SANYO Electric Co. Ltd. (SANYO) will introduce a new eneloop stick booster on December 1, 2009 in Japan. This new addition to the eneloop universe products is a stick-type Handy Power Source that can be taken anywhere for easy charging of mobile devices. The company began developing the eneloop universe products in November 2006, as a product line to expand the eneloop rechargeable battery concept of a lifestyle that values reusing and recycling.
Main Features:
Easily charges mobile devices such as mobiles phones and personal audio devices, through a general-purpose USB connection: With its USB port, KBC-D1AS easily charges various mobile devices such as mobile phones, portable game units, and personal audio devices. Regular emergency chargers that use dry cells to charge mobile phones may not be able to properly charge certain phones that require high current for charging. The KBC-D1AS can provide a steady charge to devices that require high current, such as the iPhone, by regulating the charge current sent to the device. The Handy Power Source has a slide switch to turn the charge output on and off, as desired.
Stylish and lightweight aluminum body for a portable stick-type charger: The KBC-D1AS features a stick-type aluminum body design. With a diameter of less than two centimeters, and weighing just 76 grams with batteries installed, the slim and lightweight design makes it perfect in all kinds of situations such as business and pleasure trips, or commuting.
Comes with two new AA-sized eneloop batteries, which are easy to replace: This product comes packaged with two new eneloop batteries that can be recharged about 1,500 times offering the reusability. They can charge various mobile devices more easily than dry cells, as they deliver a steady high current. Even after the recharging lifespan of the batteries has been reached, they are easy to replace.
Background and Outline: eneloop originated from the concept of looping energy. Since the first release of eneloop in November 2005, the product has received high market appraisal for its new user-friendly combination of having the advantages of both dry cell and rechargeable batteries. The batteries come pre-charged like a dry cell, and are economical and environmental as they are able to be recharged for repeated use as well as fully recyclable at the end of their lifecycle. In total, over 100 million eneloop battery cells have been shipped to more than 60 countries worldwide (as of October 31, 2009).
In 2006, SANYO began developing the eneloop universe products, to build on the eneloop concept of adopting a lifestyle that values reusing and recycling. SANYO has released a whole series of lifestyle-changing products such as the‘eneloop solar charger equipped with a solar cell; the eneloop solar light with USB power port; the eneloop portable solar power generator; the rechargeable eneloop kairo hand warmer; the eneloop anka rechargeable portable warmer; the rechargeable lap blanket eneloop soft warmer; the rechargeable eneloop neck warmer; and the eneloop mobile booster, a charger set equipped with a USB power port and rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. In addition, there are the eneloop air fresher, a portable air purification device equipped with virus washer technology, as well as the eneloop lamp, a stylish interior light that doubles as a portable LED flashlight, and the eneloop bike electric hybrid bicycle.