silicon covers) when you’re done playing, and it’ll refill the batteries in 220 minutes. The stands can daisy chain off one power brick, so up to four Wiimotes can get juice at the same time. But there’s a problem: apparently it’s Japan only for now. Though I can’t imagine it’ll always be: it’s just way too useful. [Akihabaranews]
