Yay! Another attempt at bringing in money for TI!
I don't think it's worth it though, from what that says.

By the way, that site is down, and I'm not sure why...

Stickers? They have removable stickers for calculators? This is really pitiful.

I agree
I was going to say that next

Oh, I dunno. I'm actually planning on buying the Planets and the Diamonds stickers. Does anyone here have the kickstand case? Is it useful?

I do have a kickstand case. Mostly, I like it for the design on the outside; very rarely do I actually stand up my calculator on it. Also, I find that I can store papers and such sandwiched between the stand and the case. But, as I said, it's mostly for show: I frequently get compliments on it, the most common being "Is that your calculator? Wow, cool!"
Basically, the case is worth it if you are as attached to your calculator as I am (and you like the envious looks on everyone else's faces). However, the faceplates are rip!!!

I'm insanely attached to my Titanium. I've almost customized it beyond recognition, as far as software is concerned. Large number of custom shortcuts. Custom boot-up and shut-down routines, etc. And tons of programs that I've written for school.

So buying external customization is just an extension of that love for my calc, really. I was planning on getting my case engraved, but these stickers seem to be a better idea.

When I bought the TI keyboard, it came with a coupon for a free kickstand case (I have an 89hT, so the stand the keyboard came with could not fit). TI sent me a clear/silver one, and while it's a bit bulkier than the original calc's case, it looks fairly good, and is very very useful for the TI keyboard.

The stickers though are the kitchier thing TI made so far, even worse than the faceplates for the 84+SE!

They should let people that bought the keyboard years ago when it came out get a free kickstand case...

Oh oh oh - buy another one! You can never have enough TI keyboards ;)

Well, since I have a TI-92+, 1 TI-keyboard seems enough (which, incidentally, I am actually intending to use on a custom-made computer because it is easy to interface, & I can type fast enough on my other TI's).

Yes, it is. They should be focusing on making the calcs better (not that they aren't good already) instead of coming up with stupid pointless accessories like these and the different-colored cases.

how about making decent equipment to put the stickers on?

Come on now, I wouldn't be that harsh. TI's calcs are good products.

Compared to scientific calcs, yes.

Compared to Pocket PCs, cell phones, handhelds, no.

how about a real feature... like the ability to plug the calculator into the wall?

Yes, that would be immensely useful, especially since I can't seem to find any decent AAA batteries anymore -- I put some brand new Energizers in and it tells me the batteries are low already. wtf?

Don't use Energizers in calculators. Use Duracell.

As long as your not on an 85 or 86, Duracell is good. However its high internal resistance makes for dimming on the 85/85. I recommend Energizer rechargeable batteries. They have a lower capacity than others, but stand the test of time very well. Use NiMH.

Definitely use rechargable batteries. Before I switched, I burned through two packs of 4 AAA in six months. It is definitely the cheapest solution (after the initial investment) to the perennial problem of low batteries.

Well, I switched to Radioshack NI-CD batteries a while ago and they work fine for me. They really last long enough between carging for me to not get completely frustrated with them.
Also, I slightly hacked my calculator so you could plug an AC adapter into it. It worket great, it was a good substitute while the batteries were charging, until the adapter burned out.
Oh well.
Maybe I'll buy another someday.

One of the sets of batteries I use is Energizer AAA NiMH rechargeables. They work pretty well and I don't have to worry about batteries anymore, but I do have to pay attention to when they're getting low, because sometimes the battery meter doesn't detect when they're low and they'll suddenly cut out. If I'm not careful, that can cause me to lose my RAM sometimes.

I have the same fast power falloff with my Duracell NiMH batteries. I would also have the RAM loss problem, but i don't keep anything in RAM anymore, not after every ASM game I've tried has erased my RAM with an address error. I don't play calc games anymore.

Really, EVERY one? You must have played some unusually buggy games...

You poor soul! How do survive without games???!!!??? That's what calculators ought to be used for; it is their destiny!!

Well, I haven't lost my RAM in a while due to the cut-out, even once when they ran down in the middle of a BASIC program. I think what caused the RAM loss at first might have been that when the screen flickered in that weird way I panicked and wondered what the heck is going on and started pressing ON repeately. Then my RAM would be cleared. The last few times I didn't press ON, but instead just calmly put in new batteries and all was well.

But just to be safe, I not only keep Flash Archive copies of important stuff, but keep copies on my computer too (I've actually had one or two occasions where RAM *and* archive was lost!)

I had that happen once...the batteries ran down in my TI-92+, & it erased RAM, the archive, & all my apps. At least it did not erase the OS!

I never went through batteries in my calculator any faster than 2 months, and I used it for 3 hours or so a day doing various things. I don't have any rechargeable AAA's, nor do I intend on getting any -- they don't hold enough of a charge for it to be worth it. I do, however, have about 10 NiMH AA's. I use those a lot.

[quote]I never went through batteries in my calculator any faster than 2 months[/quote]

The first batteries it came with {duracell} died with-in the first two days of operation. Now i am using some 850mAh Rechargeable Energizers AAA. and soo far i have got 4.5 months of operation out of one recharge.

They should at LEAST work for a while, not immediately be low.

1. Voltage? Some manufacturers, for reasons known only to them, make 1.2V AAAs. Obviously, the amount of current it draws changes with the voltage, too, but I can't say whether Ohm's law works linearly in this case because I don't have a schematic.
2. Current? Changing the current available from batteries is the only way to increase capacity, and lower-capacity batteries obviously drain quickly. Again, Ohm's law plays an uncertain, though present, part.

Usually only rechargeables are 1.2, all alkalines are 1.5.

The cheap Family Dollar batteries work best for some reason...

I think that from all these different stories about battery usage, it is safe to conclude that slight differences in battery construction between manufacturers result in different batteries lasting longest, depending upon exact usage patterns (both how long per day & what kinds of stuff are done).

Really, that is the kind of thing that should have been built into the original designs. It would be simple yet immensely usefull.

Link.

Hey, thanks! Yeah, I'm quite proud of that.