Recharge wireless peripherals

[John H. Holliday]

I see the new iMacs come with wireless keyboard and magic mouse-- slick.

So how long do they hold a charge (use/no use), do you have to switch them
on/off, how do you recharge?

[Barry Margolin]

In article <hc7qdm$prv$1...@news.albasani.net>,

I think they use ordinary AA batteries, which you have to replace. The
announcement mentioned new power management technology, which puts them
into low power mode when they're not in use, to lengthen battery life.

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[Gerry]

In article <barmar-8B9934....@news.eternal-september.org>,
Barry Margolin <bar...@alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> In article <hc7qdm$prv$1...@news.albasani.net>,
> "John H. Holliday" <d...@ok.org> wrote:
>
> > I see the new iMacs come with wireless keyboard and magic mouse-- slick.
> >
> > So how long do they hold a charge (use/no use), do you have to switch them
> > on/off, how do you recharge?
>
> I think they use ordinary AA batteries, which you have to replace. The
> announcement mentioned new power management technology, which puts them
> into low power mode when they're not in use, to lengthen battery life.

But if you use rechargeable batteries you won't have to replace them as
often.

[Barry Margolin]

In article
<meet.me-3F8739...@feeder.eternal-september.org>,
Gerry <mee...@three.com> wrote:

True, but that's no different from using rechargeable batteries in any
other device. The point is that the devices have no built-in recharger,
they're not like cell phones or iPods. You have to take the batteries
out and put them in a separate recharger, if you have one.