Sanyo eneloop battery : Sanyo announced a new next-generation nickel metal hydride battery eneloop to be sold from November 14, 2005. This is the first product based on Sanyo's new vision, Think GAIA. eneloop is a product that proposes a new lifestyle, one without disposing of batteries. Once charged, it can be used repeatedly, and once used completely, it can be recycled. To promote this kind of new battery lifestyle, SAnyo developed a world first rechargeable battery that can be used like a dry cell battery, immediately after purchase. Based on its new vision ‘Think GAIA’, Sanyo is simultaneously pursuing solutions for a comfortable living and consideration for the environment and would continue providing new solutions.
Sanyo UR655 battery introduction : Sanyo announced the develop- ment and the start of mass production of "pin type Lithium ion batteries" Sanyo UR655, a thinly shaped rechargeable battery. Following the recent advancement of mobile devices, the demands for batteries which enable design flexibility and further compactness of mobile devices, while maintaining the excellent features of Lithium ion batteries such as 'high energy density', 'high safety' and 'high voltage', have increased year after year. To meet these market needs, Sanyo has developed the industry's smallest "pin type Lithium ion batteries" Sanyo UR655 and will start mass production. Sanyo will sell the model Sanyo UR655, in the summer of 2005.