USB wall socket: Best gadget ever?

Submitted by acohill on Mon, 02/15/2010 - 10:25

FastMac is advertising something I think almost everyone wants. It is a duplex AC wall socket with two standard 110 volt sockets, but it also has two USB ports. That's right, no more wall chargers cluttering things up. You can plug your USB charging cables right into the wall. Best part--these things are on sale for a limited time (note that these are pre-orders, so you may have to wait to get them).

That is so freaking cool. I

That is so freaking cool. I can think of 3 different locations where this would make sense in my house: next to my desk and computer, next to my wife's desk and computer, and in our kitchen on the island, where we frequently charge cell phones after coming home. The $19.95 price tag is about what I would have expected, I would pay it.

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