InkLink (by Seiko) is a combination of a special ball pen and a clip which attaches to any pad of paper. The clip (ultrasonically I believe) tracks the movement of the pen and transfers all strokes to a PC or PDA via serial/USB/IRDa. I've had one for a couple of months now, it works accurately and faultlessly and is invaluable for creating digital records of notes taken in meetings, scribbled idea's, diagrams etc. In conjunction with a PDA with GPRS it could be a civil engineers dream come true.
It's on all the time, unless I forget to charge it... Having said that all but my first phone had li-ion power so much less of a memory effect. From my experience I'd say you've been unlucky...
Agree entirely, how long before the same approach to lightbulbs is applied to cellphones ?
Once everyone's got there's, no one will buy any. I see cellphones that go pop after a years use rapidly approaching.
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InkLink (by Seiko) is a combination of a special ball pen and a clip which attaches to any pad of paper. The clip (ultrasonically I believe) tracks the movement of the pen and transfers all strokes to a PC or PDA via serial/USB/IRDa. I've had one for a couple of months now, it works accurately and faultlessly and is invaluable for creating digital records of notes taken in meetings, scribbled idea's, diagrams etc. In conjunction with a PDA with GPRS it could be a civil engineers dream come true.
It's on all the time, unless I forget to charge it... Having said that all but my first phone had li-ion power so much less of a memory effect. From my experience I'd say you've been unlucky...
Hmmm, over the last 11 years I've got through 3 cellphones, never had to buy a new battery yet.
Agree entirely, how long before the same approach to lightbulbs is applied to cellphones ? Once everyone's got there's, no one will buy any. I see cellphones that go pop after a years use rapidly approaching.
S'already been done... http://lists.essential.org/pipermail/random-bits/2 001-July/000624.html