Something that has genuinely improved in consumer tech over the past decade:
You can carry a little brick with you that extends the battery life of pretty much any device, even a full-on laptop gets a few extra hours out of it.
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@oscherler I would expect that modern cars just have USB-C PD ports built in, do they not?
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@max_power oh, that's really cool
For those who don't remember: laptops all had their own bulky chargers that were largely incompatible with each other.
For a while, they still had clip-in batteries you could swap quickly, but you had to interrupt your work and power them down to do it (except on some high end machines), and when that feature went away, you were just screwed without a charger and a power outlet.
I think the universal power bank is the better approach even than device-specific swappable batteries since they can serve any other USB-C device just as well.
Although internal batteries of devices should still be replaceable with minimal tool and skill requirements for maintenance and repair of course.
@aesthr I agree! this is so nice!
@aesthr And I know you’re a bike person, but you can now buy USB-PD cigarette lighter adapters that will charge a laptop. You used to need a bulky and expensive inverter for that.
I recently bought a thing about twice as bulky as yours that will charge my devices, inflate my tyres, and start my car if the battery’s dead. Very convenient for camping trips.