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Re: [LUG] cancel that order for the eeeeee

 

On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:16:20 +0000
Simon Williams wrote:

> Neil Williams wrote:
> > On Tue, 2008-02-19 at 13:34 +0000, Tom Potts wrote:
> >> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/02/19/elonex_guns_for_eee/
> >> I whope its amd....
> > 
> > A mystery right now but some have hinted it is only a lowly 300MHz
> > x86 in a re-badged tablet (swapping the touchscreen for a keyboard)
> > format. i.e. old hardware in a new case with a lovely new badge. ;-)
> > 
> > So far, the Eeee is looking a better choice - it might be that this
> > one will be easier to obtain but if it's not up to the job......
> 
> Whichever one has the best battery life gets my money...
> 
> I swear all mobile device manufacturers must be brain-dead or
> something.
> 
> Someone could blow the EeePC away if they released something which 
> lasted all day on batteries.

I wonder how much power you could get out of the user by adding
something to the keys and mouse buttons to generate small amounts of
electricity on each keypress and click.

Hmm...

Grant.

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