Re: [NTLK] New Ultra Portable

From: Chris Searles (csearles_at_netcologne.de)
Date: Wed Apr 17 2002 - 15:02:38 EDT


>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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