Any device that needs power would have this issue. As to USB power ports, I found a nice solution in some wall charger and for the car, something that plugs in the lighter socket and then USB power.
Those that don't plan ahead will not like such devices.
Bob
How bad (or good) is to have a Li ion battery instead of simple batteries?
I am between 2 players; the zen nano and the zen micro; I know they have different size capacities, and I was thinking that maybe, if i buy a 1gb player, aftyer some time it will become small (o maybe not, i don?t know, lol). That?s why i started looking for a larger one, and found the micro was very nice, but has a li ion battery. So, should this be a reason for me to overlook the micro? I know that it is expensive to replace the battery, and if it discharges and you don?t have an usb port near you (because the micro doesn?t come with the ac adaptor) you are fried.
So, what to do??

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