Trading wires for wires...

I will try not to crib a lot in this post, but the reason i am writing this is because i am beginning to get frustrated about the large number of wires that i have to lug around with me anywhere i go. In case i am moving to any place for more than a day, these are the number of wires/chargers that i have to carry with me to keep myself running.

1. a laptop charger(1)
2. a mobile chargers(2) / Motorola and Nokia
3. a camera charger(1)
4. connection cable for my camera(1) / for transferring images
5. cable for my external hard Disk(1)

Its true that we have gotten rid of a lot of wires, but i believe that there is a need for developing a common standard for connection in battery powered mobile systems. And i don't think that is completely impossible. We have got so many standards right for other systems. We have standards for the other end of the cable that goes into the power socket, we need to extend that to the other end of the cord.