You would just have to remember to recharge it before you went on a trip. I'm just playing the devil's advocate here. I like things the way they are. At 03:17 PM 4/8/2005, you wrote: >But what good is recharging via a USB port going to do when you are in a >plane or on a bus and the batteries die? I like the fact that the only >thing that ties me to the computer with the book Port is the transfer >software. > >Joni >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sandy Licht" <slicht@xxxxxxxxx> > > >If rechargeable batteries are indeed on the menu, why not have one similar >to the one on the I-pod Shuffle... probably on other models as well? When >you connect the Shuffle to the USB port, it recharges the batteries. Just >a thought. Sandy Licht Phone: 409-898-8218 Jeremiah 29:11 - 14A 11For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13If you look for me in earnest, you will find me when you seek me. 14I will be found by you," says the LORD...