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Thursday, August 6, 2009
Gadgets

Sanyo Eneloop Solar Charger Powers USB Gadgets

2:00AM Danny Allen | The Eneloop portable solar pack doesn’t look quite as cool as that Energizer charger we’ve been waiting for, but it will supply 5 volts for 2 hours when it hits Japan in August. More »
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Design

Sanyo Eneloop Lamp Charges Wirelessly, Doubles As A Flashlight

3:20AM John Herrman | 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 »
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Thursday, July 24, 2008
Games

Sanyo Brings Wireless Eneloop Charging to the Wiimote

7:05PM Kit Eaton | 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] More »
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