Why does my trackpad always show 100% in system preferences?

I read where someone is having the exact problem but with the keyboard instead. A widget was suggested as a work around but is it a problem with Lion or is there something else I could do to fix it. Thanks

nrg2go wrote:
You know what forget it. There ain't much reality to reproduce.
It always reads 100% period. It never changes.
I can only hope Apple read these things and look into it.
Thanks anyway.
Do try uk-max's suggestion. Othewise, keep an eye on the battery level that does work so you don't wind up with a dead battery and can't re-pair it (because the battery is dead.....).
FWIW, Apple is aware of the issue; I sent in a bug report - I've heard of several being stuck at 57%, some at 100%. On mine, it was always the wrong percentage showing in the Bluetooth menu bar.
For anyone else: we are not discussing laptop batteries, but the battery level of the magic trackpad (or mouse, for that matter) - both are bluetooth, both have batteries, and there has been a problem showing the correct battery level for both.

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