Un-Treehugger: Cellboost
by on 04. 8.05
We do at times feel like we have to tell you when we read about stuff that is clearly not Treehugger and since we’ve posted so many times on solar and wind-up batteries we can’t believe that something like Cellboost would be getting press. Convenient, yes, but oh so bad for the environment. Cellboost touts the fact that so many people have cell phones die on them mid-sentence and that with their product, all you have to do is stick this battery, as small as a cigarette lighter, into your phone for another hour of talk time. We do think it’s great that you can also charge your phone with this device when you aren’t using it, solving the problem of cords and outlets and for $6 it might be even worth considering, until we read this: “When Cellboost is empty of power, simply discard it” and this is what they say is so “unique” about it. Send an email to info@cpsyst.com or click here and tell them to look into helping the earth. ::Cellboost [by KD]
Crazy... wasteful....
E-mail already gone!
Ditto!
In three or so years methanol-fed micro fuel cell based chargers will be on the market. If price is right they will wipe out most of these disposal options. Lets hope to hold them off until then.
I actually have one of these. I thought it looked suspiciously like it was holding some triple As inside so I pried mine open and what did I find... well, not triple As. But I did see 5 triple A-ish batteries that would be easily replaceable if I only knew where to get them. The only nomenclature I could see are a couple of numbers that read "3-312" and a warning about usage. I don't even know what voltage they are. They are the same diameter as a triple A, but are slightly shorter (maybe by 1/16 of an inch). I'm sure someone out there could think of a good hack.
Come on... you can do better than that!
Blast them!
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