Posted by tourdemars to Technology at September 15, 2004 01:44 PM

Anyone who has cursed when their flashlight goes dead may have something new to beam about — a flashlight that accepts batteries of different sizes. Energizer argues that its Quick Switch flashlight is a shining example of utility, with users able to raid batteries from such things as remote controls, toys or wall clocks and plunk them into the flashlight. The Quick Switch takes two C, D or AA batteries and works by merely adjusting a switch to the proper cell size, automatically locking the batteries into place.