[NTLK] The Apple Tablet (aka iNewt) saga, part 4,037,862

[reilly001os at aol.com]

>(yes, I've owned a
pre-backlight color gameboy))

Yep me too, gameboy color and advanced models (I eventually put an afterburner front light kit in the advanced though), also have an original "motion blur" gray scale gameboy, good times! If you ever get the chance to play with a VirtualBoy that's a cool system too assuming you get it adjusted right for your eyes/head (if not be prepard for a headache!).

slighly O/T, sorry couldn't resist :-)

Joe Reilly
------Original Message------
From: Andrew Beals
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Subject: Re: [NTLK] The Apple Tablet (aka iNewt) saga, part 4,037,862
Sent: Jan 11, 2010 21:19

On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 7:09 PM, Lord Groundhog <LordGroundhog at gmail.com>wrote:

> ~~~ On 2010/01/11 23:55, Ryan Vetter at physicalconstants at yahoo.ca wrote
> ~~~
>
> >  ... and inject a massive battery in this thing. ...
>
>
> But probably not big enough; a *sufficiently* substantial battery will add
> weight, and they will want to do that, especially because it'll spoil the
> balance and "feel" of the tablet.
>
> Of course, I'm working on the principle that 6 hours real-world is NOT
> enough for a tablet.  But then, I've been spoiled by my Newts.  When you
> can
> get days, why would you settle for hours?   ;-)
>
>
Backlights, color displays (try having one without (yes, I've owned a
pre-backlight color gameboy)), and MIPS all cost battery power.  Even with
modern flexible lithium cells, a tablet is either going to weigh a few
pounds or you're going to find yourself with an adaptor in your pocket and
often tethered to the grid.

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