APH never gave the slightest hint that they were even contemplating changing this aspect of things. He wanted a thinner design, and this thinness, he said, would preclude the use of regular batteries. And there's also the battery terminals issue, which seems to ahve been a major one for APH.
bruce -- Bruce Toews Skype ID: o.canada E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: DogRiver@xxxxxxxx LiveJournal: http://brucetola.livejournal.com Radio Show and Podcast: http://www.totw.net Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com On Sat, 14 Jul 2007, Walt Smith wrote:
Yes, we had this discussion at considerable length back when ideas for a new Book Port were being kicked around here. I agree with you, so I remain still at least slightly hopeful that this may be changed as the new version moves through the design phase. -----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ann byrne Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 11:02 AM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Re: Batteries current vs. future Book Port Boy, what a shame! One of the things I like best about the current BookPort is that I can go on vacation without the ability to recharge it, and just pop in new AA's when I need them.
