[bookport] Re: power
- From: "Richard Ring" <ring.richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 15:02:41 -0600
Those who bring up the idea of cell phone style batteries may well have
never attempted to purchase replacement batteries. They are as
proprietary as anything can ever be. Companies like Nokia and Motorola
have just a few more dollars to invest in R&D Than APH. Therefore, they
can design sophisticate charging circuitry and create batteries that
have no other function than to power your cell phone. I use my Bookport
far more than I use my cell phone, and although my cell charges
extremely rapidly, it still needs to charge. And when it does, it is no
longer a portable device. My Bookport, on the other hand, is in fact
a portable device. I don't need to worry about chargers or AC outlets.
I simply have the ability to read, anywhere. I would hate to give that
up.
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 7:56 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: power
Perhaps an idea might be to do it the way some police scanners do. They
take
regular aa batteries, and you can recharge them if they are
rechargeable,
I'm really not in favor of a special battery, I usually use the
energizer e2
lithium batteries, and those last forever, I can't remember the last
time I
changed them.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joni Colver" <joni.colver@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 5:21 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: power
> I agree with David's post below. Proprietary battery systems are
generally
> inconvenient for the customer and more expensive than other options.
>
> I am not familiar with current cell phone batteries, the type of
battery
> used or the life of a charge. Portability is the reason I bought the
Book
> Port and I like the availability of off-the-shelf inexpensive
batteries.
>
> It will be interesting to see what a new version of the Book Port will
> offer. Technology is never static. Just some thoughts from a totally
> satisfied Book Port user.
>
> Joni
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Tanner" <david-tanner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> I think one big thing that we all agree with is that we would want
something
> that is not so tightly tied to the BookPort that the only place one
could
go
> to get an extra battery or replacement would be APH. If you guys
aren't
> aware, one of the biggest pains with BrailleNote, and to some extent
with
> PacMate is the need to go back to the company with any battery issues,
and
> the cost for the company to replace the battery plus the amount of
time
the
> unit is out of service are both a genuine pain to the user, and
usually to
> us as a state agency trying to find a way for the person to still have
some
> kind of unit that the person can use while their unit is being
repaired.
>
>
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