Power from USB out of wall.

[thekiller]

http://www.popsci.com/files/imagecache/article_image_large/articles/powerout.jpg
True Power USB Wall Sockets
USB is as close as we're probably going to get to a universal gadget-charger standard. But to charge something without occupying a precious free port on your computer, you need a power brick adapter. Not with these $10 wall sockets from True Power.
These will fit with the wiring already in your home, giving you two powered USB ports (or "holes" as Prickly Pete would say) for each wall socket. They're available next year.



About fucking time they invented this, finally i will be able to charge ipod(and other stuff like external drives) without charger.



source:link (http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2009-12/its-about-time-power-plug-wall-sockets-usb-ports-built)

[mr_m]

yep apparently it's going to be standardize by sometime in the next 4-5 years.

[DangerZone]

If you can't wait until next year to use them, you can make your own http://www.instructables.com/id/Outlets-of-the-Future-aka-in-wall-USB-Charger/

the true power ones are nicer because yo still have two wall sockets

[KAYsniper]

problem with external powered hardware is that they dont power down with your pc. HDD which use external power and donthave a gud shut off mechanisms destry the harddrive, thats what hapen with one of my icy box's.