While we WiFi freaks wait impatiently for the next-generation standard to get its own stamp of approval, the taskforce is now beginning the efforts to update the apparently insufficient “Standard for Rechargeable Batteries for Portable Computing.” In a presumed attempt to make the next wave of notebook batteries carry less explosive tendencies, the IEEE 1625 […]
Month: November 2006
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iPod shuffle (G2) Charging Issues
Mitsunobu Tanaka (a.k.a. KODAWARISAN) sends along this (translated) report of iPod shuffle (G2) charging issues. Has anyone else experienced this? Connecting iPod shuffle to the Dock connector, the trouble that occurs it does not become full charge. Of usually , iPod shuffle, with charge 4 hours 80% is charged in 100% and 1 hour. But, […]
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PowerPage Podcast Episode 26
Episode 26 of the PowerPage Podcast is now available.
A very short two weeks ago I wrote about the MacBook chasm, the difference in features and benefits between Apple’s consumer MacBook and the professional MacBook Pro. I wrote that Apple’s revving the MacBook Pro to the faster and cooler Core 2 Duo processor essentially widened the gap between the two lines and that it would make potential MacBook buyers think long and hard about the MBP before buying.
After several days of speculation following Apple’s insistence that British retailer play.com remove their pre-order page for the upcoming Core 2 Duo-based MacBook line, Apple has unveiled the next generation of its consumer level laptop.