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Many kids injured after swallowing button batteries

The batteries accounted for 84% of the battery-related hospital emergency department visits by children between 1990 and 2009.

 

Firefighters: Change your smoke alarm batteries when you change your clocks

Fire officials are urging residents not just to set their clocks ahead one hour this weekend, but also to change the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.

 

Low-power version of Bluetooth coming for watches

A new version of the Bluetooth wireless technology could expand what can be done by watches, toys, home sensors, medical monitors and other devices that typically have been limited in their functions because they don't get their batteries changed or charged very often....

 

GE Invests in Car-Battery Maker

Car-battery maker A123 is expected to say it has raised $69 million, and that GE will gain a seat on its board.

 

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