A new battery technology is beginning to show up in the stores in the states and a large number of NiZn announcements are expected at next months CES.

Genix is debuting its NiZN batteries at Ritz Camera shops across the USA. The Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) AA cells, called Quantaray Super Zs, pack up to 30% more voltage than other rechargeables. Whilst this doesn’t sound much a lot of battery powered devices don’t work well with the slightly lower voltage (1.2v) that traditional rechargeable batteries deliver.

A rechargeable cell that can deliver the full 1.5V that battery powered devices expect and are designed for is a big advantage and as NiZn is much much less toxic that some other battery types they will be much easier to recycle as they have no nasty heavy metal in them.