Americans will soon be able to buy a more powerful battery that will be double the lifetime of the current alkaline battery. The Oxyride battery, developed by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Panasonic), maintains a higher voltage and output longer because it contains more electrolyte than current batteries and its electricity-producing materials can be packed more closely inside the cell.
The growing popularity of digital cameras, portable music players, handheld video game machines and other gadgets has boosted demand for powerful batteries. The Oxyride battery will be available in the United States and Europe in April. It has been available in Japan for the last year. AA and AAA Oxyride batteries will cost about 10 percent more than regular, alkaline batteries. Sounds like it might be worth it.
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