[bookport] Re: USB power
- From: "Sarah Cranston" <cranston.sarah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 11:29:22 -0500
I'd rather go to the trouble of carrying around a tiny speaker than send =
in my BP for upgrade or shell out the money for a new model. The BP is =
very close to perfect just the way it is.
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Rick Alfaro
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 11:02 AM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: USB power
True, but it is just one more thing to carry around.
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--Rick Alfaro
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-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Sarah Cranston
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 9:29 AM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: USB power
There are probably hundreds of sources for tiny portable speakers--some =
=3D of
which don't need batteries--that would work great with the BookPort.
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jim King
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 8:25 AM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: USB power
I do not like the idea of rechargeable batteries where there is no =3D3D
option to use disposable batteries. The facts that there is no down =
time
and that =3D =3D3D I don't need to be tied to the end of a power cord =
are what
gives the Book Port the desired portability. In my opinion the most =
useful
improvement that can be made to the Book Port is adding a speaker to the
unit. =3D3D There are so many times that using a head set is so =
inconvenient
that I just =3D =3D3D don't record the memo or complete some other task. =
The
speaker could be a =3D3D small low quality speaker like a cell phone =
speaker.
It does not need to be =3D =3D3D any more than that.
Jim King
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From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =3D3D
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of LARRY SKUTCHAN
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 8:53 AM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: USB power
While we are on this subject.
What is the opinion of the list on the subject of rechargeable vs =3D3D
alkalyn batteries in a future Book Port design?
I am personally very happy with the way the current system works, =3D3D
because there is never any down time while the unit recharges, you don't
have to take a charger with you, and power is always just two AAs away.
>>> ewers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Friday, April 08, 2005 8:32:41 AM >>>
Ok, Larry is the man and if the man says yes, then yes it is. Is there =
=3D
=3D3D no limit to how good this product can be? =3D3D20
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D3D20
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of LARRY SKUTCHAN
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 6:32 AM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D3D20
Subject: [bookport] Re: USB power
Yes, that is our intent.
>>> joenorton1@xxxxxxxxxxx Friday, April 08, 2005 5:35:42 AM >>>
Hi APH and listers:
I know that the BookPort while plugged into the USB port uses a certain
amount of power from the batteries. However, it occurs to me that the =
=3D =3D3D
USB=3D3D20 port can provide all the power needed and it seems odd that =
the
BP=3D3D20 couldn't take advantage of this instead of draining the =
batteries
for =3D =3D3D this=3D3D20 function. My Braille display at work runs =
completely
off the USB port
without the need for any other external power source. Could this =3D =
be=3D3D20
eventually true of the BP if you ever update the hardware?
Thanks!
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