[selowitch]

Does anybody know the answer to this?

[Mithras]

I would guess not, since the idea of sleeping is to cut power consumption.

[Disgruntled Head of C-3PO]

If you are talking about the shuffle it doesn't seem to charge when hooked up to my 500MHz iBook.

[MARINEOSX]

My iPod mini charges and is usable when my iBook is asleep. It should work the same way with any of them, and the newer iBooks. I use firewire just so you know.

[selowitch]

Originally posted by MARINEOSX:
My iPod mini charges and is usable when my iBook is asleep. It should work the same way with any of them, and the newer iBooks. I use firewire just so you know.

Understood. For my part, I'm interested in recharging my wireless mouse or Palm via USB.

[MARINEOSX]

I can't help you out there man sorry. My clie is like 2 or 3 years old and has to have a dock to charge so I can't check that. However if you were to get a usb to fire wire adapter I would bet money on it that that firewire port would continue to supply power. If it does it for the iPod I would think it would do it for the palm or mouse too.

here is a link to a hole gagle of connectors for an ok price.

http://www.bizrate.com/buy/noncat_pr...119284207.html

[MARINEOSX]

does this look like the right connector? I don't think it is, but I cant really tell.

Here is a linkto the site.

[Abbas]

I can charge my imate JAM while the ibook is asleep without any problems.

-Abbas

[Detrius]

When I hook up my LED light to the USB port, it works even when the iBook is asleep. Therefore, power is still available.