Everything is battery powered. My laptop, my iPod, my digtal camera, my mobile phone, my regular phone... everything. Regardless of the fact that I rely on all of these devices on a daily basis, I just can't seem to keep them all powered up.
I stopped using a Palm Pilot long ago for this very reason. It was never charged up, and as easy as it is, I simply couldn't be bothered keeping it in its cradle. It's collecting dust now. Ditto the mobile phone, although I'm making a point of plugging it in these days. Perhaps the monthly fee has something to do with it.
I have an older model iPod, so I need to remember to plug it into the Firewire cable dangling permanently from my computer. Newer models come with a dock that makes recharging easier. I have an older model.
The problem: each device has it's own power adapter. Each one of them different. I don't have enough outlets in one room to keep the suckers juiced to max power -- and if I did, the resulting octopus of cables would be insanity.
So, I've decided I need a universal adapter that will charge everything and anything. Or better yet, I need wireless recharging -- or batteries that last years.
Wireless internet technolgy is amazing and everyone is (rightfully) fired up about it -- but it's amazing how tied down we are to power that is never fully wireless.
While at the airport recently, I found myself constantly searching for a comfortable seat near a power outlet. They were always taken. I resorted to sitting on the floor, usually propped up against a vending machine, using every last second to give my PowerBook just a little bit more life.
While at SXSW Interactive, power outlets in panel sessions were scarce. At one point while chatting with a friend, I had to quickly write "battery dying. bye.". Thankfully, the friend unplugged his adapter and silently handed it over so that I might siphon off some precious voltage. Ahh. Rejuvenation.
Will we ever be truly wireless?