Actually, all we really need is an invisible ear bud! >>> r-carter@xxxxxxx Tuesday, October 12, 2004 6:27:52 PM >>> Hi, I want an invisible Book Port that will allow me to keep reading my=20 favorite novel while attending a boring meeting. Robert Carter At 04:30 PM 10/12/2004, you wrote: >Hi Sarah, > >Yeah, it's easy to get carried away with a Christmas wish list of all = the=20 >things we want. <grin> I personally don't want a radio or an AC = adapter,=20 >and I would >be happy if the machine stayed just the way it was. I don't know if = I'd=20 >upgrade to new hardware or not because I'd sure miss my bookport while = it=20 >was gone! >I was really pleased to see a number of user suggestions incorporated = into=20 >this version of the firmware, like the fact that you now have to hold = the=20 >E key >down for one beep before the unit starts recording. There are a couple = of=20 >things I'd like to see added to the firmware, but as I said, if they = are=20 >never added, >My BP and I will be just fine! <grin> Though I do think a dishwashing=20 >feature would be especially nice. LOL > >Angie > > On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:03:10 -0500, Sarah Cranston wrote: > > >Well, I want my BookPort to do all of these things, and scan and read = =3D > >all my mail and other print material, act as either a cell phone or =3D > >modem or both, keep track of my entire life, and have a Braille = display. =3D > > Oh, and I want it to be even smaller, and not to get charged for any = of =3D > >these hardware upgrades. > > >All of the above was written with an unhealthily large dose of sarcasm, = =3D > >and a wide, wide grin. > > >On a much more serious note, I really have trouble understanding why = all =3D > >the suggested hardware additions have been suggested. In my =3D > >not-so-humble opinion, it's not a PDA, substitute for a computer, or = =3D > >personal organizer, it's a BookPort, meant for reading books. I love = =3D > >the additional capability of listening to MP3s, but my main use for = this =3D > >wonderful little gadget is for reading books. If the day ever comes = =3D > >when a hardware upgrade is available, I will probably spring for it, = =3D > >providing I have the funds, but I will cry giant crocodile tears while = =3D > >it's gone. > > >APH, keep up the excellent work! > > >Just adding my three-and-a-half cents to the fray. > > >Sarah > >-----Original Message----- > >From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 > >[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Richard Ring > >Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 10:40 AM > >To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 > >Subject: [bookport] Re: Any new hardware revision plans? > > > >And pay my bills and do my laundry, and I want it now! (smile) > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 > >[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris G > >Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 10:35 AM > >To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 > >Subject: [bookport] Re: Any new hardware revision plans? > > > >i want my new bookport to play dvd's and burn cd's. (being very=3D3D3D > > sarcastic). > > > >*********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** > > >On 10/12/2004 at 10:21 AM Richard Ring wrote: > > >>If people want a radio, there are lots of small and inexpensive radios > >>avail. > >>As for an AC adapter, what I love most about the Bookport is its > >>portability. I want to be able to move about freely while reading, I > >>certainly don't need another power cube to worry about. > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 > >>[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Massey > >>Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 7:11 AM > >>To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 > >>Subject: [bookport] Any new hardware revision plans? > >> > >> > >>Hi all. Well, let's see now. Where do I start? I myself would like > >to > >>see=3D3D3D3D20 > >>an a/c adaptor feature added to the book port if it would not add to > >the > >> > >>complexity or size of the unit. However, if the good folks at APH = find > >>it=3D3D3D3D20 > >>technically or practically impossible to add the feature then so be = it. > >>My=3D3D3D3D20 > >>second set of batteries have lasted much longer than the set included > >>with=3D3D3D3D20 > >>the book port because I learned from Pamela Rader that directly = opening > >>a=3D3D3D3D20 > >>file for transfer to the book port drains the batteries more quickly = so > >>I=3D3D3D3D20 > >>have not done that anymore. > >> > >>I myself do not care one way or the other whether a radio is added or > >>not.=3D3D3D3D20 > >>I seldom carry a Walkman type player around with a radio built in or a > >>radio=3D3D3D3D20 > >>for that matter. Of course, there have been a few times when I wanted > >a > >> > >>radio to listen to a program while traveling and didn't have one. > >> > >>I haven't used enough of the access technology to master use of the > >>Braille=3D3D3D3D20 > >>keyboard on the book port so I am a bit lost when I hear references to > >>chord=3D3D3D3D20 > >>commands and such like. > >> > >>I hope my nickel's worth of suggestions will be considered, smile. > >> > >>Mike=3D3D3D3D20