Sony to sell backup battery for TVs, home appliances

[dfergie]

The boxy device sits just over a foot (35 centimeters) high and can run a 40-inch LCD TV for about two and a half hours or charge a smartphone 30 times, according to the company.

Sony to sell backup battery for TVs, home appliances

 

[Voyager6]

$2,000 for a battery backup unit?

The boxy device sits just over a foot (35 centimeters) high and can run a 40-inch LCD TV for about two and a half hours or charge a smartphone 30 times, according to the company. The "Home Energy Server" will initially launch in Japan next month, with a target price of 150,000 yen (US$2,000), and will eventually be sold internationally as well.

The power pack takes around 6 hours to charge and provides about 300 watt-hours on a full charge, with two power sockets on its front end. Tomihari said the company tried to make it suitable for use in disasters, printing the instructions directly on the device and making it relatively portable, weighing about 26.5 pounds (12 kilograms).
It uses lithium-ion batteries built by Sony that will last over 10 years with daily use, the company said.

 

[TheForce]

The Sony uses the most expensive but most reliable battery technology to date. LiION. Cheap UPS we normally see are powered by lead acid gel packs. Heavy and cheap but don't last long. They wear out whether they are supplying power or not. I once priced an equivalent sized LiION for one of my $200 UPS and the battery was $1200. Plus the LiION requires a special charger due to it's different chemistry.

Really? A generator with inverter is a cheaper way to go if you have a place to run it. Many in Japan live in apartments which are not designed to run a generator.

 

[Ramy]

Wow, that's expensive. Probably cost more than your TV.

 

[isaacmorseMI]

I would never pay that much for a UPS.

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[eurosport]

I though it sounded like a great idea... but $2000? Holy crap!

 

[Islandguy43]

You can buy a very good gas generator for much less than that.