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By admin, March 10, 2010 9:17 pm

With devices getting increasingly power-hungry, the last thing one would expect are batteries going lite. However, Sanyo’s strategy of taking its eco-friendly but bacteria-combative Eneloop dry cell down a peg is to produce a version more suited to gadgets that sip energy. Enter Eneloop Lite which targets low energy guzzlers such as alarm clocks and remote controls.

The nickel-metal hydride rechargeable battery will sell in AA (780 yen or US$8.60 for pack of two) and AAA (640 yen for pack of two) sizes. This will yield up to 2,000 recharges and is ready to use out-of-the-box, even after three years in storage. Topups can be done anytime without worrying about memory effect. Sanyo plans a June 22 rollout in Japan, and says it’s aiming for a global release for the battery in the future. Exactly when that will be, however, we’re not yet sure.