January 09, 2004

By: Sandra Ade
Website: http://www.1st-in-batteries.com

Each battery with hologram image clearly identifies item as a Motorola OriginalTM accessory

In an effort to protect consumers from potentially poor battery performance and possible safety hazards when charging their wireless phone batteries, Motorola has announced an initiative to distinctly and clearly mark its phone batteries with a holographic image directly on the battery. The company has taken this action to help consumers distinguish Motorola Original batteries from those which may be counterfeit or imitations. Non-authorized Motorola batteries may potentially prove to be detrimental to cellular phone use and inhibit consumers from realizing optimum talk and standby times.

"The popularity of Motorola phones worldwide has spawned a number of counterfeit or imitation batteries that do not meet Motorola's specifications or quality standards for performance," said Gayle Landuyt, Motorola's Vice President and Director of Worldwide Accessories. "Additionally, consumers should be aware that using invalid or counterfeit batteries may in fact diminish the performance of their phones because non-Motorola branded batteries do not incorporate the appropriate software to ensure maximum charging."

New Motorola Original cellular phone batteries will have a unique, built-in safety feature - a programmed EPROM. The charging system in the wireless phone communicates with the battery to help ensure that the proper battery charging rate is safely delivered. This system is designed to allow Motorola to improve charge time, extend battery life and most importantly, to help ensure consumer safety with high energy batteries, such as Lithium Ion batteries.

For more information, see batteries for cellular phones.

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