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Old 09-06-2012, 05:37 PM   #1
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Really Scott, that small.

That would be great. I guess I still remember the evolution of the cell phone, starting with the handset attached to the portable sewing machine, then to the VHS cassette with the antenna on it etc, etc.

Years ago when I lived in SE Asia, playing golf with some Motorola guys in Singapore and they said we have the technology to put a cell phone on your wrist today, problem is you have to wear the battery on your back.

I'd consider this, I don't see much of a mechanical irreversable downside to this.


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*Or is it - irreversable mechanical downside

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Old 09-07-2012, 03:52 PM   #2
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Really Scott, that small.

That would be great. I guess I still remember the evolution of the cell phone, starting with the handset attached to the portable sewing machine, then to the VHS cassette with the antenna on it etc, etc.

Years ago when I lived in SE Asia, playing golf with some Motorola guys in Singapore and they said we have the technology to put a cell phone on your wrist today, problem is you have to wear the battery on your back.

I'd consider this, I don't see much of a mechanical irreversable downside to this.


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*Or is it - irreversable mechanical downside
Yeah, and it sounds as if it would be a fairly safe idea as well. Someone here on Yarisworld, or in comments to a YouTube post, put up a link promoting a company in Arizona. This company built a battery operated pickup truck using multiple standard car batteries. They mounted the batteries under the bed and put a lift on the bed to open up the 'bay' where the batteries are located. The site or direct YouTube link included a video that illustrated the execution of the idea. My first thought was that this execution would lead to a very negative result if the truck was ever involved in an accident.
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