Medis Technologies Ltd. (New York) announced that its first fuel cell product will be a new disposable Power Pack, which is scheduled to be in distribution channels by the end of this year. The Power Pack will provide 15 hours (900 minutes) of talk time; offering many times the power and far lower cost per hour of use than existing disposable chargers. The Power Pack can be used to charge digital cameras, MP3s and other devices.
The Power Pack will be capable of starting the cell phone in a matter of seconds, rather than minutes. Consumers will have the flexibility of using and reusing the Power Pack to charge a portable electronic device without concerns about reverse polarity, and an indicator will report how much time is still available. For consumers who want to keep a Power Pack in a survival kit, the Power Pack is planned to have unlimited life before the first use.
"As part of our continuous marketing discussions with potential distributors, OEMs and retail channels, it became clear to us that the first Power Pack product we introduce into the market should be a disposable, low price, simple to operate product that offers many times the power capability of disposable cell phone chargers now being sold, and has the flexibility of charging other devices as well," stated Medis Technologies Chairman and CEO Robert Lifton.
The new disposable Power Pack is expected to have a suggested retail price of $14.99. The company is on schedule to demonstrate the prototype of the disposable Power Pack as well as a prototype of the military Power Pack in May 2004.
