Jeffrey MacHott wrote:
> Amy Guskin wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:15:29 -0500, Aleks A.-Lessmann wrote
>> (in article ):
>>
>>> On 25 Jan 2007 14:24:46 -0800, Joseph DeMartino wrote:
>>>> PAPER DON'T BREAK.  And if you want to impress me with an
eBook, find
>>>> me one that I can read by candlelight on day 11 of a 15 day period
>>>> without electricity.   
>>> My Palm goes MONTHS before batteries give. When I use it often at night,
>>> I get at least 1 month out of the rechargeable batteries. <<
>>
>> All well and good if you know _in advance_ that you're going to have 
>> an 11-15 day period without electricity, and can charge or replace the 
>> batteries accordingly.  (Which, I suppose, means that Palms would be 
>> useful for Iraqis to read by...)
>>
>> Amy
> 
> You know what would rock?  A solar charger for a PDA.  Do you think they 
> can build one into the screen?
> 
PDA screens are the wrong material to make solar cells out of.

Solar chargers suitable for PDAs exist.  See this advert.
http://www.siliconsolar.com/shop/product.php?productid=140&cat=0&page=1>

Andrew Swallow
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