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Posted by S.t.A.n.L.e.E on 11/22/05 22:34
Sun, 20 Nov 2005 4:38pm-0000, AnthonyR <nomail@nospam.com>:
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> "Samantha, the Crazy Nose" <circle@armory.com> wrote in message
> news:11nvs6083e9592f@corp.supernews.com...
>
> > 2hrs doesn't sound unreasonable though. My Sony DV camera will
> > record for 2hrs on the stock battery and drive a 3" diagonal LCD
> > screen, and my iBook gets about 5hrs of battery life with moderate
> > disk use. (Though I can bring it down to 3 by like rendering
> > in Maya or something)
> >
>
> A friend of mine just bought a new 30gb Video ipod and his biggest
> disappointment is that the battery runs out fast while watching a video,
> usually a little before he can see a 2 hour movie on the way to work and
> during lunch.
> So his solution is to buy extra chargers and have them everywhere, work,
> car, home, mothers, etc...
>
> Have you seen how thin this thing is? I'm amazed there is even a battery in
> there, lol
> To compare that to a clunky Sony camcorder battery time is unrealistic. I
> guess someone can buy an extra
> external battery unit and use that as a power source to run it while
> travelling.
>
A friend scratch-built a little circuit inside a thin can as dock
to charge his cellphone using regular AA batteries on the road.
He could probably make something similar for his iPod.
Laters. =)
Stan
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