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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal Travel Adapter keeps jet-setters happy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</guid><description><![CDATA[actually botswana uses the standard europlug (that two-prong one in the bottom of the picture). <br><br><a href="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/printer/v1r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.printers.plngcfgguide/av1i0mst204.htm" rel="nofollow">http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/printer/v1r1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.printers.plngcfgguide/av1i0mst204.htm</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aleks Clark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 18th 2008 7:54AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal Travel Adapter keeps jet-setters happy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</guid><description><![CDATA[well, two pages say two different things. Still, covered in each case:<br><br><a href="http://www.dbicorporation.com/internat/intpower.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.dbicorporation.com/internat/intpower.htm</a><br><br>that list says botswana uses the UK plug]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aleks Clark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 18th 2008 7:54AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal Travel Adapter keeps jet-setters happy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Nah, no problem - Botswana use a european-style CEE-7 plug.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[sgt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 18th 2008 7:54AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal Travel Adapter keeps jet-setters happy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</guid><description><![CDATA[If you don't need to go to AUS, Belkin has a simpler looking one that we've used at my work for quite a while:<br><br><a href="http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=135430" rel="nofollow">http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=135430</a><br><br>Europe, Asia, US, UK]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Allan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 18th 2008 7:58AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal Travel Adapter keeps jet-setters happy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</guid><description><![CDATA[that doesn't have a usb port, or a uk plug...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aleks Clark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 18th 2008 8:17AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal Travel Adapter keeps jet-setters happy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</guid><description><![CDATA[I've had one of these for over a year (identical) - how is this news ?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 18th 2008 8:08AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal Travel Adapter keeps jet-setters happy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</guid><description><![CDATA[i agree.  i've had one of these for years - what exactly makes it particularly newsworthy right about now ?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[recrudesce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 18th 2008 10:04AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal Travel Adapter keeps jet-setters happy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Waste of money, unless you have so many USB devices that $17 seems a worthwhile price just to save some bag space on cords. Most electronics adapters (includig laptops) will be 100-240V input, so all you need is the dumb $0.80 plug adapter.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Kolb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 20th 2008 2:48PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal Travel Adapter keeps jet-setters happy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have one of these:<br><br><a href="http://www.swisstravelproducts.com/usb/charger.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.swisstravelproducts.com/usb/charger.html</a><br><br>much better solution]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Westwater]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 18th 2008 8:21AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal Travel Adapter keeps jet-setters happy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</guid><description><![CDATA[This isn't newsworthy.. there are loads of devices like these (with USB & Ground connectors). The better ones are more compact and they don't have any parts that you can lose (unlike this one!). I travel a lot, so these are essential!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 18th 2008 8:25AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal Travel Adapter keeps jet-setters happy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</guid><description><![CDATA[This one from the site the previous poster mentioned is the one I use... it's fantastic, and compact (which is important for frequent travellers!)<br><br><a href="http://www.swisstravelproducts.com/power/adapter.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.swisstravelproducts.com/power/adapter.html</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 18th 2008 8:27AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal Travel Adapter keeps jet-setters happy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</guid><description><![CDATA[There is actually a way to bypass the problem with US P.A in Europe... Just stick a pencil on the top entry and press down, then plug the P.A. and that's it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grimmir]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 18th 2008 9:15AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal Travel Adapter keeps jet-setters happy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</guid><description><![CDATA[I agree with Tim there, I've been using this same one forever and it works great, compact and has prongs for just about any place in the world:<br><a href="http://www.swisstravelproducts.com/power/adapter.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.swisstravelproducts.com/power/adapter.html</a><br><br>Got it from an airport for I think less than 10$.<br><br>If you desperately want USB power, there's also this one for a little more $$<br><a href="http://www.swisstravelproducts.com/power/travelusb.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.swisstravelproducts.com/power/travelusb.html</a><br><br><br>Nevertheless, this piece of device while useful is hardly newsworthy, I don't know how it got on here.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Duy Nguyen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 18th 2008 9:21AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal Travel Adapter keeps jet-setters happy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Great links all.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hax Or]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 18th 2008 9:41AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal Travel Adapter keeps jet-setters happy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have this. Or one with exactly the same design. Got it for £5 ages ago. Very handy.<br>Re: The swiss travel one mentioned a few times above.<br>I agree that it is more compact and is a neater, more rugged design (I have a mate who has one). But the problem is that you cant use the usb power and the socket at the same time, as you can with this one. That is one of the things I find most useful.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wolfticket]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 18th 2008 10:35AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal Travel Adapter keeps jet-setters happy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</guid><description><![CDATA[I had this thing when I took a trip to Australia. I intended to recharge my iPod Shuffle at some point with it, but lo and behold, the USB power port is set at an unchangeable level (I can't remember what exactly) that was NOT the 5 m/A AC/DC needed to charge my Shuffle. Drivers are more important than they seem, mmmmkay?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Stebenne]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 18th 2008 11:06AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal Travel Adapter keeps jet-setters happy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have this exact plug and have used it while traveling abroad. I plugged my iPhone into the usb port and plugged the adapter in to the wall right next to my bed since I used my phone as my alarm. It would have been perfect except that the stupid thing has a small continual buzzing sound to it that made it hard for me to fall asleep. For this reason, I do not recommend it. An electrical conversion plug should be silent.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nate Chatellier]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 18th 2008 12:17PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal Travel Adapter keeps jet-setters happy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Whew, I was wondering when someone was going to mention Apple. I can rest easy now.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 18th 2008 1:00PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal Travel Adapter keeps jet-setters happy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Exactly my thoughts!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kasi Viswanath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 18th 2008 9:30PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal Travel Adapter keeps jet-setters happy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Europeans have constructed a better universal all-in-one plug than that. You can buy it at KLM flights.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[gurly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 18th 2008 11:03PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal Travel Adapter keeps jet-setters happy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/18/universal-travel-adapter-keeps-jet-setters-happy/</guid><description><![CDATA[exact same thing here:<br><br><a href="http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.11935" rel="nofollow">http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.11935</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 4th 2008 3:30PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
