Solve : Microsoft plans an end to battery insertion issues?

1.	Solve : Microsoft plans an end to battery insertion issues?
Answer» Now, you probably don't lose any sleep worrying about inserting batteries the wrong way round but we're willing to guess that each and everyone of you has experienced putting a battery in upside down. And now, Microsoft has signalled the end for the polarity issue by announcing its InstaLoad technology. InstaLoad is a mechanical SOLUTION meaning that positive and negative connections become irrelevant when inserting traditional batteries including the popular AA and AAA sizes. Link I guess I'm a little surprised that MS has been developing this technology, (and even a little more surprised that they are offering it for free), although they do have several products that use batteries so maybe overall it will help their tech support.Was a little surprised too that they're just giving this technology away for free. Would assume they'd license it out. This would be extremely helpful for kids' toys... especially when they get to the age where they want to do THINGS themselves but don't understand the concept of left/right or plus/minus.Won't WORK with parrallel battery setups...Quote from: patio on July 12, 2010, 01:40:16 PM Won't work with parrallel battery setups... It should work the same using parallel or series. It's basically just two connectors sitting next to each other.In series no matter what software is used the batteries will not make a continious flow if one is out of kilter... Think about it.I wish they had more details about it works but take another look at the pictures in the link Nathan posted. It SHOWS four pictures of two batteries going every which way.You wouldn't need to use any kind of software. The whole set up is in the hardware. Take a look at the plans on the Microsoft webpage. You would just need to make a couple adjustments to where the leads go.

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Now, you probably don't lose any sleep worrying about inserting batteries the wrong way round but we're willing to guess that each and everyone of you has experienced putting a battery in upside down.

And now, Microsoft has signalled the end for the polarity issue by announcing its InstaLoad technology.

InstaLoad is a mechanical SOLUTION meaning that positive and negative connections become irrelevant when inserting traditional batteries including the popular AA and AAA sizes.

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I guess I'm a little surprised that MS has been developing this technology, (and even a little more surprised that they are offering it for free), although they do have several products that use batteries so maybe overall it will help their tech support.Was a little surprised too that they're just giving this technology away for free. Would assume they'd license it out. This would be extremely helpful for kids' toys... especially when they get to the age where they want to do THINGS themselves but don't understand the concept of left/right or plus/minus.Won't WORK with parrallel battery setups...Quote from: patio on July 12, 2010, 01:40:16 PM

Won't work with parrallel battery setups...

It should work the same using parallel or series. It's basically just two connectors sitting next to each other.In series no matter what software is used the batteries will not make a continious flow if one is out of kilter...
Think about it.I wish they had more details about it works but take another look at the pictures in the link Nathan posted. It SHOWS four pictures of two batteries going every which way.You wouldn't need to use any kind of software. The whole set up is in the hardware. Take a look at the plans on the Microsoft webpage. You would just need to make a couple adjustments to where the leads go.

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