Something I've Been Wanting For Awhile Now:

[Sir Sam]

 

 

There are different versions of this but this one just has two USB power outlets, others don't lose the outlet and instead place them off to the side.

 

This one has a non standard faceplate, which while probably never being an issue, its nice to think that if you need a new one you can always get one.

 

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/PWR2USB/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=shoppingengine&utm_campaign=googlebase&gclid=CKeEz5fjwrQCFck7MgodmGEAuQ

 

Another non standard:

 

Airports need these things around:

 

[Lee21490]

Speaking of power outlets, Take a look at this one for a good laugh.

 

(Make sure to check the price lol)

 

http://www.dedicated...etail/109/33780

[Comanche County]

Nice, never seen one before. Thanks for posting that, but my initial concerns would be watts and amperage draw. One of those would be really nice to have, especially if you could adjust the output for any DC item or laptop, phone whatever. I assume that's all taken care of with some miniature transformers? yes no?

[Sir Sam]

Speaking of power outlets, Take a look at this one for a good laugh.

 

(Make sure to check the price lol)

 

http://www.dedicated...etail/109/33780

 

Ya, there is a ton of unnecessary and expensive stuff sold all under the guide of "audio quality" Audiophiles will pay big bucks for things that will not make a difference in audio quality. There are always a couple of engineers who can have a chuckle at the expense of someone buying a product.

 

 

Nice, never seen one before. Thanks for posting that, but my initial concerns would be watts and amperage draw. One of those would be really nice to have, especially if you could adjust the output for any DC item or laptop, phone whatever. I assume that's all taken care of with some miniature transformers? yes no?

 

The USB standard is 5V, so everything that runs off of usb runs on 5 volts, this one provides 5V at a max of 2.1 amps, which is plenty to charge just about every USB device out there, I haven't tried it with my dads ipad yet, but the ipad charger puts out 2.1amps, so this thing has the potential to charge it, but may not(there is a resistance value in the power supply that devices can read to determine if the supply is compatible, most will read OK, like iphones and such, but sometimes devices with high current draw, like the ipad, will only accept their own charger)

 

Its not transformers, its all solid state, Diodes and voltage regulators, no copper windings. If you haven't seen one before, apples iphone charger does the exact same thing as this outlet, solid state 120v AC to 5v DC, in a tiny little cube:

 

 

It's mostly just a convience thing, I would like to have one on either side of the bed so I can just leave an iPhone cable plugged in and set my phone on the charger at night.

 

 

I also found this guy that I have wanted something like it for awhile:

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Sea-Dual-Charger-Socket/dp/B0082CXEI8/ref=sr_1_sc_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1356972156&sr=8-3-spell&keywords=12v+usb+oulet

 

 

It comes with a flange but it can also be a surface mount. Ya you can always just plug in a 12v usb adapter to charge stuff but this removes the step of needing that adapter all the time, again just a convenience thing. That double USB outlet is not so desired in my Jeep, but rather in my van where I am always trying to power multiple devices with a single 12V outlet up front.