Handheld computers and mobile phones with colour screens still have battery problems, and this Reuters story suggests Toshiba is looking to fuel cells for a possible solution. Actually, just designing systems to take standard plug in rechargeable battery packs would solve most problems. Perhaps there's a union for handheld battery designers that requires a different and incompatible pack for every device -- along with a different charger, a different cradle, and a different expansion connector for any plug-in keyboard or other accessory. Or perhaps buyers are just mugs to put up with this kind of inconvenient, wallet-emptying stupidity....