Re: [NTLK] New Ultra Portable

From: Grant C Brunson (grant_at_burneffect.com)
Date: Wed Apr 17 2002 - 15:19:20 EDT


You're right about that. Well, these guys worked at Apple during the iPod, iBook, and TiBook. Maybe the battery technology for this Ultra Portable is similar.
  
The iPod doesn't have a whole lot to power tho... screen, backlight occasionally, earbuds, drive...

-----Original Message-----

>No kidding... I've heard, you EE's out there may know better, that the
>single largest obstacle to portable computing is the battery. We're still
>being forced to use (relatively) ancient technology by the battery
>companies who buy the patients for revolutionary (size and life)
>innovations and shelve them so we'll keep buying the AA's that come off
>their highly efficient and expensively tooled production lines...

Yes, but what kind of battery does the iPod use? It must be one of those
that didn't get "shelved".

Chris Searles

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