[bookport] Re: power
- From: "David Tanner" <david-tanner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 20:54:11 -0600
Oh, I thought APH had at least 4 times as much r and d dollers as either of
thos companies. Or maybe they just have better R&D people when it comes to
making devices for blind users.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Ring" <ring.richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 3:02 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: power
: 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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