Sanyo presented a product at Musikmesse that caught my interest - the "Eneloop Music Booster". Anyone who has played in a band, especially guitarists, knows how many AC adapters and/or batteries you need for things like effect boxes, etc. Now you can throw away all those batteries and adapters and replace them with the Music Booster, which basically is a rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack, but way better.

It looks like a plain white box, but apparently packs a lot of juice, since it can power a lot of things at the same time. At the Sanyo booth, it was hooked up to 5 effect boxes at the same time. Since it has two 9V outputs, you can hook up pretty much what you like.

Example of use: E.g. Three effects units (Overdrive + Chorus + Digital Delay: Current used about 80 mA):Approx. 20 hours.

Unlike batteries, the Music Booster produces a stable voltage right up until the power is exhausted. And by using the Music Booster, you eliminate noise from AC adapters. A LED light also tells you how much power is left. Charging the Music Booster takes around 3.5 hours.

I really liked the Music Booster. It is one of those small things that make a huge difference in making music. The Eneloop Music Booster is available now.

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