I'm pretty sure former Uber drivers can still fit in the trunk of a self-driving car.

I've found a notable difference in battery life (both overall longevity and each session length) based on whether I plug the device into the PC for charging via USB or I take out the batteries and use a purpose-built charger. With the mouse, which uses up battery life fastest, it is fairly simple, and it means I always have one ready to go, so I can crank up report speeds without worrying about making it to the end of a gaming session. Unfortunately, it is a PITA on my keyboard, so I usually just charge via USB, and only pull those batteries for a proper charge on occasion.

Well, they did abandon some of their original specifications, so this could make it up to the people that are waiting for a better console. But they would really piss off a lot of people with the latest xbox who always want the latest systems...I doubt they would have any way of upgrading the old units. Retailers could get in on it and offer better deals for buying your used console to upgrade to one of the newer xbox systems, but the value of the old opnes is either going to go way down, or the new ones are going to be priced astronomically. That is, if the rumors are true...