http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/ Engadget Comments for Digital Works' ReZap recharges disposable batteries, coming to North America in May http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/Apr 21st 2010 7:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/Those alkaline chargers have been around for over a decade now, I think.]]>Apr 21st 2010 7:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/Apr 21st 2010 7:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/Apr 21st 2010 7:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/Apr 21st 2010 8:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/
These were available in the 1990's and I tested many alkaline batteries with them. What happened was that the main manufacturers modified their battery tech to stop these rechargers working. Duracell was the most obvious one. Their batteries would recharge really well, 5 or 10 times, and then suddenly their newer batteries simply stopped recharging at all. I expect they put in a small diode or something to prevent current being forced back into the cells. Some other manufacturers still produced (and produce) batteries that could be recharged but it became too hard to find them and this ended the short popularity of these rechargers.

So it's unlikely that the "recharge any battery" claim will hold up today. However charging Li-Ion batteries from a USB port is already a useful thing, I'd buy this just for that.]]>Apr 21st 2010 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/ive had a USB recharger for rechargeable batteries for 3 years, you can get much cheaper variants (i got mine from a pound shop XD) and ive seen rechargers for disposable batteries before too, and cheaper.
but heck, its pretty nifty :)]]>Apr 21st 2010 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/
In any case, the makers of this piece of junk correctly assume that people have short memories.]]>Apr 21st 2010 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/Apr 21st 2010 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/Apr 21st 2010 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/Apr 21st 2010 7:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/Apr 21st 2010 7:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/Apr 21st 2010 8:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/
over their life the rechargeables work out much cheaper

bound to be enough idiots who can't work out that normal rechargeables provide a far better return on investement]]>Apr 21st 2010 8:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/Apr 21st 2010 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/
4xAA duracell extreme: £4.09
4xAA eneloop: £6.85

Ok, not quite cheaper, and you can buy normal AA's in bulk, but even so you'd be better off after only a handful of charges.]]>Apr 21st 2010 8:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/Apr 21st 2010 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/
It drives me absolutely insane that people don't use rechargeable batteries yet. I see people all the time buying large packs of normal batteries. I understand using a normal battery in a device like a smoke alarm, but for everything else you should be using rechargeable. They are not more expensive. You may have to pay a little more upfront, but in a short time they're paying for themselves.]]>Apr 21st 2010 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/
Finally I can charge up my USB cables at the bottom of the ocean.]]>Apr 21st 2010 8:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://images5.cafepress.com/product/146885145v1_225x225_Front.jpg]]>Apr 21st 2010 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/
http://users.tpg.com.au/users/p8king/rezap.htm]]>Apr 21st 2010 8:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/LOL

WHat get me is.. why not just get a set of eneloops and a charger for the price of... oh say THIS CHARGER thats tries to affiliate itself with Apple?

FAILCOPTERS]]>Apr 21st 2010 8:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/How is this affiliated with Apple?]]>Apr 21st 2010 9:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/
trolls die of starvation if you don't feed* them.

*any response, whatsoever.]]>Apr 21st 2010 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/Apr 21st 2010 9:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/Apr 21st 2010 9:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/
This could be useful...however not really at $60. $60 would buy about 24 Rayovac Hybrid AAs. Depends on how discounted it is. And how useful it really is. My grandpa had one of these and I seem to remember he stopped using it after a battery exploded on him.]]>Apr 21st 2010 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/Apr 21st 2010 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/
Why doesnt someone create a dam dock that can connect ACTUAL Li-Ion batteries, that are the type found in cell phones?

WHY?

Id love to be able to take a battery the size of my iPod around with me, and wenever my iPod dies, id just connect it via USB and BAM, insta battery rite on the spot.]]>Apr 21st 2010 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/Apr 21st 2010 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/
I will say my experience is that a Duracell will charge nearly fully up to 20 or so times, but with a Dollar Store battery you're more likely to get 30%.

Still, that's a lot better than some of the above are saying, but I guess the 90s were a long time ago.]]>Apr 21st 2010 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/
Love the idea!

The Sleepy Geek
http://www.thesleepygeek.com]]>Apr 21st 2010 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/
The unpredictability was so bad I gave up, and with the quality of modern NiMh (especially Eneloops), and devices seemingly more tolerant of only getting 1.2v, I'm happier with those.]]>Apr 21st 2010 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/
Just want to add, you can get about 50% charge by just leaving them in direct sun light. My dad grew up in a colony in mexico (a town of >50 people) and he charged his radio's batteries like that. This was in the late 50's. Micro wave works too lol]]>Apr 21st 2010 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/Apr 21st 2010 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/Apr 21st 2010 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/digital-works-rezap-recharges-disposable-batteries-coming-to-n/Saw it on homeshopping channel
If it does isnt it worth it?]]>Apr 23rd 2010 5:21AM