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The new range of HP laptops or is it tablets? well these are hybrids and you can be easily forgiven for the confusion. The laptop transforms into a tablet with the detachable keyboard. So you can use it both as a laptop or a tablet.

There are 3 versions, 13.3″ Split x2, 11.6″ Envy x2 and 10.1″ SlateBook x2. The Split and Envy run on Windows 8, whilst the SlateBook runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).

All models have two batteries, one in the keyboard (base) and another in the screen, allowing you to get more done for longer.

If only all future HP laptops have two batteries, then you wouldn’t need to scramble around for a power socket. In the meantime a spare HP laptop battery may be the solution.

Canon has released the world’s smallest DSLR. The EOS 100D is aimed at photography enthusiasts, who are put off by the bulky size and weight of the usual DSLR cameras. Ideal for those who want to try DSLR photography for the first time.

Blending the advanced features and image quality of it’s DSLRs, with easy to use features and simplicity from it’s compact cameras, Canon has created a camera measuring 116 x 90 x 69 mm and weighing just 407g. It boasts an 18.0-megapixel CMOS sensor, 3 inch touch screen LCD, Full HD movie recording and a host of other features like Scene Intelligent Auto and Creative Filters. Making this an exciting camera and as Canon point out, “A DSLR you’ll never want to leave behind”.

Don’t forget, a spare battery and a memory card or two will be very handy. The drain on power and space can be high with full HD movie capturing. When having fun with photography, the last thing you want is to be running out of power or memory. The Canon EOS 100D can accept SD, SDHC or SDXC flash memory cards. If you have several cameras it may be worth considering a universal battery charger. This will allow you to charge different types of battery on a single charger. Saving you the effort of carrying multiple chargers.

Research into alternative power sources and the development of new technologies in this area has been intense by Universities and corporations.  Some time ago we brought you news of electronics giant Toshiba’s Dynario mobile fuel cell.

Pictured, is the new Nectar portable fuel cell charger by Lilliputian systems.   It can charge your smartphone, mp3 player or digital camera directly through the USB port. The Nectar uses “hot-swappable”, cartridges or pods containing Butane to produce power. This portable fuel cell charger is due to be released later this summer and is rumoured to cost around $300 with the pods costing around $10. It’s definitely not an affordable option to charge your USB enabled devices.

However, there are solutions close to hand with the Duracell Portable USB Chargers. They are convenient, handy and definitely affordable. You can read more about these chargers in our previous posts, “Stay Connected with the Duracell Portable Charger” and “The Most Powerful Duracell Portable USB Charger“. The 3 hour charger and the 5 hour charger provide upto 3 hours and 5 hours, respectively, extra talk-time in smartphones.

A team of researchers from University of Illinois have made a breakthrough in how the fundamental components of the rechargeable battery are made up or integrated. The researchers hope to test this to power various gadgets later this year.

The research is about a radical new design of the battery cathodes.  Instead of the traditional anode and cathode, the team have developed a 3-dimensional nano-structure.

This new technology is supposed to allow for much faster recharging, making it ideal for laptop batteries, digital camera batteries and even batteries for electric vehicles.

Duracell Direct is pleased to announce our latest fantastic offer: Buy a Laptop Battery between now and 30th April and get the laptop charger for HALF PRICE! Duracell Direct carry an extensive range of laptop batteries, chargers and adapters including for popular manufacturers like Acer, Dell, HP and Toshiba.

A spare laptop charger is a must if you travel regularly with your laptop on business trips or conferences. Avoid the pain of un-ravelling the tangled mess that is the charger and possibly the mouse (should consider a wireless mouse!).  Also, shoving it all back into the bag once finished.  That is if you have not forgotten to pack it in the first place. The sudden realisation at a meeting when the battery is  running low and you can picture the charger sitting by the desk. A spare laptop charger makes life much more convenient.

A second charger in the bag means that one could be plugged in ready to go at your desk/workstation. It never needs to be packed away everyday, just remember to switch off the plug to save energy.

Did you know that Duracell now produce LED light bulbs?  Not just LED torches, but actual light bulbs. These are available in the most common fittings found around the home like E14 and GU10. You can now light up your home with Duracell LED light bulbs.

Duracell LED bulbs are energy efficient and eco-friendly lighting solutions.  They use upto 90% less electricity and offer a much longer life span when compared to incandescent bulbs.  This should add up huge savings on your lighting costs.  These LED bulbs can also be recycled safely and contain no harmful substances like Mercury.

Wishing everyone a very Happy Easter!

Get an additional 10% discount off any purchase when you spend over £20.  This is valid until 2nd April 2013.  Simply enter the discount code ESXGW-92 at the checkout to get your 10% discount.

You may have read our previous posts about batteries made from paper or even tiny nuclear batteries, well now you have batteries powered by bacteria!

That’s right bacteria.  Researchers from University of East Anglia in the UK and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the US have made a breakthrough in figuring out the process by which bacteria are able to transfer an electrical charge.  The clever bacteria called Shewanella Oneidensis, can according to the scientists, open the door to efficient microbial fuel cells (that is ‘bio-batteries’ to the rest of us).

This paves the way for generating clean electricity in the future.

Well, you can do your part for the environment right now, by using rechargeable Duracell batteries.  These can be recharged 100′s of times and they also do not use  dangerous metals like Cadmium, Mercury and Lead.  Using rechargeable batteries means that you do not have to dispose them once they run out.  Simply pop them into a suitable battery charger and they will be ready to re-use once fully charged.

Easter is just around the corner and to celebrate we’re giving away a Duracell Bunny with EVERY order! (Offer ends 22nd March, while stocks last).

More and more shoppers are switching to rechargeable batteries which save you money and are far kinder to the environment than conventional batteries.

To learn more about the benefits of switching, check out our Duracell Rechargeable Battery Technologies page.

Wishing everyone a very Happy and Prosperous 2013.

Happy New Year,  Glückliches Neues Jahr,  Bonne Année,  Felice Anno Nuovo,  Gott Nytt År,  Feliz Año Nuevo,    Godt Nytår,  Hyvää Uutta Vuotta,  Godt Nyttår,  Szczęsliwego Nowego Roku,  Štastný Nový Rok,  Gelukkig Nieuwjaar,  Boldog Új Évet

Wishing all of our customers, friends, readers and everyone else a very Merry Christmas!

Merry X’Mas   Frohe Weihnachten    Buon Natale    Joyeux Noël    Feliz Navidad    Feliz Natal    Glædelig Jul    メリークリスマス    God Jul    Hyvää Joulua   Wesolych Swiat    חג מולד שמח    Veselé Vánoce    圣诞快乐    Boldog Karácsonyt  Nadolig Llawen    Καλά Χριστούγεννα    Geseënde  Kersfees    Mutlu Noeller    Nollaig Shona    क्रिसमस की शुभकामनाएँ     Merry Crimbo    Krisimasi Njema    Vrolijk Kerstfeest    С Рождеством

There’s still time to get all the batteries, chargers and memory cards you’ll need to stay powered this Christmas.

Additionally, if you spend £42 or more, we’ll send your order by express courier. The last order date for Christmas is Friday 21st December.

Orders received by 4:00pm UK time (for products which are in stock) will usually be dispatched on the same business day.Express Delivery to the UK is dispatched on a Next Business Working Day service.

Have you got your Free Duracell Bunny yet?

Just a few more days to go.  Every order placed now until the 19th will automatically receive a free Duracell Bunny stuffed toy (whilst stocks last!). This is available on all of our DuracellDirect shops except Australia.

They make a perfect stocking filler along with any batteries, chargers and memory cards that you may need during this Christmas holiday season.

Our Christmas gift to you this year – Free Duracell Bunny Plush Toy.

Every order placed now until the 19th will automatically receive a free Duracell Bunny stuffed toy (whilst stocks last!). This is available on all of our DuracellDirect shops except Australia.

Just like the real Duracell Bunny they’re pink and fluffy and make a perfect stocking filler along with any batteries, chargers and memory cards that you may need during this Christmas holiday season.

Christmas is upon us once again and the endless lists of gifts to buy keep growing every year. Toys,  digital cameras, MP3 players, smartphones are all very popular and the requests seem to keep pace with technology (no more woolly jumpers!).

All these electronic gadgets need to be powered and many are still supplied without batteries. Avoid disappointment and valuable play time looking for batteries, by getting them early.  If you didn’t know already, Duracell do much more than just batteries, rechargeable batteries and chargers.  They also do Torches, Flash memory cards for cameras and camcorders, USB memory sticks and chargers for smartphones like iPhones.

So, don’t forget to stay powered during this festive period with Duracell.

Watch this space for an exciting  promotion, coming very soon!

Here is the latest television commercial for the Duracell Ultra Power batteries with PowerCheck.

The last thing you want to see when capturing those precious moments is the dreaded “battery low” message.  With the Duracell Ultra Power batteries, you can check how much power is available in each battery.

Whether it is for camcorders, digital cameras or toys, Duracell Ultra Power batteries provide up to 80% more power compared to Duracell Simply batteries (results vary by device and usage).  So you never have to miss those special moments again.

Watch more videos like this on DuracellDirect’s YouTube channel.

Check out the latest television commercial for the Duracell Ultra Power batteries with Powercheck.

Don’t miss out on the thrilling commentary on your radio. Use the Powercheck on Duracell Ultra Power batteries to see how much power the battery has left.

Watch more videos like this on DuracellDirect’s YouTube channel.

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas

Merry X’Mas   Frohe Weihnachten    Buon Natale    Joyeux Noël    Feliz Navidad    Feliz Natal    Glædelig Jul    メリークリスマス    God Jul    Hyvää Joulua   Wesolych Swiat    חג מולד שמח    Veselé Vánoce    圣诞快乐    Boldog Karácsonyt   Nadolig Llawen    Καλά Χριστούγεννα    Geseënde Kersfees    Mutlu Noeller    Nollaig Shona    क्रिसमस की शुभकामनाएँ    Merry Crimbo    Krisimasi Njema    Vrolijk Kerstfeest    С Рождеством

Congratulations to @stu1e for following Duracell Direct on Twitter, final winner on our Christmas competition.

Thank you all for taking part.  Watch this space for more competitions in 2012.

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Here are the latest winners of our Christmas competition.

Friday’s winner is @cillastubbs for following us on Twitter.

Saturday’s winner is Harry Prophet for liking us on Facebook and Sunday’s winner is Pamela Kerr for liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

Congratulations to you all.

Today is the last day of our competition and there is still time to win a Duracell goody.  To enter the competition, simply like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter,  and email us your Facebook name or Twitter ID.

Also a reminder that you can order before 3pm GMT (4pm CET) today for delivery to UK and most European destinations in time for Christmas.

Congratulations to AMIFAD for liking us on Facebook and for following Duracell Direct on Twitter.

Check out our earlier post, “Christmas Competition – Free Prizes from Duracell Direct” for details about this competition.

There is still time to win some Duracell goodies, as the last day of the competition is Monday.  The competition also runs through the weekend.

Just a reminder that you can still order your Duracell batteries, chargers and power adapters in time for Christmas right up until 3pm GMT (4pm CET) Monday 19th for delivery to UK and most European destinations.

Congratulations to @star100x for following Duracell Direct on Twitter.

Check out our earlier post, “Christmas Competition – Free Prizes from Duracell Direct” for details about this competition, there is still time to win some Duracell goodies.

Don’t forget to buy the batteries, to power all the toys and gadgets you may have bought as presents.  Try explaining “Batteries Not Included” to a 5 year old on Christmas day.  You can still order in time for Christmas right up until 3pm GMT (4pm CET) Monday 19th for delivery to UK and most European destinations.

Notre concours de Noël est encore une fois ici avec des prix gratuit de Duracell Direct: les experts de la batterie et le chargeur. Pour vous aider à rester sous tension pendant la période de Noël, Duracell lance leur plus puissant chargeur USB portable, idéal pour recharger votre iPhone, Smartphone, Blackberry et la plupart des autres périphériques USB lorsque vous êtes en déplacement.  Pour faire de Noël un moment expectionnel , nous lancons un concours et offrons des produtis de notre gammes (comme la torche Duracell Daylite, piles rechargeables Duracell Plus et  AA)  pour quelques chanceux.

Pour participer au concours, il suffit de nous ajouter sur Facebook ou nous suivre sur Twitter, et envoyez-nous votre nom sur Facebook ou Twitter ID.

Pour vous rappeler que vous pouvez toujours commander à temps pour Noël jusqu’au  lundi 19, 15 heures GMT (16:00 CET)  pour la livraison au Royaume-Uni et la plupart des destinations européennes.  Il ya un prix à gagner tous les jours de Mercredi 14 Décembre au lundi 19 Décembre.

Nuestro Sorteo Navideño está aquí nuevamente con Regalos de Duracell Direct, los expertos en baterías y cargadores. Para ayudarte a mantenerte cargado durante las Navidades, Duracell ha sacado al mercado un Cargador Portátil USB ideal para recargar tu iPhone, Blackberry, Smartphone y la mayoría de dispositivos con conector USB mientras estás fuera. Para alegrarte las Navidades estamos regalando éste y otros productos Duracell (como la linterna Duracell Daylite o pilas Duracell Plus y recarbables)

Para entrar en el Concurso simplemente tienes que marcar Me Gusta en nuestro Facebook o seguirnos en Twitter y enviarnos su usuario de Facebook o Twitter.

Te recordamos que aun estás a tiempo de realizar tu pedido Navideño desde ahora hasta las 16h del Lunes 19 de Diciembre. Hay premios cada día desde el Miercoles 14 de Diciembre hasta el Lunes 19 de Diciembre. Suerte!

Our Christmas Competition is here once again with Free Prizes from Duracell Direct the battery and charger experts.  To help keep you powered throughout the X-mas season Duracell have launched their most powerful Portable USB Charger, ideal to recharge your iPhone, Smartphone, Blackberry and most other USB devices while you are on the move.  To raise Christmas cheer, we  are giving one away along with other Duracell goodies (such as the Duracell Daylite torch, Duracell Plus and Rechargeable AA batteries) as free prizes to a lucky few.

To enter the competition, simply like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter,  and email us your Facebook name or Twitter ID.

To remind you that you can still order in time for Christmas right up until 3pm GMT (4pm CET) Monday 19th for delivery to UK and most European destinations, there is a prize to be won everyday from Wednesday 14th December to Monday 19th December.