Ok, Larry is the man and if the man says yes, then yes it is. Is there no limit to how good this product can be? -----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of LARRY SKUTCHAN Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 6:32 AM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 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 USB port can provide all the power needed and it seems odd that the BP couldn't take advantage of this instead of draining the batteries for this function. My Braille display at work runs completely off the USB port without the need for any other external power source. Could this be eventually true of the BP if you ever update the hardware? Thanks!