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Ed Oscuro
08-23-2004, 03:10 PM
Saw this thing in Sky Mall (one of those crappy in-flight magazines with junk for sale) during vacation, and I vowed I'd bring this to everybody's attention (eventually).

http://www.beststuff.com/article.php3?story_id=6801

Best part? It's quite cheap (note that link doesn't show the product anymore), and it may soon pay for itself. Everybody who finds themselves picking up packs of batteries on occassion should seriously consider this as a purchase, IMO.

More reviews:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000J4IP/103-0194894-7822273?v=glance

It's also on eBay, with two sub-$10 BIN auctions.

THXII38
08-23-2004, 03:42 PM
@_@ I did not know that you could recharge regulalr batteries, I thought only special rechargeable ones could be used.

tholly
08-23-2004, 06:15 PM
@_@ I did not know that you could recharge regulalr batteries, I thought only special rechargeable ones could be used.



yea, me either....for a person who does a lot of portable gaming...or just someone that uses a lot of batteries...that could be a pretty wise investment....batteries tend to cost a lot if you have to keep buying them

farfel
08-23-2004, 07:53 PM
I have it - you can charge alkaline batteries about 10 times before they leak. Good way to save money. Charges NiCad too.

classic gamer
08-24-2004, 06:34 AM
I bought a similar one of these back around 93 or 94. It didn't work very well for hence I no longer have it. But if they are still selling I might have been wrong about how well it works.

farfel
08-25-2004, 07:15 PM
If possible get the Renewals cause they are designed for recharging