kwikSynCh Dual USB Charger

May 29, 2007

This is much cheaper than the alternatives I have seen such as iGo, it does rely on you having a power source where the iGo plugs into your power source, but either one requires power. This is much cheaper than the iGo and is one less thing to carry well. When I was over in the UK I was charging my phone in my hotel room, but had to charge it in the bathroom because the shaver outlet was the only one that would fit my chargers plug type, the converter I got would not accept the Treo 750's charger type. I also had to leave the bathroom light on in order to keep the outlet hot. This would get rid of that and I could charge it any time my laptop was plugged in, like at that office!

Living on the Road

kwikSynCh Dual USB Charger

Juices two gadgets via laptop

I travel a lot, including abroad. With the kwikSynCh, I use one cable to charge all my various toys (US cellphone, GSM cellphone, Bluetooth headset, iPod etc.) from my laptop's USB port. Typically each device needs its own power supply, but with the kwikSynCh, I only carry one power supply (for the laptop).
You purchase "mTips" (i.e. connectors) to suit your particular devices. I am particularly impressed by the mTip for my 4-year-old 6310i Nokia GSM phone that includes an in-line small adapter (i.e. "booster") to generate 6V from the 5V the USB port actually puts out.
Yes, only 2 devices can be charged at once with the kwickSynch, but I also have a 120V-to-USB adapter (and the mTips work with any USB source), so I can do three at once. In a pinch, I connect the fastest-charging device (or least drained) as soon as I get to the hotel at night and switch last minute before I go to sleep. Even if I don't end up with all items fully charged, I'm still usually OK until my next meeting -- and I find that the colorful cable hanging off my USB port also makes a great conversation starter.
-- Michael Orr
kwikSynCh
$15
Available from and manufactured by Malleable Devices Inc.
mTips
$7
Also from Malleable Devices Inc.