Energizer expands Energi To Go charging line with more solar, iPhone options

We've seen Energizer dabble in portable charging solutions before, but we've yet to see it go all out like this. Thanks to a newfound partnership with XPAL Power, the company famous for making drum-toting bunnies famous has issued several new wares in its Energi To Go line. The rechargeable power packs and emergency chargers -- over ten of 'em in all -- will all ship by July of 2009 and will include devices for PMPs, PNDs, portable DVD players, netbooks and digicams. There's even an AP Charger that mounts your iPhone (à la mophie's Juice Pack Air), and the SP line consists only of solar-driven power packs designed to rejuvenated your iPod, camera and pretty much any other handheld device. There's no mention of price just yet, but as with anything Energizer, you can go ahead and brace for sticker shock.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 3rd 2009 8:53AM]

I think you'll find Duracell has a thing for bunnies

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 3rd 2009 9:07AM]

[argh, other account is playing up....]

Duracell did it first. Energizer copied them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energizer_Bunny

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 3rd 2009 8:57AM]

sorry to be a so-and-so but its a duracel bunny not energiser

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 3rd 2009 9:01AM]

Interesting, because Energizer has a big "Happy 20th" to the bunny on their site....and I don't see Duracel anywhere on that page....

http://www.energizer.com/Pages/default.aspx

[Aman Posted Jun 3rd 2009 9:07AM]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energizer_Bunny

The American Energizer commercials, produced by DDB Chicago Advertising, originally began as a parody of TV advertisements for rival Duracell. In the Duracell ads, a set of battery-powered drum-playing toy pink rabbits (Duracell Bunnies) gradually slow to a halt until only the toy powered by a copper-top battery remains active. In Energizer's parody, the Energizer Bunny then enters the screen beating a huge bass drum and swinging a mallet over his head. The criticism was that Duracell compared their batteries with carbon batteries, and not similar alkaline batteries like Energizer.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 3rd 2009 9:08AM]

Interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duracell_Bunny

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 3rd 2009 11:40AM]

Nope, he's right. Duracell did do it first. See above :-)

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 3rd 2009 9:19AM]

Sooooo, you guys want Endadget to do a retraction?

CALL YOUR LAWYERS BOYS, THIS ONE'S GONNA GET UGLY!!!

[superhobo Posted Jun 3rd 2009 9:20AM]

Duracell invented rabbits u n00bz enrgizerfanbois lol

[laxlaxlax Posted Jun 3rd 2009 9:45AM]

what's with the ipod/iphone battery image on the backberry?

is it engadget or enigizers doing?