A suggestion
Get a 4xAA holder and a 5v regulator. Stick 'em together, hook it up to a USB socket, or mini-USB cable, and let her keep her phone charged while it's in her bag.

Also, replace the back panel and any side panels so it's smooth inside.

And add bluetooth. Everything's better with bluetooth.
( uberdeity Wondered why Owen Lars knew of the term "hell" on, Fri 21 Aug 2009, 17:32, 1 reply)

bluetooth?
well considering i remember seeing some twat try and tout his dumb idea of a smoothie maker - with USB connectivity on Dragons Den, I have reason to believe that not *everything* is better with bluetooth....

i could be wrong


and often am.
(Wankle-Rotary-Engine -pronounced 'Throat Wobbler Mangrove', Fri 21 Aug 2009, 17:33, closed)

Bluetooth speakers?
Get an A2DP headset and either hook up bigger speakers or just put the speakers behind the two round buttons. Then she can charge her phone and have it connected over bluetooth to speakers.

And a smoothie maker that was controllable over the Bluetooth serial port profile would be... well, pretty useless. But at least a bit more practical than fitting it with USB. I guess with a few sensors you could measure the mass of liquid you were drinking, the viscosity of it, the temperature of it, when you used it and for how long

You could set it up to be remotely controlled- keep it chilled in a refrigerated area all day, then when you come home your GPS enabled phone tells the mixer to turn on- so you've got a freshly made smoothie- without any lumps or separation caused by it being sat for too long.

So on its own it'd be crap. But as part of a "smart-home" system it could be very very good.
( uberdeity Wondered why Owen Lars knew of the term "hell" on, Fri 21 Aug 2009, 18:49, closed)