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From AAA to D: the one-size-fits-all rechargeable battery concept

From AAA to D: the one-size-fits-all rechargeable battery concept
With one squeeze, the AtoD Battery will give you 1.5V of power to substitute for any sized battery
With one squeeze, the AtoD Battery will give you 1.5V of power to substitute for any sized battery
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A memory-foam case allow the AtoD battery to squeeze down to fit any battery slot
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A memory-foam case allow the AtoD battery to squeeze down to fit any battery slot
The AtoD battery provides 1.5V of rechargeable power to replace any sized battery whatsoever
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The AtoD battery provides 1.5V of rechargeable power to replace any sized battery whatsoever
The AtoD battery concept: always have the right-sized battery on hand , no matter what size you need.
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The AtoD battery concept: always have the right-sized battery on hand , no matter what size you need.
With one squeeze, the AtoD Battery will give you 1.5V of power to substitute for any sized battery
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With one squeeze, the AtoD Battery will give you 1.5V of power to substitute for any sized battery
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People think deeply about everything, even batteries. Comedian Demetri Martin, for example, decided the reason there’s no B-Battery is because it’d sound like you had a stutter asking for one. A group of Korean designers, on the other hand, has decided what the world really needs is a rechargeable nickel hydroxide battery that, thanks to a memory foam casing, can squeeze down to fit any size from AAA to D.

The AtoD Battery is an intriguing concept, but it seems to raise more problems than it actually solves. For a start, the battery would provide the 1.5 volt power equivalent of a AA battery. But how long is that going to last in a torch that needs the capacity of a D-sized battery?

Also, how strong would your hands have to be to squish something that begins as D-sized down to a AAA-size? And what happens when the memory foam starts reasserting itself and springing off battery covers in the middle of the night?

Since it’s still at concept stage, we may never learn the answers. But it looks cool.

Via Yanko Design.

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Gerard Gallagher
Was it the "Innovations" Catalogue a few years back who offered a set of concentric sleeves for AA Batteries that would do this job? You put on a "C" Sleeve for a substitute C Battery, or put a D one on top of the C sleeve..pretty much all of my gadgets would run on AA's,so didn't investigate further!