We have a Pager that works, but no pager service is available. People have moved on to phones.
Amateur radio receivers

Features
- Incoming SMS
- Outgoing Landline
Electronic Engineering Technologies
Universal Serial Bus (USB) connects more than computers and peripherals. It has the power to connect you with a whole new world of PC experiences.
USB Implementers Forum, Inc. is a non-profit corporation founded by the group of companies that developed the Universal Serial Bus specification.
Wireless USB – Wireless Extension to USB
Wireless USB is the first high-speed wireless personal interconnect technology to meet the needs of multimedia consumer electronics, PC peripherals, and mobile devices.
Wireless USB performance is targeted at 480Mbps at 3 meters and 110Mbps at 10 meters.
Wireless USB Software and Hardware Tools
2008
I had to put some files from my USB ThumbDrive to iPod. That needed a Turn on, on my computer and then plugging things on, and a transfer.
I saw this innovation earlier. Wireless USB – Wireless Extension to USB. And also a USB Drive like product.
I feel this type of thing can be made for stand alone iPod, extra storage or archive. No need to turn on PC.
Also, i think, there may be a need (?), for a very small, tiny Wi-Fi Router with 100 GB storage, media and cache management. That can serve 2 or 3 iPods and 1 or 2 Netbooks.