Posted by NRen2k5 on 04/12/06 19:23

George Graves wrote:
> To charge - say- a set of rechargeable double-A cells up to 50-hour
> life in three minutes so that they could power a mini-disk or MP3
> player, one would literally have to use refrigeration on the battery
> (ies) and use a high-voltage/ high current charger and active
> electronics to monitor/control the charge. And good luck getting UL
> approval.

Same goes for the Lithium battery Sony uses. Fact of the matter is: You
do NOT get 50 hours of playback time from a 3-minute charge with the
Network Walkman. Read the fine print, dumbass.

- NRen2k5

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