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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Philips Electronics is introducing a mobile phone in Orlando with a built-in compartment for an ordinary AAA battery to power the device when the main battery runs low.
The Xenium NRG handset was developed in collaboration with battery maker Energizer Holdings and Techtium, an Israeli chip maker specializing in battery management technology.
The AAA battery inserted into the phone can be of any brand or type, whether rechargeable or disposable. In the case of a rechargeable, the phone will recharge both the main battery and the backup AAA when it is plugged into an electrical outlet.
The companies say the battery can provide up to three extra hours of talk time. They haven’t said how much the Xenium NRG would cost, when it would go on sale, or in which countries.
The phone was introduced today at a cell phone show in Orlando.
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