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I dream of an instant, internet on, and all-pluggable device

This early early morning (12:50 AM, Saturday, 13th Feb 2010 IST), I had a dream!

A dream necessitated by the unsatisfiable performance and the subsequent urge for a more efficient experience by the best, anywhere, anytime, internet option that we have today!

Yes, I am talking of my natural mind not getting satisfied with the experience I have with the USB Modems, that are at present the most useful of the broadband internet (3G included) devices we have in this known world! Be it its mobility, dedicated service, or ease to carry!

But still I have a dream!

A dream of having a device that would be the pinnacle of all our internet service achievements!

A dream of having a device that would not need the user to activate it and connect to internet every time post plugging it into our main surfing machine (computer/laptop/palmtop/phone etc.). Such a device could be activated instantly and connected to the net, through a single button push on the device itself!
[Come on brains! Think of smart and instant authentication mechanisms like voice and like but instant biometric scans, on the device itself]

A dream of having a device that would have profiles saved on the device itself that would itself understand that it has been plugged in/connected to a laptop or a palmtop or a smartphone! And the parent connecting computer need not bother but just accept the already saved configuration profile in the device, just needing a basic user authorization for granting access to accept the suggested profile!
There needs to other airborne connection mechanisms like the wifi, wireless, bluetooth, or something more efficient and instant! (Who knows! Come on the brains!)

One of the most important needs for our present times usb modems to be usb-connected is for its power needs! But, I dream of a device that would overcome this power limitation! Come on brains! Have I not already heard of experiments of airborne / non-wired transmission of electricity? And there is the fast sun around us!

And with such a device on my hands, all I need is a computer that can run a browser! Cheers, if you think I'm referring to the Chrome OS concept! [I am not associated with Chrome, Chrome OS, or with Google in any way. This just my thought!] This device would be just for the net-crazy! So, the connecting computer must be as fast as the device I dream of!

This device would be instant!
I switch it on.
Plug/connect it to a computer OR let the computer connect to this device
The user grants access on his computer to accept the profile suggested by the device
I am netborne! I can browse the net!
This! This is my dream!

NOTE: All places where the word "computer" has been used, it refers to our "main surfing machine", be it a laptop, palmtop, desktop, or a phone.

Will someday it become a reality?
Will someone make it a reality?
I don't know how?
I just know I have this dream!

Bhaskar's (Bhaskar Ghosh)
1:32 AM, Sat 13th Feb 2010
Hyderabad, India

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