A year or so ago, I was thinking that there should be some way of consolidating all of the different charging adapters for portable devices, rechargeable batteries, tool powerpacks, etc. We have a drawer full of this mess. Right after this “brainstorm,” I saw a piece, in think in ReadyMade, for building a small cabinet to act as an uber-charging station. Gawd, it really DOES take a small cabinet, doesn’t it?
The items linked to here won’t solve all of your problems, but they do consolidate up to three devices (phones, iPods, PDAs) into one streamlined unit. They have a home model and a traveling one. The Traveling Power Station (shown here) is actually a respectable travel bag, with space for other gear, papers, etc. The cigarette lighter-type DC adapter allows you to charge three gadgets at once on your car’s power.
[Via Gear Factor]