Yeah, I've got several things that use the mini USB for charging too, and I agree it's handy, and certainly possible without a driving standard.
However, Palm has been ... shall we say "bone-headed?" ... about insisting on including a separate charging connector since their second generation of rechargeable devices (I believe the first one -- Palm IV, I think -- charged from the regular connector, someone please correct my memory if it's slipped). They could have reduced their connector footprint (slightly) and probably their costs (
very slightly) by combining them some time ago, but they've been resistant for whatever reason.
The fact that they're using the μSB (pronounced "myoo ess bee" by the way
) connector on the new model, and the fact that the μSB connector includes charging as part of its standard suggests that they may have finally expelled whatever mental flatulence was driving the "separate charging connector" thing for them. I'm hopin' so anyway.
The picture of the bottom of the 800W shows only the one connector, so I'm thinking that my hopes will (finally) be realized.
