I'm pretty sick of carrying a whole bagful of chargers whenever I travel. I doesn't even have to be a long trip: just a weekend away can require chargers for a camera, iPad, iPod, Kindle, Bluetooth speaker and so on.
I have gotten around this mostly by choosing gadgets what will charge via USB, and running everything off the iPad's power-brick. But I could also go for the iDapt i1, a new universal charger which costs $25, or less than an Apple charger alone.
The iDapt uses interchangeable "tips", which hook into pretty much any device. These tips are more like plates, and they clip into one end of the iDapt. It ships with mini and microUSB, as well as a 30-pin dock connector, and also has a regular USB port on the side so you can plug in a second item for simultaneous charging.
The iDapt also has circuitry which cuts the power when your devices are fully charged, eliminating "vampire draw", aka the tiny amount of power still supped by most anything that's plugged in, even when it's off.
Tips can also be had for various phones, handheld games consoles, Bluetooth headsets and games controllers. In short, if you can charge it, there's probably a tip. Available now, in time for your summer vacation.
iDapt i1 product page [iDapt. Thanks, Valerie!]
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