[bookport] Re: USB power
- From: "Walt Smith" <WSmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 13:56:39 -0400
Will makes an excellent point about a private reading appliance gaining
the potential to become a public nuisance. After what I've seen over the
years with talking watches, calculators, etc., being used in marginally
or completely inappropriate settings, I feel even less persuaded that a
speaker is a good idea. The BP is still primarily a reading system, not
a notetaker, so for those who feel that they need speech to fully
exercise its notetaking functionality, I say that ear buds or folding
headphones are the way to go.=20
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[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Will Smith
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 1:42 PM
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Subject: [bookport] Re: USB power
I feel a small speaker would be a big step backwards. The size, battery
consumption and nature of the unit would be drastically changed and
furthermore a private reading device would become a potential nuisance
for=20
others, yet harder to understand at my preferred faster speeds.
Will
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On Fri, 8=20
Apr 2005, Rick Alfaro wrote:
> Amen to that. This seems silly, but I would have purchased a BP a
long time
> ago if it would have had some sort of built-in speaker. I really
don't like
> using headphones for reading unless it is late at night in bed.
Although I
> have some very good sounding portable speakers, it is just one more
thing to
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