On that topic. What happened to standardized batteries, like the good old AA, AAA, etc.
Every appliance i have nowadays have their own built in proprietary lipo and even worse their own proprietary charger which adds yet another mess of cables everywhere. Why can't i take the DeWalt battery and plug into my Bosch screwdriver?
They're still there, but in low-end / low power draw devices. In the past two years, I went from using pretty much no batteries to having ~30 AA batteries spread around various appliances, tools and child toys. Fortunately I recognized the trend early, and bought a charger and a large supply of rechargeable AAs. Now I'm in the process of designing a battery cabinet, because keeping spares and a charger around has become a logistical challenge ;).
It's not exactly like i miss the old days of having AA batteries being spread around and that needs replacement all the time. It's more the lack of something with equivalent modularity, but bigger and with modern higher expectations on energy, power and charging. Like what we are used seeing in laptops, power tools, e-bikes, drones, cameras, torch, appliances, etc.
Every appliance i have nowadays have their own built in proprietary lipo and even worse their own proprietary charger which adds yet another mess of cables everywhere. Why can't i take the DeWalt battery and plug into my Bosch screwdriver?