ON AN GIZMO CHARGING TAMER

NEW TWIST

It's that time of year when holiday catalogs start to flood your real world mail-box.  One of the silver linings for me in that deluge is the Hammacher Shlemmer catalog, which sometimes features gadgets and gizmos that you don't see elsewhere.

This particular item, called "The Six-Device Electronics Charger" caught my eye.  Here's how it's described:

"The Six-Device Electronics Charger.
This six-way power station can charge multiple cell phones, PDAs, digital cameras, phone headsets, and MP3 players in an organized spot that only requires the use of one outlet.

The charger includes six adapters that fit most portable devices, allowing an entire briefcase-full of electronic office tools to be fully powered in an average of two hours. Indicator lights keep track of which devices are currently charging and which are finished.

Includes six adapters: iPod®/iPhone®, Nokia cell phones, Motorola cell phones, Palm Treo®, Sony PSP, and Samsung cell phones. Includes AC charger, DC car charger, and carrying case. 2 3/4" Diam. (1 oz.)

Item 74765  ...................        $99.95"

As someone who carries around most of the gadgets pictured here and more, this is something that could be useful, despite the relatively high price (image from Shop.com). 

It's an interesting looking, prosaic, but potentially very efficient thing to have for those schlepping around a lot of gadgets.  That's a lot of regular chargers to be able to leave behind...IF the thing works as advertised.

I'll dig around for more info on this before making a decision, but do let me know if you've already tried this device.

Comments

[Debo Hobo]

This is a really cool gadget, and actually the price is not that outrageous at all , one phone charger cost about $20 so multiply that by 6 and you have about a $20 savings. I just hate that I didn't come up with the idea first.

Great post :)

[Shareware software]

Great invention.