The one big advantage of traveling in the U.S is that I get to use your crappy, cheap-ass two-pin power plugs. I love that these small pieces of junk can fold up even smaller. Compare this to taking a vacation to the UK, where the adapters are the size of 1980s-era cellphones and young citizens have to be trained in the use of their safety features.
All of which is a roundabout (and culturally insulting) way to say I love Quirky’s new Pivot Power Mini, a tiny lightbulb-sized adapter which converts a single socket into two USB ports and a pair of power-points.
The cylindrical(ish) unit opens up (somewhat) like a book to reveal the extra AC outlets, but you can use it folded as a USB charger. The blurb doesn’t mention high-current USB charging so we’ll assume that this one is for iPhones and iPads mini only.
And finally, I love how it reminds me of an X-Wing. A dorky X-Wing, but still.
The Pivot Power mini is just $25, or less than buying a single charger from Apple.
Source: Quirky Products
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4 responses to “Quirky’s Power Pivot Mini Is A Power Strip In Your Pocket”
And a fire waiting to happen. Does it have a surge protector built in?
Be sure to read the reviews on their site.. it DOES Not let you charge 2 apple products at the same time via USB, i.e. an iphone and an ipad:
Waste of money!
Also bought it for the two USB ports to charge two iPhones at the same time but it can’t!
Reviewed by Yazmin Sabido | 5 days ago
Can’t charge 2 apple products thu USB
I need this device for 4 devices: 2 iphones, 1 ipad, and 1 kindle. The 2 USB slots would not let me charge the 1 iphone and 1 ipad at the same time, rendering 1 of the USB slots useless. Attaching the iphone to its standard plug module, I was able to charge i
I beg to differ. unless i have a completely different version. this product does indeed let you charge 2 ipads at the same time through the USB ports.
What if your outlets are installed to code, with the grounding plug in TOP? Does this thing pivot 180 degrees to accommodate that?