Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the CR123 Battery

We talk a lot about battery form factors in our blog posts. Interestingly, one of the battery forms we rarely mention is the CR123. It is often referred to by other names, including CR123A, 123,...

USB-C Makes Charging Li-Ion Batteries Even More Convenient

The USB port was pretty exciting when it was first introduced years ago. Ever since, the consortium behind the port has been improving the technology behind it. USB-C is the latest iteration, and we think...

Important Things to Know About Camera Battery Life and Health

Good luck going online and getting a hard and fast number relating to the length of time a camera battery should last. Manufacturers always avoid this question, and for good reason. They will gladly list...

Hunting Scope Batteries: Different Types for Different Scopes

Thirty years ago, hunting scopes (a.k.a. rifle scopes) were pretty much optical devices that helped to zero-in on a target for a better shot. There were no electronics involved. Today, though, some scopes are complex...

Why Is the Alkaline Battery Habit So Hard to Break?

Alkaline batteries have been around for so long that plenty of adults do not remember a time before they were readily available. What's more, society has spent the better part of 60 years buying alkaline...

Manufactures Still Love Lithium-ion Batteries Here's Why

It has been quite a while since the first lithium-ion rechargeable batteries made it to market. In the years since, we have seen innovative manufacturers make Li-ion consumer batteries in all the most common form...

How to Incentivize Yourself to Use USB-C Rechargeable Batteries

We appreciate the fact that so many others agree with our mission to help people to stop buying single-use alkaline batteries. Yet when push comes to shove, it is still super easy to pick up...

Why 1000+ Charges Actually Makes a Difference

The ability to recharge lithium-ion USB-C batteries doesn't exist in isolation. How rechargeable batteries are used, and what that means for single-use batteries, affects many other things. It is like anything else. Every action a...