[bookport] Re: Batteries and speakers--a compromise???
- From: "Walt Smith" <WSmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 08:13:48 -0400
If; and I emphasize the if; a recharging circuit were to be included in
the BP, then I also think that some kind of sensing intelligence would
be mandatory to keep people from attempting to recharge the wrong type
of batteries because they either forgot or didn't know in the first
place what kind of batteries were in the unit. For those of us who are
techie enough to keep this kind of thing in mind, this isn't an issue,
but I strongly suspect that we're in the minority of BP users and it
would take only one instance of an attempted recharge of a set of
alkalines or lithium ion batteries to create a huge legal headache for a
lot of people, including APH. Frankly, I just don't think that a
built-in recharging capability is worth all the additional baggage that
would be required before the potential safety and liability hazards
could be resolved. As others have said, keep the device as it is and let
those who want to use rechargeable batteries of whatever type use them
and bear the responsibility for obtaining and using the proper type of
charger. With at least four different types of rechargeables currently
available (NiCad, NiMH, 1-hour quick charge and 15-minute quick charge)
and all the possiblities of mismatches, it's just too complicated and
potentially dangerous an issue, in my opinion, for APH to involve itself
with.=20
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[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cheryl and Dash
Lenartiene
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 9:19 AM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Batteries and speakers--a compromise???
Hello list,
After reading everyone's messages, I'd like to offer my thoughts.
First a disclaimer: These proposals are made not knowing the
plausibility or feasibility of implementing hardware changes, whether it
would be cost-effective, whether an upgrade would be possible,
mandatory, or a choice for the user, etc. So, I think I've covered most
of the bases. These are just my thoughts, pure and simple.
Regarding the battery issue, I propose the best of both worlds. I
once had a Sony discman that had a built-in battery charger. It ran on
AA batteries, both rechargeable and nonrechargeable. If you plugged in
its adapter, not only would the unit run on AC power, but the internal
battery charger would be activated. Granted you would want to take out
nonrechargeables if you chose to run the unit off the AC adapter. But
if you had rechargeables, they would recharge, whether the unit was also
running or not. This would leave the user to decide if they ever wanted
to use this function, or keep things as they are. Just a thought.
Regarding the speakers, most devices that have a speaker, excluding
cell phones, only allow you to deactivate the speaker by inserting a
plug into the headphone jack. If an extra switch is a concern, I
propose that we be able to deactivate the speaker in the Book Port's
settings menu. This way, those who wanted the speaker could use it;
those who felt it was a distraction or led to unnecessary battery drain
could deactivate it.
Just my thoughts,
Cheryl
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