EBL Smart Battery Charger

EBL Smart Battery Charger is for people who charge AA, AAA, and other common rechargeable cells at home and want a charger with more controls than a bare-bones brick. By our assessment, its main appeal is exactly that practical middle ground: it often adds LCD readouts, independent slots, and the kind of charging management that makes rechargeable batteries less of a guessing game. The downside is the usual one for this category, which is that the “smart” part still depends on battery health and on the user putting cells in correctly. In practice it is a desk charger, not a glamorous gadget, and it asks for a little attention instead of none. It sits in the crowded middle of the battery-charger shelf, above the simplest plug-in models and below the more serious pro gear. It makes sense for anyone with a pile of rechargeables and not much patience for disposable cells.