A neat little concept gadget for you all today. And I mean little. Hungry Batteries are an idea from designer Mac Funamizu. They’re a definitive way to work out if your batteries are flater than flat, or if swapping them round a bit will eek out any extra juice. As the battery get used, it [...]

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According to complaints a couple of weeks ago, a number of users who upgraded their laptops to Windows 7 have complained of a radically shortening battery life, as well as some complaining that they had received warning messages to ‘consider replacing their batteries’. It was reported at the end of last month that Windows were [...]

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Although the lithium battery has made phones, cameras and music players last a lot longer, a lot of things still require us to spend a small fortune on batteries. And great asrechargeable batteries are, you’re not always guaranteed to have a charger around and usable- sods law the battery in your torch will have gone dead before the power cut. Which is why Mintpass have created the Shakenergy.

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