The USB Power Pack

You know us. We can't resist anything USB-powered. We're totally suckers for it, which is why we we're giddy at the prospect of this portable battery pack which we picked up at Compact-Impact that runs on four AA batteries and pumps out a full 5V of juice to all your USB gadgets. We couldn't get it to charge our Treo, but it worked totally fine with our USB vacuum cleaner and our USB laptop light.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 12:05AM]

... I wish the *battery pack itself* were USB-powered, so that you could recharge it through your laptop's USB port. That would make it, IMHO, very "meta".

Gabe

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 12:05AM]

Boxwave makes a similar gadget aimed at PDAs. I got one for my Zire 72 and it works like a charm. http://www.boxwave.com

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 12:05AM]

This is a better design: http://www.semsons.com/pocpowban.html
Bi-Voltage 4x AA Mi-NH Battery Charger, self-power with USB outlet

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 12:05AM]

does it work on ipod's?