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From: Jim on 27 Jul 2010 11:43 On 2010-07-27, Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: >>>> >>>> I wish it had been like a PS3 wireless controller - charge it up by >>>> connecting it via a USB lead, then disconnect it (if you wish) when >>>> charged. >>> >>> Indeed, that would have been the perfect compromise. I don't mind >> > paying >>> extra to get a bit more versatility (albeit for something I don't >> > want) >>> but do feel a bit miffed that if I want one (and I do) I have to pay >>> extra for reduced usability for me. >> >> The big problem of course is that rechargeable batteries don't last >> anything like as long as disposables. You'd be plugging it in once a >> week or so. HOW WOULD PEOPLE COPE?! > > By not unplugging it! Cunning. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett
From: Danny T on 27 Jul 2010 16:45 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > The big problem of course is that rechargeable batteries don't last > anything like as long as disposables. You'd be plugging it in once a > week or so. HOW WOULD PEOPLE COPE?! This rather gushing piece TUAW about the new Apple batteries and charger holds out the possibility that it might not be quite as bad as that. http://www.tuaw.com/2010/07/27/apples-new-battery-charger-is-deceptively-cool/ -- Danny T
From: Jim on 27 Jul 2010 16:56 Danny T <DannyTucsm(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > > > The big problem of course is that rechargeable batteries don't last > > anything like as long as disposables. You'd be plugging it in once a > > week or so. HOW WOULD PEOPLE COPE?! > > This rather gushing piece TUAW about the new Apple batteries and charger > holds out the possibility that it might not be quite as bad as that. > > http://www.tuaw.com/2010/07/27/apples-new-battery-charger-is-deceptively-cool/ I read that earlier today. It's certainly intriguing. Jim -- "Microsoft admitted its Vista operating system was a 'less good product' in what IT experts have described as the most ambitious understatement since the captain of the Titanic reported some slightly damp tablecloths." http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/
From: Woody on 27 Jul 2010 17:20 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > Danny T <DannyTucsm(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > > > > > The big problem of course is that rechargeable batteries don't last > > > anything like as long as disposables. You'd be plugging it in once a > > > week or so. HOW WOULD PEOPLE COPE?! > > > > This rather gushing piece TUAW about the new Apple batteries and charger > > holds out the possibility that it might not be quite as bad as that. > > > > http://www.tuaw.com/2010/07/27/apples-new-battery-charger-is-deceptively > > -cool/ > > I read that earlier today. It's certainly intriguing. Although without wishing to be too negative, it is still just a battery charger. -- Woody Alienrat Design Ltd
From: Ian McCall on 27 Jul 2010 17:40
On 2010-07-27 14:01:31 +0100, Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> said: > <http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC380?mco=MTg1ODA3Njk> Hurrah! Hurrah, I thought - I've been after one of these for -ages-. True, I'd have preferred one built into a keyboard but still....hurrah! So off to my wallet I go and...err...wait a sec, what? No physical button? Ah. I -hate- press-to-click. Oh well, I can continue to dream whilst using my faithful Logitech scrollmouse. > Fifty-nine quid, which strikes me as a tad steep, although I like that > you can use both a mouse -and- this together. Welcome to the wonderful world of currency devaluation and rising fuel prices. It's not that the price of the trackpad is massively outrageous, it's that the pound is weak. Quantitive easing my....err....hmm. <http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=GBP&to=USD&view=5Y> (they won't let me do 3Y, which is what I actually want). Cheers, Ian |