EEVblog #98 - Microsoft InstaLoad Battery Technology - Patent Busting Time?

Microsoft's new Instaload battery technology allows batteries to be inserted into a product either way around.
Is it one of those brilliant "why didn't anyone think of that before" moments, or just another patent on a really obvious idea?
Is it workable in practice?
Can YOU bust the patent by finding prior art before 2006?

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