Oxyride batteries headed our way

Remember when we told you about those weird oxyride batteries that Panasonic was shilling over in Japan? The ones that were two AAs that powered a vehicle for a kilometer? Well, here's the real skinny: they're actually cells that are much more densely packed than regular batteries, and get about twice the juice; oh, and they're also coming our way sometime next year, apparently—someone ring us when they're made rechargable, yeah?