[ale] geeky gadget

[Scott Plante]

Yeah, ThinkGeek has had one for a while. 
http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/e81a/?pfm=Search&t=u-socket%20usb%20wallplug 


I see Home Depot has that one too, and with a square look and color options. 
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=203423602 


You don't even have to give up a regular socket to get the two USB chargers. 


You do have to be careful about how much power they'll provide. The iPad and later iPhones draw 2.1 amps. The USB 2 spec only provides for 0.5 amps. Most of the Android smartphones draw more than 0.5 amps too. The devices use some mechanism to know whether they can draw more power, though, and it seems my Apple and Motorola devices use different methods, so the adapters won't fast charge each others devices. So I'm not sure what luck you'd have with these wall sockets with your particular device. 
:-( 


I'd love to get one of these outlets, except (a) I'd like to know it'd work for my current devices and have a good feeling it'd work for my future devices, and (b) the outlet I'd probably put it on is a ground fault because there's no ground wire there (it's a 1906 house). One of these days I need to pull a new wire through the wall ;-) 


Scott 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Sean Kilpatrick" <kilpatms at gmail.com> 
To: ale at ale.org 
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 3:28:05 PM 
Subject: [ale] geeky gadget 


At Home Depot is the perfect Gift for A Geek (GAG for short.) 

it is a 120 volt plug adapter that fits over a conventional outlet and trades one outlet in for two USB ports -- perfect for recharging phones, pads, etc. Means two fewer wall warts to get lost. 

Works just like it oughta. 

Sean 


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