[bookport] Re: USB power
- From: "Jim King" <jim_king@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:04:27 -0400
Not true. I have personal experience with several people who said that =
the
reason they are not willing to buy a Book Port is for the very reason =
that
there is no internal speaker. The memo feature is one of the reasons I
purchased a Book Port and if it had an internal speaker, it would be =
much
more useable.
Jim King
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From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Sandy Licht
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 3:52 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: USB power
Those people who want Bookports are going to buy them whether or not it =
has=20
a built-in speaker. The external speaker I have doubles as a case for =
the=20
BP, so there isn't anything extra to carry. I'll grant you, it is =
larger=20
than the Bookport, but the BP is also very well protected. The question =
is: if an internal speaker was added, how much more would the Bookport=20
cost? That should be a marketing consideration, too. A lot of folks =
who=20
have only heard about the BP and have never actually seen one, gripe =
about=20
the price as it is.
At 12:57 PM 4/8/2005, you wrote:
>I hesitated to reply to this, because I've made my own feelings on the
>desirability of a small speaker quite clear. But I felt called upon to=20
>reply, because I think the originator of the message is making =
assumptions
>which are not necessarily the case. In the first place, if you don't =
want=20
>to use a possible built in speaker, then don't use it. If not in use, =
it=20
>wouldn't be drawing power, so your personal use of the device would not =
be
>affected at all. Secondly, and this is one where the people who know =
what=20
>would and wouldn't be possible with respect to the present size of the=20
>unit and whether or not a small speaker could be included without
>seriously altering the units dimensions, given the ubiquity of small=20
>speakers on very small cell phones, including those which use Talx=20
>software, I have to believe that it ought to be possible to include =
such a=20
>speaker
>without altering what everybody appreciates about the current unit, =
i.e.=20
>its extreme portability. If the designers say it can't be done, then=20
>that's one thing. But I don't understand why so many seem to be so =
willing
to
>gainsay a feature which, if they choose not to use it, simply isn't =
going=20
>to impact their personal usage patterns at all, but which would, if=20
>implemented, make the device more appealing to a broader segment of an
>admittedly small market.
>
>Mary
>
>On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 13:42:15 -0400 (EDT), Will Smith wrote:
>
>
> >I feel a small speaker would be a big step backwards. The size,=20
> >battery consumption and nature of the unit would be drastically=20
> >changed and furthermore a private reading device would become a=20
> >potential nuisance for others, yet harder to understand at my=20
> >preferred faster speeds.
>
> >Will
> >wilsmith@xxxxxxxxx
> > On Fri, 8
> >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
Sandy Licht
Phone: 409-898-8218
Jeremiah 29:11 - 14A
11For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They
are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a =
hope.=20
12In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13If you look for me in
earnest,
you will find me when you seek me. 14I will be found by you," says the=20
LORD... =20
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