[bookport] Re: USB power
- From: "Sarah Cranston" <cranston.sarah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 13:15:16 -0500
Thank you, Otto.
I sincerely hope everyone keeps in mind that all of us are simply =
expressing our various opinions. I never intended to negate anyone's =
ideas, and I believe no one else did either. While I am personally not =
in favor of a hardware upgrade, I have no business telling anyone else =
that this is a bad idea, and I wouldn't presume to do so. When I said =
the BookPort was "perfect" as it is, I was stating my opinion, and mine =
alone.
Just my two pence worth. <Smile>
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Otto Zamora
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 12:21 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: USB power
Hello, Sarah,
10 4 on that.
Otto
=20
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Sarah Cranston
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 12:29 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: USB power
I'd rather go to the trouble of carrying around a tiny speaker than send =
=3D
in my BP for upgrade or shell out the money for a new model. The BP is =
=3D
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.
=3D20
=3D20
=3D20
--Best Regards,
=3D20
--Rick Alfaro
--ralfaro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
--Skype name: RickAlfaro
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =3D
[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
=3D3D 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 =
=3D3D3D
option to use disposable batteries. The facts that there is no down =3D =
time
and that =3D3D =3D3D3D I don't need to be tied to the end of a power =
cord =3D are
what gives the Book Port the desired portability. In my opinion the =
most =3D
useful improvement that can be made to the Book Port is adding a speaker =
to
the unit. =3D3D3D There are so many times that using a head set is so =
=3D
inconvenient that I just =3D3D =3D3D3D don't record the memo or complete =
some
other task. =3D The speaker could be a =3D3D3D small low quality =
speaker like a
cell phone =3D speaker.
It does not need to be =3D3D =3D3D3D any more than that.
Jim King
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =3D3D3D
[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 =
=3D3D3D
alkalyn batteries in a future Book Port design?
I am personally very happy with the way the current system works, =
=3D3D3D
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 =3D3D3D no limit to how good this product can be? =3D3D3D20
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D3D3D20
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of LARRY SKUTCHAN
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 6:32 AM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D3D3D20
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
=3D3D3D USB=3D3D3D20 port can provide all the power needed and it seems =
odd that
=3D the BP=3D3D3D20 couldn't take advantage of this instead of draining =
the =3D
batteries for =3D3D =3D3D3D this=3D3D3D20 function. My Braille display =
at work
runs =3D completely off the USB port
without the need for any other external power source. Could this =3D3D =
=3D
be=3D3D3D20 eventually true of the BP if you ever update the hardware?
Thanks!
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