Best ultra-portable telescope vs. binoculars?

Hi all, I'm new here. Looking for an ultra-portable way to view the stars.
I live in a flat, so I want something I can take downstairs to the rear
gardens at night, without worry about power sources, and large cumbersome
tripods, carry cases and scopes.

I tried out a Celestron NexStar 130GT Telescope but found it far too big for
this, although I do like the AutoStar feature. Just a shame it's so power
hungry.

I also tried out a good £800 pair of binoculars with image stabiliser but
found focussing hard (I'd get double images with my eyes and it was a bit of
a strain on them).

Is there a really nifty, mini-scope, or a more suitable pair of binocs, with
some sort of AutoStar or red laser alignment feature (perhaps a manual,
power-free version of AutoStar), that anyone would recommend given the above
info?

Cheers guys,

Gill