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Nanotech Brings Battery Life Extender for Mobiles
An anonymous user writes "Using latest nanotechnology research, BatMax developed the first cellphone battery life booster that extends the mobile phone battery life and reduces charging time. BatMax is based on the IonXR, a new exclusively developed nanoceramic material, resulting from years of laboratory research. BatMax foil slows down the loss of capacity of Ni-CD, Ni-MH, Li-Ion and Li-Polymer batteries and thus provides improved battery performance. BatMax is a small (1.14 x 1.92 in) rectangular sticker which is installed on the mobile phone battery. Users just need to attach BatMax to the battery or the cellphone. They claim users will notice a battery life improvement after 5 to 10 charging cycles."
"nanoceramic material extracted from a natural stone"? How stupid do you have to be to believe this kind of thing?
Their claim that the material "has been tested and documented by several prestigious institutions, laboratories and universities" is as laughable as it is vague.
Sorry, CowboyNeal, you're at least 2 months early with this one.
When I am king, you will be first against the wall.
Further reading of the BatMax website reveals that this magical technology works by releasing electrons with a wavelength of 5 to 10 microns. Which is total bullshit. Five to 10 microns is the length of fifty-thousand atoms. You will NEVER get an electron with wavelength that big emitted from anything, ever. At any rate, no electron could cross the electrically INSULATING battery case. Otherwise, you've got more problems than just a useless sticker on your battery. What we have here is just that, a useless sticker.
IAAEE, and the claims look more than suspicious. let's look at them point for point:
Absorb the electromagnetic waves generated from the battery.
A battery does not generate waves. It might create a small magnetic field when current is drawn from the battery (like any cable does when it carries an electrical current).
Anyway, why is that field harmful and needs to be absorbed? Pure FUD, apart from the point that I sincerely doubt some "ceramic nanomaterial" is suitable for absorbing magnetic fields.
Generate a flow of negative ions.
Even if we ignore for a moment that generation ions takes energy (where is the power supply?), what is this good for?
Interact with the battery's internal electrolyte and ions.
Unlikely, batteries have air-and watertight cases. How would the thingy act through that barrier? No explanation is given.
Bottom line:
This is most likely a case of fraud. And Cowboy Neal INAEE (Is not an electrical engineer) either, otherwise he would not have posted this story in the first place.
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From Florida Division of Corporations search... BATMAX CORPORATION PRINCIPAL ADDRESS 2665 S. BAYSHORE DRIVE SUITE 703 MIAMI FL 33133 Registered Agent Name & Address WORLD CORPORATE SERVICES, INC. 2665 S. BAYSHORE DRIVE SUITE 703 MIAMI FL 33133
I have degrees in both physics and material science. I am 99.99% certain that there is no way this sticker is doing anything.
"Physics is to math as sex is to masturbation." -R. Feynman
shoddy (possibly non-existant) fact checking
I refer you to the FAQ - there is *no* editorial fact-checking performed here.
It's official. Most of you are morons.
Master of Science, Electrical Engineering -- one step up from a bachelors degree.
"-1 Troll" is the apparently the same as "-1 I disagree with you."
Nice call, see clip from http://www.batmax.com/faq.php
8 - Can I use BatMax with a fresh new battery ?
Yes, the performance is improved and the battery will be able to maintain its entire capacity for a longer time.
The ideal situation is to use BatMax with a fresh new battery.
If they can make a passive device that can change the frequency of incoming EM waves, they're wasting their money on cell phone batteries.
And I am an Electrical Engineer.
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I'm excited. Now I have stickers that magically extend my batteries' lives, as well as stickers that magically de-toxify my car's gasoline!
I wonder if the "nanoceramic" uses "holographic frequencies" too...
Thanks for the backup. On Slashdot, just being right, and specifying firsthand evidence, doesn't quell the calls of "idiot" - nerd a priori logic is more powerful than truth. Neither does backup, but it feels better :).
BTW, to keep it all scientific: I stuck the booster onto a battery. When I used my spare battery, without the sticker, the calls would drop again in my house, so it wasn't just a coincidental Verizon signal boost from their cells at the same time as my sticker installation.
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Not that this isn't total bullshit; just not for that reason.
Whois is "Domains by Proxy", so that's not immediately helpful.
BatMax, Inc. is a valid Florida corporation, but their mail drop is "WORLD CORPORATE SERVICES, INC., 2665 S. BAYSHORE DRIVE, SUITE 703, MIAMI FL 33133". Again, not too helpful.
The USPTO shows a trademark for BatMax: "BatMax Corporation, Suite # 3A, 9250 West Bay Harbor Drive, Bay Harbor Islands, FLORIDA 33154". That's a condo in Colony Bay Harbor Condos. It's a small residential building, and doesn't look anything like the "picture of BatMax skyscraper headquarters" on their web site. The building pictured on the web site is Espirito Santo Plaza in Miami, which is still under construction although partially occupied.
From a BatMax press release, we get a name: Alain Aisenberg, and a phone number, (305) 865-1400.
We find Alain Aisenberg talking about BatMax on an MIT mailing list.. There, he gives his cell phone number.
A public records search finds that name in Miami, and gives us enough information to run a background check.
But I'll stop there.
You see, it absorbs all the dumb thoughts that go around in your brain, preventing the crystallization of the pituitary gland, and raising your resulting IQ to 248!
sheesh, they have pretty pictures so they obviously spent well on webdesign and marketing and so forth to look legitimate, but a magical sticker that just goes on the outside of batteries to make them work better doesn't pass the 'thinking-about-it-for-more-than-2-seconds' test.
Gotta like their FAQ: "Why don't the handset and battery manufacturers include BatMax's technology in their products ? Answer: Because, at the moment, the integration process and material costs can adversely affect the end user price, but discussions with cellphone and computer manufacturers are actually in process. Actually, several manufacturers and cellular carriers are planning to distribute BatMax as a branded accessory." --- of course the real reason is that battery manufactuers realize this is complete garbage...
... of course, if you stick it to your genitals, it solves all your recharge problems there too... ;-)