Replacing the batteries on your Wiimote isn’t fun. If you’re using everything provided for it, you’ll have to remove the silicone jacket, then pull the wrist-strap out of that,

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As for the main product itself, $35 is a good price for what they offer. Convenience, reduced Wiimote weight, and long-term savings more than outweigh the minor problems the product has, and it comes highly recommended to anyone tired of swapping batteries.

then remove the old batteries and put new ones in, then put the whole assembly back together. It’s not hard, just tedious. Rechargeable AAs help with saving you money in the long run, but do nothing to get rid of the hassle. TeknoCreations’ InCharge set fixes that, however.

They’re asking $35 for the product, which consists of two lithium ion batteries and an inductive charger. ’Inductive’ is a fancy word that means it recharges things via electromagnetic fields, so there are no metal contacts. You just put the Wiimote near the charger and it takes care of the recharging, then you just pick it up afterward. It only works with the provided battery packs, which replace the normal battery cover and AA slots on your Wiimote. Interestingly enough, the lithium ion batteries weigh less than normal AAs, a change I was rather fond of.

Convenience is really the InCharge’s big selling point. While the manufacturer suggests you do the first charge (as in, the one you do right after you open the product) without the Wiimote jacket, they say any additional recharges can be done with the jacket on. That turned out to be the case each time I tried it, and while it did increase the recharge time somewhat, I was willing to live with that since most of my full recharges were done while I was asleep.