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1366 points aleksi | 6 comments | 14 Oct 24 15:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.914s | source | bottom
1. weinzierl ◴[14 Oct 24 16:16 UTC] No.41838959[source]▶
Where does it draw power from? Does it have to be permanently connected or does it have a battery?

I have a lilygo T-Display (which costs less than a 10th of the Busy Status Bar), but I intended to use it untethered and freely movable on the desk. Sadly the battery life is so bad that I basically have to leave it plugged in all the time.

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2. diggan ◴[14 Oct 24 16:20 UTC] No.41839001[source]▶
> Where does it draw power from? Does it have to be permanently connected or does it have a battery?

Since it's not mentioned in text, extrapolating from the photos (sometimes it's connected with a cable, sometimes not) I'd have to assume it has a battery.

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3. noitpmeder ◴[14 Oct 24 16:24 UTC] No.41839031[source]▶
Standard these days is chargeable, have to imagine that is the case here.
4. weinzierl ◴[14 Oct 24 18:07 UTC] No.41840160[source]▶
The natural follow up would be: How often do I have to plug it in? If I have to charge it daily it is probably too much of a hassle and I'll have to have it plugged-in all the time.
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5. echoangle ◴[14 Oct 24 19:09 UTC] No.41840807[source]▶
On the image which shows the back screen, you can also see a battery icon in the lower right, so that's a very safe bet.
6. _ache_ ◴[16 Oct 24 21:04 UTC] No.41863849{3}[source]▶
Once per day, 9h battery life. From the blog post.

https://busy.bar/blog/developing-the-mechanical-and-electric...