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RAZD
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Message 5 of 35 (774369)
12-16-2015 4:36 PM
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12-16-2015 3:31 PM


Tesla's wireless power
Battery life of at least 2 days. At least.
No recharging ever because Tesla and energy taken from existing radio waves surrounding you:
Wireless power transfer - Wikipedia
Also use for indoor lighting with no power cords running to wall sockets ...
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Message 6 of 35 (774370)
12-16-2015 4:39 PM
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12-16-2015 1:54 PM


Current record keeping
I'd like the smartphone to digest the conversation and put all the relevant information in a useful place for later easy recall.
Either e-mail or text will keep a record of the conversation for later reference. Smart phones allow you to use either. With voice-recognition you can avoid the tiny screen poking and just have to ensure that the transcribed text is what you intended to say.
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Message 19 of 35 (774395)
12-17-2015 9:31 AM
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12-17-2015 8:07 AM


Re: Another Thing I Wish a Smartphone Could Do: Grocery Lists
Lists. You need to be able to both add and remove items from a list. ...
I use an ap called "inkpad" which can be check listed or not. You can have it on several devices (laptop, phone, tablet) and sync it between devices when you make changes. After you check items off while shopping you have the option to move checked items to the bottom or delete them.
Moving them to the bottom for repeat shopping items means you can uncheck them when it is time to get more.
I also use it for packing lists and kayaking lists (stuff to take along).
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Message 23 of 35 (774440)
12-17-2015 5:19 PM
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12-17-2015 11:11 AM


Re: Another Thing I Wish a Smartphone Could Do: Grocery Lists
The "Sign in" link and the "Create account" link both take you to the same page: Google Login. ...
Yes, forgot to mention, it uses "google" to sync between platforms, and the lists are stored in google space.
... , and also informs me that the non-premium version has ads.
So far the ads have been innocuous banners at the bottom of the page. Not enough to make me up to premium.

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Message 24 of 35 (774441)
12-17-2015 5:25 PM
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12-17-2015 3:27 PM


Re: Another Thing I Wish a Smartphone Could Do: Grocery Lists
2. When a note is open, there appears to be no way on my computer to check an item. There is a "checkmark" icon on my iPad which puts it in "check/uncheck" items mode. And there's a "notes" icon to return to normal note display mode.
3. When I check an item on my iPad and then examine the note on my computer, the check appears as "[X] " prefixed to the item. I can manually insert and delete the "[X] " and save the note, and the change will appear on my iPad the next time it syncs. But there is no automatic way to check and uncheck items on my computer.
It would appear that your ipad is in checkbox mode and your computer is in text list mode -- check the setting on your computer -- you should be able to click a check icon at the top or a text icon at the top to toggle.
abe -- I see they have added a shopping cart icon to add the option to shop on-line.
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Message 27 of 35 (774464)
12-18-2015 8:18 AM
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12-18-2015 8:07 AM


Re: Another Thing I Wish a Smartphone Could Do: Grocery Lists
I apologize for the off-topic rant I'm about to go off on now: ...
Let me add to that -- google and other search engines have become virtually useless because of garbage overload on the web. Bad and misleading or outright false information pervades the web, drowning out good information. There is so much that searching for something is usually a frustrating expenditure of time, and it is getting so bad that it will make librarians needed to manage a proper search.
Here's an opportunity for the next google geniuses -- have a search engine that only selects websites that pass a "truth in reporting" filter.
:rant:

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