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Recharge your USB Gadgets While Inflight

  June 19th, 2006



If you have lots of gadgets and gizmo's that recharge with a USB port and you fly a lot, this is THE gadget accessory for you. Even economy class has headphone jacks, what if you could recharge your USB gizmo's with the headphone jack? This is a must have for well traveled geeks.

Inflight Power has a slick new adapter that you plug into the headphone jack on the airliner that can power and charge your USB devices. At only 12 ounces, it won't take up lots of the meek space you are allotted for carry on. The adapter works by allowing a trickle charge from the headphone jack to build up over about 3-5 minutes inside the adapter.

Once done enough power is stored to power whatever is connected for about one minute, then the process starts over again. The device sells for $34.99, but most geeks will need some adapters. The adapters use Gomadic's TipExchange to allow you to attach tips for different devices. For $54.99 you get the Gomadic adapter and one tip with additional tips costing $6.99.

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