Imagine your ipod has a plain black iPod shaped "pad" that it can be laid flat on - just like when you set it down on a desk or table. Ok - now imagine that the iPod battery recharges through a proximity transfer of energy from this pad (which would obviously need to be plugged into an outlet). Now no more wires & plugs to connect / disconnect.
If the iPod connects to the computer wirelessly to transfer data - then no more need for a connector!
You can see something sort-of like this (prototyped for a car) on cnet here:
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...or how about charging based on motion, like self-winding watches? I know the iPod takes infinitely more power to operate than my watch does, but isn't it just a matter of time before the iPod takes less energy than it does now, and we're able to tap more energy out of our movement?
Funny I should see this article this morning:
http://www.9to5mac.com/wild-charge-makes-ipod-changing-easy-3246524
andy, you're amazing!
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