steven n fettig's Jitterin' Thoughts

This is going to hit the edge of being ridiculous, but I'm going to say it anyway. I have 3 laptops in my house (along with 9 other server/workstations) and the most frustrating part of buying a laptop is purchasing extra batteries... Each laptop has its own design, and thusly, its own battery. I am ecstatic that Apple prices its batteries reasonably (not like IBM's $240 for a battery that only lasts 2 hrs anyway), but I end up spending close to 1/4 of the value of the actual laptop on batteries (so that I can go truly wireless for a decent amount of time). When I go to sell the laptop, that really adds no value to the sale (if you think it should, try explaining to someone buying your used equipment on eBay that they should shell over an extra $200 for the extra batteries). So, what I want is wireless power. I can't remember where I read about using microwave technology for providing objects with wireless power, but NASA was working on something along these lines years ago and I wonder how far the research got... I'll donate $100 to help... if I could only really get rid of these wires.