It comes with a wall charger, and you can find them pretty much all over the place; I got mine from amazon. You can usually find things pretty cheap there, so that's where I usually start. On Mar 31, 2013, at 7:56 PM, anita wrote:
> Isn't this a recharageable battery? I have something similar, but it doesn't > plug in to an outlet. Where did you purchase yours? > Anita > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jessica Moss" <junglebookfa...@gmail.com> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 9:32 PM > Subject: Re: Portable device accessories > > > Ok, if saving your battery life is a specific thing you're wanting to do, I > have one of the Newtrent, I think it's spelled, battery packs, that you just > plug your IPhone cable into, then plug it into your phone, and absolutely > love it. It comes with a power cord that you plug into an outlet to charge > it, which you'll have to do when you first take it out of the box, and you'll > most likely want to do this overnight; at least that's what I did, sense I > ended up plugging it in late in the afternoon, and I'm not absolutely sure > how long it takes it to charge.. > There are 2 different one's, I think I have the heavy-duty one, because it's > kind of a decent size, and ends up fitting in my jacket/pants pocket, but can > last a pretty good while. > I took a trip up to NC about 2 months ago, which was about a 9 hour drive, > used several apps off and on, and didn't have to charge it until about a day > or so later, so I'd strongly recommend looking into one of these. I got it > as a Christmas gift, so can't remember how much they cost right off, but > they're well worth it sense you can carry it around and don't have to look > for an outlet/car charger, then have your phone tied down like it's a house > phone. > On Mar 29, 2013, at 10:29 PM, Esther wrote: > >> Hello Gena, >> >> I'll interleave my replies after your questions: >>> I've been trying to get my head around what portable device to buy. To save >>> using battery power of my iPhone as an orientation tool. I thought I'd buy >>> myself a portable device. It appears that that the iPads with 3G also have >>> a GPS receiver. But can you pair a bluetooth GPS receiver to the other >>> devices? Could Navigon run on Nano's, iPod Touchs? >> >> Esther: In general, you can only purchase specific Bluetooth GPS devices >> that are compatible with being paired to Apple iOS devices such as the iPod >> Touch or Wi-Fi only iPad, unless your are willing to jailbreak your device >> and then research an app for jailbroken devices that allows you to pair >> other GPS devices via Bluetooth. You cannot run an iOS app like Navigon or >> any other complex GPS app being used for directions on a device like the >> iPod Nano. GPS Bluetooth devices that have been successfully paired and >> used with an iPod Touch with apps like Navigon include the Dual Electronics >> XGPS150A and the Bad Elf GPS Receiver. >> >> Your question is more complex than it might seem, because you also need to >> know that the navigation software will work on a device that is not an >> iPhone. The developer can detect the device architecture in the app. I >> recently read that MotionX GPS Drive, a popular solution for users in the >> U.S. and Canada, blocks the operation of the app on an iPod Touch. And I >> remember that initially for quite some time, Sendero blocked the GPS >> functions of their LookAround app if it was loaded onto an iPad -- even if >> the device had 3G and was able to run Navigon and all sorts of other GPS >> apps. The only GPS device manufacturer I know of, that posted lists of the >> GPS apps they had checked out to work with their device on an iPod Touch, is >> Dual Electronics. Otherwise, you probably have to find someone who has >> bought the device and the navigation apps and can tell you the combination >> works. There have been a few reports on the viphone list. >> >> Remember, too, that some of the helper apps for locating POIs like AroundMe, >> Where To?, and others, require an active network connection to pass on their >> information, if you're not prepared to work solely within an app like >> Navigon with downloaded maps. >> >> You might be better off investing in an external battery pack for your >> existing iPhone. >>> >>> I see that Apple offer a personal Weather Station. Does VO read the outputs >>> from the station? Or is there other ways we can obtain barometric pressure? >> >> Esther: I've read about the Netatmo Weather station on the viphone list. I >> gather that at this time the initial setup of the weather station and its >> app is not accessible, although two of the users who are enthusiastic about >> this product managed to do the setup independently by running OCR programs >> to read the instructions. So if you have sighted help to get this set up, >> both for the physical connection of the device and the initial app >> installation, it sounds as though you can read the outputs with VoiceOver, >> such as indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity, along with carbon >> monoxide and noise levels. The developers were working on installing wind >> speed sensors according to a November report. The iPhone interface was >> reported as a bit cluttered for VoiceOver, but usable. I don't remember >> whether you could get barometric pressure reported. >> >> Can't you get barometric pressure reported from the Weather Underground >> mobile site? They even have one now that's specifically for the iPhone. Use >> the URL: >> http://m.wund.com/ >> or on the iPhone use: >> http://i.wund.com/ >> Type in your city or postal code and then double tap the "Go" button in the >> bottom right corner of the virtual keyboard. Then, once you have the >> forecast page for your city, save it to your home screen by double tapping >> the Safari "Utilities" button at the bottom of your screen, just above the >> home button. Double tap the "Add to Home Screen" button, and you'll be able >> to access the weather report for your city, both current and forecast, >> including barometric pressure. >>> Also I saw this: Withings Smart Kid Scale. Anyone attempted to use this >>> product? >>> >>> I look forward to any input on any of these accessories. >> Esther: I don't know anything about this product. Gena, you can use the >> Mail Archive page for the viphone list to search for more information about >> the Netatmo weather station. They've now been archiving posts there for >> nearly a year. Go to: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone%40googlegroups.com/ >> You can type in your search terms, like "Netamo" and "Sieghard" -- the >> person who has posted most about this product -- into the text box and >> press return. You'll get a report of the number of matches, and a set of >> links with the post subject followed by the date, a brief excerpt of the >> content, and the name of the poster. Activate any links that look >> interesting to read the posts. >> >> I also wrote some more extensive posts about Bluetooth GPS receivers for the >> iPod Touch on the Mac-Access list, which is a UK-based Mac list that also >> archives its posts at the Mail Archive. Here's a link to one of the posts >> that may be of interest: >> • GPS on an iPod Touch {was Re: An Excellent GPS app for iPhone and visually >> impaired people] >> http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access%40mac-access.net/msg10357.html >> >> If you want to read down the thread to the next post, press Control-n in >> Safari on your mac. To navigate to the previous post in a thread, press >> Control-p in Safari. The initial post gives links to some of the product >> web sites at the end of the post. >> >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Gena >> >> You're welcome. HTH. 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