Apartment Therapy Tagged: batteries

Volta Batteries are the Sexiest Ever

Funny we should swoon over something as mundane as batteries. But we are, thanks to ACME Industries' colorful design for Volta batteries......

Take Care When Flying With Gadgets

Flying restrictions have made taking trips away from home safer than ever (even if a little more frustrating). But the New York Times is reporting that there's still one last unrestricted flight fire ...

Eco Alkalines World's First Carbon Neutral Alkaline Batteries

Venom Power's Eco Alkalines batteries are a big fat zero: 0% Mercury, 0% Cadmium, 0% Lead . They're also certified Carbon Neutral by Carbonfund.org, with support going to the Paso Pacifico Return to F...

Use a Paper Clip and Only One Battery to Power a Remote

The remote died? You've only got one spare battery? Top Chef starts in 10 minutes? Well, sometimes you've just got to make do with what you have......

Sony's New Batteries Have 4 Times the Power

We know that people would like to live without having to use batteries, but they are still necessary to power your gadgets, tools and gizmos. Sure, most devices have rechargeable batteries, but there ...

Survey: Do You Refrigerate or Freeze Your Batteries?

Urban legend or myth? We open it up to you guys to argue the benefits (if any) of tossing in your D-cells and triple A's to the fridge to "hold its charge..." ...

Pee-Powered Batteries Really Exist

So... we don't often talk about urine on Unplggd—in fact, the only other time we've posted anything concerning urine was a post about living on the moon that mentioned recycling sweat and urine ...

POM: The Amazing Apple-Like Universal Battery Charger

After a few years, you end up with a lot of different makes of battery chargers. They aren't all the same and they all have their own chargers. It's easy in the beginning to stick to a brand, but tech...

How To: Camouflage Your Wii Sensor Bar

Honestly we didn't think that the Wii sensor bar, the thin bar that you probably put on top of your TV to read your Wii-motes' signals, was ever a mess to hide. Nintendo did a pretty good job of makin...

Green Ideas: Energy Seed A Lamp Powered by Recycled Batteries

We all still use alkaline batteries and we usually just throw them out after our high-powered devices hunger for more. Using rechargeable batteries is one way to go, but what about all those other bat...

Recycled Art: Batteries Blossom a Piece for Your Mantle

The Dead Star. An art piece by Michel de Broin and currently on display at the Eyebeam Center for Art and Technology in New York. While this glued mass of recycled batteries does look like it's about ...