Aside from wondering when this is coming, I am thinking about how lame current batteries are and that we need to get come fuel cell action cooking (hopefully not literally). Without new types of power, this will be great for plugged-in data transfer only… no way you can sync without burning some bars.
Get ready for FireWireless: the 1394 Trade Association, the shadowy organization in charge of FireWire (hey, someone%u2019s got to be in charge!), has just laid down a specification for taking the connection standard wireless. Besides being able to sync your iPod wirelessly, there also plans to use this to connect together TVs, set top boxes, A/V receivers, etc. [Engadget]