The Kensington 4 port USB Charger plug will charge everything you need in one place. It comes with 4x USB ports to allow you to plug in your USB cables for various devices and you can then charge these Mobile Devices direct to the plug rather than using your computer or separate charger plugs.  You can charge iPhone’s, iPod’s, mobile phones, SmartPhones, Windows Phones, PDAs and much more.

Features

• Four USB power ports charge up to four mobile devices simultaneously
• Eliminates the need for multiple wall chargers and outlets
• Small, compact design doesn’t block extra wall outlets
• Use with your existing USB charging cable

Technical specifications

• Input: 100-240 VAC, 50-60Hz, 0.3A max.
• Output: 1-4 x USB, 5 VDC, 2.0A max.
• Dimensions (LxWxD): 3.03 x 2.17 x 1.14 in./7.7 x 5.5 x 2.9 cm
• Weight: 4.23 oz./120.0 g

This is a little pricey at £22.95 but if you were to purchase separate chargers then it’s certainly a cheaper option, and by buying one also gives you a good travel charger (as it comes with UK and EU plugs).  Also buy buying one also frees up your other chargers to use them in other rooms

There’s a new portable device charger that works with multiple devices called the NuPower Charge and Sync. The NuPower comes in at $39.95 and the battery is a 1400 mAh battery which covers almost identically the same battery you will have in most of your power hungry phones like the iPhone or a Windows Phone. Using the NuPower you should be able to approximately double the length of your battery by just plugging it in with one of the flexibile connectors that are supplied. Currently they supply three connectors, one for the iPhone and iPod Touch devices, another for mini USB devices and another for micro USB devices. For me that pretty much covers it as all of my devices are mini USB, a few are full size USB and now I’m starting to grow more gadgets that are using the new micro-USB standard.

Most devices require the standard 5V input so this will also charge other items like portable Bluetooth headsets, portable Bluetooth speakers and anything else that has a portable battery within it that needs charging.

The NuPower weights in at 3.12 ounces measuring 2.875″ x 2.25″ x 0.625″.

If you’re looking for other variations, why not check out the Philips SCE4403 or if you want an integral battery sleeve for your iPhone then the Mophie Juice Pack Air. Each of these give about the same amount of extended battery usage although the Philips one I seem to get a lot more from it.

More information for the NuPower Charge and Sync is available here.

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A lot of people are still perplexed as to why so many drivers using SatNav’s are directed through some small towns and villages. The answer is quite simple….

SatNav’s are programmed to go the Quickest or Shortest route most of the time, and most drivers use the Quickest or Fastest option. So this means if a driver gets lost, say takes the wrong turn, the SatNav application or product will try to guide the driver the quickest way to the destination entered. That can sometimes mean taking short cuts that most local drivers would not take who know the roads.

So why can’t these roads be marked as blocked on the SatNav? Well quite simply put it, if they were marked as blocked or no through road, then people with SatNav’s wouldn’t then be able to drive down them. Some SatNavs are becoming more intelligent and providing warnings to narrow roads ahead. The problem is that there are two main data providers for SatNav products. They are called NAVTEQ and TELEATLAS. So if they don’t have these features in their data, then all the SatNav products that use their data will equally have the same problem.

So if you know a road or village that always has problems, then for the time being put up a “Do not follow SatNav” sign or try to direct drivers away from this area until better data becomes available. In the long term, try to have your local council or road agency inform the data providers of these problems so they can be restricted in future SatNav products and data updates.

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Apple had tremendous demand for their current iPhone 3GS during the September quarter, which even caught Apple themselves by surprise. Cook even said that they were forced to increase their order of components to help supply all the demand from consumers. When the first iPhone was released in 2007 it caused the competition to try and create a touchscreen smart phone of their own, but it looks like they have all failed to even put a dent in the iPhone’s sales. Google and their Android tried to steal customers away from the iPhone, but have for the large part been unsuccessful. Apple sold 7.4 million iPhone during the last quarter, which was 7 percent higher than during the same period in 2008, this brought in about $2.297 billion in revenue for Apple.

With the iPhone due out in China on October 30, we can expect those numbers to climb even higher.

Source: iPhonespies

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The idea of a SatNav is to guide you to the destination you have chosen. Sometimes (like your passenger in the front seat who may in past years have been the map reader) the SatNav can occasionally get things wrong. So why do drivers blindly follow their SatNav as though it’s the must thing to do?

Most drivers have more common sense and will stop when they think they’re getting into a tricky situation, or are directed down a blocked road, but other drivers can be just plain stupid. Driving cars or trucks down a narrow road or bridge, driving through fords and down windy country lanes, or even driving into rivers.

If you’re one of these drivers, please have some common sense! The SatNav is for guidance, it’s just that, a GUIDE. Use it as a guide, and use some common sense when you are driving!

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If you want to do something like this and have some fun, do it with an old mobile phone that’s not much use now, not a brand new one. We seem to be finding a lot of these style of videos appearing on You Tube now, this comes after the shooting an iPhone and stamping on a PSP Go.

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