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From: nospam on 27 May 2010 15:38
In article <htmf5p$sgc$10(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Justin
<nospam(a)insightbb.com> wrote:

> > so two days out of a year it's not enough. that's 363 days where the
> > battery life is more than adequate, 364 days for leap years.
>
> I'm sorry, I came up with an actual use case issue without even
> looking into others, such as camping, hiking, other times when you
> are disconnected from the grid for extended periods of time

i never said there weren't any use cases where an ipod battery won't
last long enough. the point is it's rare.

there are also use cases at the other end of the spectrum, where a user
can go several weeks between charges.

for the vast majority of users, it's more then enough, including you.
only on two days out of the entire year is it an issue, and you said
you have a second player anyway, so it really isn't an issue at all.

> Never mind people like my brother-in-law who travel between Taiwan
> and Indiana every few weeks for business.

out of 250 million ipod owners, how many do you think actually do that?
seriously. most people don't even fly domestic, let alone overseas.

> > there are external ipod batteries, or find an airline with seat power,
> > or upgrade to a cabin with power. do you really listen to 24 hours of
>
> Yes, I will upgrade to a $7000 ticket from a $1200 ticket so I can get a
> power adapter. How financially responsible.

there are far less expensive ways to upgrade, and you get a *much* more
enjoyable flight than being stuck in coach.
From: nospam on 27 May 2010 15:38
In article <htmfb1$sgc$12(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Justin
<nospam(a)insightbb.com> wrote:

> There are also *lots* of USB mini extenders on the market, which can
> charge more than a single proprietary device.

all of which can charge an ipod. your point is?
From: nospam on 27 May 2010 15:38
In article <htmf91$sgc$11(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Justin
<nospam(a)insightbb.com> wrote:

> >> > You could of course get a low cost battery extender,
> >> > which works quite well.
> >>
> >> True, then I would have a dongle hanging from my iPod making it somewhat
> >> less
> >> convenient to just throw in a shirt pocket and listen.
> >
> > many of them snap on and add very little extra bulk, but since this is
> > for a plane flight to australia, you don't need to throw it in a shirt
> > pocket. keep trying though, it's entertaining.
>
> Oh yes, where would you suggest I put it? Hold it in my lap for the entire
> trip
> or perhaps my hand? The seat pocket in front of me is inconvenient due to
> people getting in and out (I sit in the aisle). The flights are almost
> always full or close to full, so not the seat next to me either.

like i said, many snap on the bottom of the ipod or they're a combo
battery/case and they're not really that big either, you certainly
don't need an empty seat for one.
From: John Navas on 27 May 2010 17:01
On Thu, 27 May 2010 18:31:30 +0000 (UTC), Justin <nospam(a)insightbb.com>
wrote in <htmdq1$sgc$6(a)news.eternal-september.org>:

>John Navas wrote on [Thu, 27 May 2010 11:23:53 -0700]:

>> You could of course get a low cost battery extender,
>> which works quite well.
>
>True, then I would have a dongle hanging from my iPod making it somewhat less
>convenient to just throw in a shirt pocket and listen.

It clips to the device. Check it out before dismissing it. ;)

--
Best regards,
John

If the iPhone is really so impressive,
why do iFans keep making excuses for it?
From: John Navas on 27 May 2010 17:03
On Thu, 27 May 2010 14:01:48 -0700, John Navas <jnspam1(a)navasgroup.com>
wrote in <nbntv5pt70d7tgk51q6ok13jv58vd13e54(a)4ax.com>:

>On Thu, 27 May 2010 18:31:30 +0000 (UTC), Justin <nospam(a)insightbb.com>
>wrote in <htmdq1$sgc$6(a)news.eternal-september.org>:
>
>>John Navas wrote on [Thu, 27 May 2010 11:23:53 -0700]:
>
>>> You could of course get a low cost battery extender,
>>> which works quite well.
>>
>>True, then I would have a dongle hanging from my iPod making it somewhat less
>>convenient to just throw in a shirt pocket and listen.
>
>It clips to the device. Check it out before dismissing it. ;)

p.s. In addition to powering the phone, it also recharges the device
battery, and can then be removed after a relatively short period of
time.

--
Best regards,
John

If the iPhone is really so impressive,
why do iFans keep making excuses for it?
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