Most devices & gadgets are rechargeable nowadays. The only thing I have that still requires batteries is a headlamp but even those are available in rechargeable varieties. House smoke detectors need a battery too.

  • Manjushri@piefed.social
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    6 hours ago

    As for rechargeable it’s twice the effort to find the charger every two years instead of just using the one time batteries.

    I’ve actually seen USB to USB-C rechargeable AA batteries for sale. I’ve never tried them so I have no idea personally how good they are but the reviews seem positive. I think that could be the way forward as long as it’s a standard charging cable for the batteries.

    • 🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦@rblind.com
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      5 hours ago

      These are the way. They usually come with a cable that splits from one USB A to four or more USB C. So you have a spot to charge them normally, but you can also give them a quick charge when you’re out and about with any random cable you have if you can’t find the splitter. And they charge much quicker than using a battery charger.

      • zxqwas@lemmy.world
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        5 hours ago

        They seemed 12 times more expensive than the one use batteries. So only makes sense for stuff you use often.