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Saturday, December 11, 2004

New Oxyride Battery to Be Sold in the U.S.
At Last They Screamed, At Last, Dept: A new battery technology will soon be hitting US shores (April 2005) from Matsushita Corp., otherwise known as Panasonic.

The new technology called Oxyride, short for Oxy Nickel Hydride, delivers a 1.5 increase in lifespan over a regular alkaline battery. "Reporters were also shown audio players powered by a regular battery vs. Oxyride. The one with Oxyride delivered a stronger, deeper bass, and Matsushita officials said some music experts express a preference for Oxyride."

Not sure if we believe anyone on a lavish Japanese press junket, but the 1.5X boost sounds like progress.

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Well what's missing is the mAh rating of the battery to really compare it to others. As for it making music sound better, that's only for the fools who buy $300.00 RCA patch cables for their stereos.

# posted by Anonymous 12:09 AM

I think it's a little more troubling that the "1.5v" Oxyride is closer to 1.7v. That's going to be a bad kick in the butt for some electronice devices. As for the mAh rating, they don't even list it in their catalog.

# posted by Bill 4:03 AM

I saw this yesterday Alice, you really should post the car (the Oxyride), not a pic of a cheesy alkaline. Cool stuff if the battery is actually revolutionary, we really need some innovation in that department.

# posted by Cyrus 7:20 AM

That better? Who says we don't treat our interns well?

# posted by Bill 8:49 AM

I liked the cheesy picture better.

As far as making things sound better, riiight.

I would think that line is for the easly swayed and ill-informed about how things work. Lasting longer, yes, sounding better, no.

# posted by JD 9:31 AM

It looks good, but now maybe we should put an explanation of why there is a car there? :). For those who are wondering, its a one person vehicle powered by 2 of those darling Oxyride AA batteries.

# posted by Cyrus 9:35 AM

JD - in the words of Rick Nelson, "You can't please everyone..."

# posted by Bill 10:34 AM

Well, I like cars. And you've just handled the explanation. ;-)

# posted by Bill 10:35 AM

I'm just a cheesy kind of guy.

# posted by JD 11:00 AM

And what will it do for the sex toys, now its even "harder" for a normal none blue pill guy to have a good run ?

# posted by Anonymous 8:04 PM

this doesn't make any sense, this sucks, this site also sucks...

# posted by Anonymous 10:50 PM

Do they make digital pictures better to?

# posted by rapcomp 8:02 AM

http://panasonic.co.jp/corp/news/official.data/data.dir/jn040128-1/jn040128-1.html

# posted by Anonymous 11:46 AM

Discharge curves in English

# posted by Leigh 3:43 PM

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