[bookport] Re: power
- From: "Neal Ewers" <neal.ewers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 17:34:41 -0600
Hey! There we go, a wind up book port. No batteries, No AC power, no
hassles, just a lot of broken springs.
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gary Wunder
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 3:55 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: power
I agree that Larry will do the right thing by us - but where in the
world
will you put the crank on the BookPort?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy Licht" <slicht@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 3:13 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: power
>I have a small radio that has several power options. It has a
>nonreplaceable rechargeable battery. You can also use replaceable
double
>a's. The radio has a built-in battery charger that charges 3 different
>ways. First: you can plug it in to the wall. Second, it has a crank.
You
>crank it 1 minute for a 20 minute charge. Third, it has a solar panel.
>The radio isn't that large, and it only cost me $34.00. Depending on
how
>long you charge it, the battery lasts a long time. I'm not too worried
>about how APH decides to handle the battery situation. Remember, Larry
is
>a Bookport user himself! He knows what we need.
>
> At 03:02 PM 2/3/2006, you wrote:
>>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.
>> >
>> >
>
> 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. 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 LORD...
>
>
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