If you're thinking about using something similar to what cellphones use, we'll have to have a cradle type gizmo into which we would plug in the bookport or its battery pack. Comparing that situation to the current one, that's adding a nuisance gfactor. Personally I like the present situation. We just have to be gentle with replacing batteries. I probably sound like a party pooper here. But I'm so in love with the bookport the way it is! That doesn't mean that I don't think some changes could be great. Bare in mind that I've had my bookport only since September and I feel like a kid in a candy store when I go to the web braille and bookshare sites. (big Grin.) Lois -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.0/248 - Release Date: 2/1/2006