I can't listen to my iPod in my 2001 car because the plug always blows fuses. Just as well since I have an early edition iPod that looks like the cell phone construction foremen once carried. It would probably lower my MPG significantly.
I finally gave in a bought a Kindle Fire which forced me to get a portable WiFi gizmo since my 2004 iMac is cloudless. And because I could no longer do anything but read email on said Mac, I upgraded to a MacBook Air. I soon found out that I needed an external disc drive too. PINKY does not want to think about how much keeping up with technology is costing.
The inside of my house is starting to look like my yard at Christmas when I have 25 lines of lights plugged into 2 outlets. Each gizmo has its own cord and charger, mostly USB compatible but often with oddly shaped ends. Four gizmos are plugged in simultaneously into one outlet. Often I wander from room to room with something that needs to be charged. I have a drawer of oddly shaped cords and plugs that I am afraid to throw out.
Part of the joy of new technology is it's portability. I can take it with me everywhere I go! As long as they are charged that is. Since they all have slightly different functions, there are days when I have all 4 devices with me and all their plugs. I even have a solar charger in my car in case of an emergency. Soon I will need a digital Sherpa to accompany me everywhere.
My friend recently remodeled her office in her 50's style ranch house similar to mine. She had a major problem with wires going everywhere and hated the way they all stuck out. She came up with the perfect solution to hide all those annoying cords (plugged into one outlet!)
The old guitar case trick works like a charm! Luckily, I have one of those too. How are you handling the wires, plugs and chargers in your world?
