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Poking around the internet led us to a New York Times article published more than 30 years ago. Entitled 'Consumers World: Coping with a Blizzard of Batteries', the article discussed all the many different types...

Lithium-ion batteries, especially the USB-C rechargeable batteries sold by Pale Blue Earth, are ideal for portable electronics. They work extremely well to keep devices powered during the summer months, when so many of us are...

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,...

Regular blog readers know we are big fans of recycling. We believe in it so much that we encourage people to stop buying alkaline batteries and replace them with rechargeable lithium-ion products. You can easily...

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...

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...

The introduction of wireless technologies into the home security market has changed everything. Wireless systems do not have to be connected via landline telephone. They also don't have to be hard-wired to a home's electrical...

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...

It was 2005 when a group of students from Italy came up with a revolutionary microcontroller and the software to run it. They called their project Arduino. It was an instant hit and made it...