unplug me

While we spent the last decade, trying to get “plugged-in” and online, the future seems to be unplugged and wireless. In the United States we consider ourselves free people so why do we burden ourselves with wires? I’m definitely on the bandwagon as soon as I learned that wireless internet would cause very little loss in speed, I certainly pulled the plug. Now I want everything wireless!!!! It’s like pre 2000, I just accepted wires as part of my life, I even received pleasure in reconnecting all my PC cables as I moved dorm rooms. In the past year I’ve considering forking over the extra dollar for a wireless print server, wireless headphones, even a wireless midi controller. The fact that I’m always tripping over my xbox controller card angers me, and as soon as I can afford it I’ll buy wireless satellite speakers for my home entertainment system. Is there any room for wires in our future? How thin can we currently slice our EM Spectrum to make room for all these technologies? The next decade will certainly be interesting as many questions await.