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5-in-1 USB Charger Cable Could Solve Some USB Woes
Posted by Kit Eaton at 6:19 PM on September 24, 2008
USB hubs, schmUSB hubs: jam this 5-in-1 charger cable into the back of your machine and you'll be able to charge-up/sync five different gizmos at once. That's if you have an iPod, a PSP, a Nintendo DS, aGBA and a device that connects via mini-USB. Not rocket science by any means, but a handy way of simplifying your desktop wiring clutter, and good for computers with few USB sockets (I'm looking at you, Mr. MacBook Air). Out now for $US14. [Gadget4All via BoingBoingGadgets]
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Anticitizen
Posted 6:41 PM 24/9/08
All at once?
Wouldn't that overload the USB port? I know the USB port is capable of a maximum of 5v, at least that's what I thought...
I know the Air's is very capable of more, as it has to drive a bus-powered SuperDrive..but a normal computer?
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rentahero1
Posted 7:36 PM 24/9/08
Guys, please just go through DealExtreme's website and post a bunch of these things at once instead of dribbling out one a week. This is something DX has had for ages (I ordered one months and months ago, works great!)
@Anticitizen: It's not the voltage, it's the current. There's a 500mA limit on most ports, which means it can probably only recharge one or two devices. Even if you can charge multiple, they'll likely charge slower having them all connected than one at a time.
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jopari
Posted 10:56 PM 24/9/08
@rentahero1: Because that would be along the lines of spammy advertising... rather like your comment. OH NO HE DIDN'T!
Seriously though, I went on DealExtreme and couldn't find it anywhere.
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jopari
Posted 11:01 PM 24/9/08
@jopari: Okay, I found it, but it doesn't make your proposition any more valid. Writing multiple posts about sales on a specific site is something that legitimate blogs don't do (unless it's about a major gadget site, like Apple or Microsoft).
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Papercutninja
Posted 11:31 PM 24/9/08
i have all of these devices except for the Nintendo stuff. The charger works fine, BUT it won't work on my RAZR because Motorola stinks.
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m-p{3}
Posted 3:14 AM 25/9/08
Might be useful.
m-p{3}
wikkit
Posted 7:34 AM 25/9/08
I bought one of these cables two years ago on Ebay from some outfit in Taiwan. The cable works great, and significantly cuts down on my travel clutter. As to simultaneous charging, I've used to to charge an mp3 player and a PSP at the same time, but I'd suspect the charge times were longer.
BTW, check Ebay, I paid ~$5 with another couple of bucks for shipping.
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