[raspberry-vi] Re: Making a Pi a portable device
- From: Indigo <33indigo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: raspberry-vi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2013 19:12:26 -0400
Hi List,
I'm Indi.
I'd love to have a portable device too, just for writing, with no touch
screen, thanks, no whirring fan, please, no bottom so hot it scorches my
lap, no whizzing hard drive eating up battery life.
I once had a Tosheba T-1000 on dos that ran 3 or 4 weeks, not hours, on
a battery charge.
Well, it weighed 7 pounds, small for its era, and then I needed to
velcro a speech synthesizer onto its case, since I can't see the screen.
If raspberry Pi will do it, I'd give it no screen at all, and run Vinus,
the Linux build that has its own talking screenreader built in.
What's the wattage drain on the Raspberry Pi anyway.
Could I get dozens of hours of battery life if I velcroed the
motherboard plus batteries onto the under edge of this Logitech USB
keyboard?
Thanks,
Indi
On 10/13/2013 6:22 PM, Georgina Joyce wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I noticed that someone wants to make their Pi a portable device. I wondered
> if they had some tips from their experience?
>
> Is there a battery that can be purchased specifically for the Pi, or do you
> have to mess with a sldering iron?
>
> What housing is being used?
>
> Can we buy a braille keyboard and get the translation software? Such as that
> used on the icon?
>
> I see I am in luck, as one of the bluetooth dongles I have appear to be
> compatible with the accessible arch distro. Or at least the output of lsusb
> shows it. I just have to read up on the steps on getting it up and working.
>
> Gena
> Georgina Joyce
> Applied Psychologist
> Training and Coaching.
> Because individuals of groups matter!
>
>
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