On Feb 3, 2004, at 10:24 AM, Charles Pearce wrote: > Yeah, that would certainly have a futuristic look and feel to it, but > two things come to mind about this: First, if you turn the lid so it > faces the sun, then so are you--with the sun right in your face. > Second, personally, I find it almost impossible to see the screen when > out in direct sunlight. Maybe one of those dark clothes like old-time > photographers used to use might help, but I think it would be mighty > hot under there. If the solar panel were separate, then you could stay > in the shade and the panel could bake in the sun. Apple's baseball cap is excellent for shading the eyes from the sun. I am also thinking of covering it with solar cells. If we could just transmit electricity via wifi or bluetooth... --- <http://www.billionairesforbush.com/index.html>