Game Boy can be played with a mobile battery! Smart battery "ReVolt" for old battery-powered gadgets

There are still many dry battery gadgets in use today.

"ReVolt", a device that can supply power from a DC terminal by extending a ribbon cable from a smart battery in the form of a dry battery, is gathering funds through crowdfunding.

So you can play Game Boy without batteries

By connecting the USB conversion cable that comes with the DC terminal, you can power it from a computer or a mobile battery, making it a nostalgic game. Electronics come alive again. That means... you'll be able to play the Game Boy with wall outlets, solar panels, and mobile batteries.

In the past, many electronic devices used dry batteries, but in recent years, all of them are charged with USB-A or C. Batteries are still commonly sold, but replacing them is a hassle, and old gadgets are becoming obsolete.

This "ReVolt" offers a helping hand for that problem. The AAA battery type smart battery has a cover that can be transformed into AA, C2 or D1 batteries, and a square 9V + and - connector that attaches to it, so it can be used with most dry battery devices in the world. We can handle it.

How to use

Adjust the length of the ribbon cable by winding it around the smart battery, and fix the DC terminal to the gadget with double-sided tape. In addition, the LED lights up during use, and the smart battery also glows red.

Some gadgets require multiple batteries to be inserted, but in such cases, a hollow dummy battery is used to power the gadget.

In addition, the DC-USB cable can be connected to supply power to other electronic devices at the same time. Now you can multitask.

Environmentally Friendly

With ReVolt, you don't have to worry about spare batteries and feel guilty about throwing away used batteries. And if you want to go back to batteries and use gadgets again, no problem.

Let's make an investment

On KICKSTARTER, a set of a smart battery with a cover that can transform from a AAA to an AA + 1 dummy + DC-USB cable is available at an early bird price of 29 euros (approximately 3,900 yen). , 3 smart batteries with covers + 3 dummies + 2 cables for 49 euros (about 6,600 yen), and several sets can be selected.

Why don't you try to revive the boombox, gameboy, etc. that are sleeping in the closet?

Source: KICKSTARTER via Fresh Gadgets