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If Steve Kropla’s World Electric Guide is any indication, power varies quite a bit from country to country. Power Bright’s Worldwide Travel Adapter attempts to simplify the problem by providing a universal power socket on one side and plugs for wall sockets in over one hundred and fifty countries. The adapter has a 6A fuse for surge protection and indicates if the power is 110V or 220V. The user is responsibile to ensure that whatever device they plug in is rated for the voltage or have a suitable voltage converter. The Worldwide Travel Adapter is available from Power Inverters for $20. |
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If you think you’d lose too many USB ports charging USBCell batteries, perhaps this offering from Energizer can solve your USB battery charging desires. The Duo USB Charger allows you to charge via USB from either a wall socket USB adapter or connected to any other USB port capable of providing the necessary power. Energizer provides both Windows, Mac PowerPC and Mac Intel binaries for monitoring Duo Chargers connected to those platforms so you will know how close to fully charged your batteries are. Availability for these chargers still seems spotty with the price being roughly $14 for the charger. Keenzo is one place the reports to have them in stock for $14 a piece but they require you to buy three. Hopefully availability will increase before it becomes time for me to look at rechargeable battery solutions. |
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There are an increasing number of Wiimote charging solutions available on the market. Here are three of them to peruse. I overbought AA batteries a couple of years ago for some reason, so I am waiting until I manage to use them up before exploring the rechargeable route. First up is Thanko’s offering, the USB Charger for Wii Remote Control (Gizmodo Referer, Engadget Referer) which charges via USB and comes with a Lithium-ion battery pack and is available for $29. Next up we have Brando’s Wii Rechargeable Battery & Charger Stand (Gizmodo Referer, Engadget Referer) which also charges via USB and comes with a battery pack. Linked below is Joytech’s offering which can charge two Wiimotes and comes with two battery packs. The Joytech Power Station is available directly from their UK store for a little over $49. |
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I have seen water powered clocks occasionally but for some reason I have never mentioned them. Save the power source, most of these clocks are relatively boring. So in order to mitigate the boredom, here are four water powered clocks in superfecta format. First up from Select Solar is the Water Powered H2O Clock. Simply fill up the two tubes and you should be good to go for two months. This clock merely tells the time and costs about $12. Select Solar also has a Water Powered H2O Alarm Clock that has larger tubes and costs $24. Think Geek also has a simple Water Powered Clock available for $13 which can also hold flowers in its reservoirs. Linked below and pictured to the left is the Water Powered Time Clock also available from Think Geek that tells time, has an alarm, countdown timer and thermometer and costs $20. |
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