Electric Fuel's Pocket-Sized Power Solution is Ideal
for Business Trips, Battery Emergencies
NEW YORK, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- PC Expo Booth #2939 -- Ever had a PDA
battery give up the ghost while you're sitting in an airport or working at a
client's, leaving you without critical information on your next appointment or
latest sales lead? The next time, just plug the pocket-sized PDA Instant
Power(TM) Charger from Electric Fuel Corporation (Nasdaq: EFCX) directly into
your handheld and keep on working without electricity. Your PDA will begin
delivering power within one minute and charge while you're using it -- even if
there's no electrical outlet for miles around.
Result: an anytime/anywhere charging solution for business trips, an
antidote to a dead battery at home or away, and peace of mind in a package
small enough to slip into a corner of your briefcase.
Originally introduced for cellphones, the Instant Power Charger is now
being released for the new generation of PDAs, including the HP Jornada
series, Casio PDA series, Palm(TM) m500 series and Handspring(TM) Visor(TM)
Edge, as well as the Novatel Minstrel S wireless modems for Handspring and HP
PDAs. Models are also available for the Palm V series, Compaq iPAQ Pocket
PCs, Handspring Visor Prism handheld computer and Handspring's VisorPhone,
Novatel Minstrel V wireless modems, and dozens of mobile phones.
Each $19.95 (MSRP) package includes a 2" x 2" zinc-based
PowerCartridge(TM) that is activated when exposed to air, a special
SmartCord(TM) adapter that connects the universal cartridge to the specific
PDA model, and an airtight pouch designed to store the cartridge between uses
in order to halt the chemical reaction and thereby preserve power for the next
use.
Together, the cartridge and cord weigh less than three ounces and plug
directly into the PDA for use on a plane, the street, or anywhere else an
electrical outlet is not readily available. Each cartridge is good for up to
three charges and hours of operation. Replacement cartridges are sold
separately for $9.95 (MSRP).
Electric Fuel's patented, environmentally friendly technology activates
the fuel inside the cartridge by drawing oxygen from the air through the
distinctive holes in the case. The charger's ability to let users keep
working on a dead battery is especially appropriate for the newest handhelds,
since features like high-performance screens that can be read in the sun and
sleeker profiles that reduce the space available for a battery decrease the
amount of time available between charges.
PDA Instant Power Chargers will be demonstrated at Electric Fuel's Booth
#2939 at PC Expo in New York from June 26-28. They will also be displayed in
the Designed for Palm Handhelds Pavilion at Booth #3722 and the Handspring
Developers' Pavilion.
The chargers will be available in major retail outlets, at airports, from
online retailers, and from Electric Fuel at 888-996-4440 (toll-free) or
http://www.electric-fuel.com .
About Electric Fuel
Electric Fuel Corporation ( http://www.electric-fuel.com ) is a world leader in
primary and refuelable Zinc-Air fuel cell technology, pioneering advancements
in consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and defense and safety products.
The company has corporate and sales offices in New York and London, England,
and manufacturing and R&D facilities in Israel and Alabama. Electric Fuel's
common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol EFCX.
Except for the historical information herein, the matters discussed in
this news release include forward-looking statements, as defined in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned not
to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as they are
subject to various risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to
vary significantly. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, risks relating to: product and technology development; the
uncertainty of the market for Electric Fuel's products; development and growth
of anticipated markets for Electric Fuel's products; market acceptance of new
products and continuing product demand; the ability to manage growth and
ramp-up production effectively as needed; the impact of competitive products
and pricing on Electric Fuel's products and markets; changing economic
conditions; delay, cancellation or non-renewal of purchase orders; significant
future capital requirements; and other risk factors detailed in Electric
Fuel's most recent annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2000, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Electric Fuel assumes no obligation to update the information in
this release. Reference to the Company's website above does not constitute
incorporation of any of the information thereon into this press release.
Instant Power is a trademark of Electric Fuel Corporation. Palm is a
trademark of Palm, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other brand names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
SOURCE Electric Fuel Corporation
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Related links:
http://www.electric-fuel.com
CONTACT:
Robert Ehrlich or Yehuda Harats, both of
Electric Fuel, +972-2-990-6666, or info@electric-fuel.com; or
investors, Joe Mansi, 212-896-1205, or jmansi@kcsa.com, or Adam
J. Rosen, 212-896-1220, or arosen@kcsa.com, both of KCSA for
Electric Fuel; or Media, Jill Schmidt, jills@sspr.com, or Roxanne
Pascente, roxanne@sspr.com, both of S&S Public Relations,
847-955-0700, for Electric Fuel
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