When keeping an eye out for scams, it’s easy to scoff at the blatant lies and ignore anything that sounds fishy. But what about products that support their claims with well-respected organizations? What if the product must be used in such a way that testing standards are extremely difficult or time-consuming to perform?
Sneaky companies using these methods can sell products easily. Due to a placebo effect, ignorance or abuse of consumers’ trust, we have to be careful. Knowing this, it’s good to have sites like Tom’s Hardware. They’ve put a possible scammer to the test, and performed a difficult and time-consuming testing protocol.
Battery life in electronic devices is arguably horrible. Wouldn’t it be great to extend battery life? How about increasing battery life by up to 30 percent by just covering the battery in a foil wrapper? A little device called the “Batterylife Activator” by Batterylife AG is supposed to do just that.
For Tom’s Hardware tests, results and followup research, read the report:
http://www6.tomshardware.com/mobile/20050418/index.html
The moral of the story? Never take these kind of products at face value. A small about of digging can unearth very interesting results.