{"id":11248,"date":"2009-11-12T12:24:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-12T16:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pocketpccentral.net\/newscenter\/2009\/11\/12\/keep-all-gadgets-charged-with-a-usb-charging-station\/"},"modified":"2009-11-12T12:24:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-12T16:24:00","slug":"keep-all-gadgets-charged-with-a-usb-charging-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/?p=11248","title":{"rendered":"Keep All Gadgets Charged with a USB Charging Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B001BWLA8W\/palmsizepccentra\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; margin: 2px 10px 15px 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"Lenmar ACUSB4\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Lenmar ACUSB4\" align=\"left\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pocketpccentral.net\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/412H91XB1YL._SS500_111.jpg\" width=\"249\" height=\"189\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">There are so many gadgets today that charge via USB.&#160; This is great, but it\u2019s also messy.&#160; It got to the point that my computers\u2019 ports were filled with more dangling charging wires than anything else.&#160; Maybe you\u2019re in the same boat, or have different USB charging blocks crammed into a wall sockets all over the house or office.&#160; <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Neither of these options is particularly appealing, which is why I recommend picking up a USB charging station. These small adapters plug into a wall outlet and charge multiple devices at once and in one location.&#160; I keep mine in the kitchen.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B001BWLA8W\/palmsizepccentra\" >Lenmar ACUSB4<\/a> is my pick at the moment.&#160; It\u2019s less than $18, can charge up to four USB devices simultaneously, and ships with three international plug adapters.&#160; Plug in a smartphone, a Bluetooth headset, an iPod, and a Kindle \u2013 or allow each member of the family to charge his or her phone in one location.&#160; <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Another recommended USB charging station is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0016IXEWG\/palmsizepccentra\" >Belkin mini Surge<\/a>, which includes three standard sockets and two USB ports.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Those of you already doing early holiday shopping, either of these products would make a nice gift for the gadget wranglers in your life.&#160; <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Have an alternative you\u2019d like to recommend?&#160; Post it.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">&#8211;<a href=\"mailto:mnichols@pocketpccentral.net\">M. Nichols<\/a>, Products Editor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\nThere are so many gadgets today that charge via USB.&#160; This is great, but it\u2019s also messy.&#160; It got to the point that my computers\u2019 ports were filled with more dangling charging wires than anything else.&#160; Maybe you\u2019re in the same boat, or have different USB charging blocks crammed into a wall sockets all [&#8230;] <a href=\"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/?p=11248\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11248\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}