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    $10 USB Power Outlets Sound Like a No-Brainer

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    Image of BeyondtheTech BeyondtheTech
    12/04/09

    In reply to $10 USB Power Outlets Sound Like a No-Brainer
    They should put in a network jack and do the whole integrated PowerLine Networking thing in the outlet.
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    Image of LVP LVP
    12/04/09

    In reply to $10 USB Power Outlets Sound Like a No-Brainer
    Random though,

    Could these be used for networking? Home server cloud computing?
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    12/04/09

    In reply to $10 USB Power Outlets Sound Like a No-Brainer
    Love the concept but there still might be an issue of surge protection.

    I use this:
    [www.amazon.com]
     Reply
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    12/04/09

    In reply to $10 USB Power Outlets Sound Like a No-Brainer
    Comment fail. Delete.
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    Edited by LVP at 12/04/09 10:39 AM LVP was starred LVP was unstarred
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    12/04/09

    In reply to $10 USB Power Outlets Sound Like a No-Brainer
    Dear God the brilliance is stupefying.
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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    12/04/09

    In reply to $10 USB Power Outlets Sound Like a No-Brainer
    I'll be shocked (zing!) if this doesn't win any awards (or hasn't already won any).
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    12/04/09

    In reply to $10 USB Power Outlets Sound Like a No-Brainer
    Let's wait for a UL Listing on this one. The standards for listing are pretty constrictive, and for good reason!
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    12/04/09

    In reply to $10 USB Power Outlets Sound Like a No-Brainer
    Wow this is a great idea. If they get the patent for this they'll make a ton of money.
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    12/04/09

    In reply to $10 USB Power Outlets Sound Like a No-Brainer
    It's like they're saying what none of us were thinking, but all realized we totally should've been thinking this whole time, because dang, that's actually a pretty good idea, kinda!
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    12/04/09

    In reply to $10 USB Power Outlets Sound Like a No-Brainer
    This is a very good idea and something that should have come out much sooner. I think I'd probably buy one if the installation isn't too complicated.
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    Image of jakemg jakemg
    12/04/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: It's not. You turn off the breaker, unscrew the old outlet, remove the wires by unscrewing a little clamp screw, then put those wires on the new outlet and screw that back into the wall. 5 minutes, tops.
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    12/04/09

    @jakemg: Fair enough, I didn't know whether or not there'd be extra wiring involved due to the fact that there's now USB ports included.
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    12/04/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: I'm sure the USB ports are prewired to the outlet plugs. There can't really be any more wires because there will be a finite number of them sticking out of the hole in the wall when you remove the old outlet.
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    12/03/09

    In reply to Just a Cheap iPhone/iPod Adapter USB Hub
    This is just a USB hub wired with an iPhone adaptor. It doesn't even have a power adaptor by the looks of it. Epic fail.
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    12/01/09

    In reply to What's Wrong With a USB 3.0 ExpressCard?
    I'd just like to point out that my Lenovo T400, bought last December, has ExpressCard slots.

    What, do you guys think everybody uses MacBook Airs or something?
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    Image of Monty Monty
    12/01/09

    In reply to How to Quickly Convert a Wall Outlet Into a USB Charger
    As far as safety goes, I would suggest a slight adjustment of replacing the single outlet box with a dual where one side could be the two power outlets with your USB connectors on the second outlet side. A home inspector is not likely to have an issue with that since the items have plenty of room for safety.

    However, I would recommend even more highly just waiting a year until there are units pre-built for this purpose and sold at your neighborhood Home Depot. They already have HDMI plates for your wall, so USB is not far behind:
    [www.uniqueproductsonline.com]

    That said - the concept is a great one.
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    12/01/09

    In reply to What's Wrong With a USB 3.0 ExpressCard?
    The key selling point is the huge black block at the end making this a martial arts geek weapon of choice for taking down USB2 users in your home town technology ghetto.

    I agree that without any must-have devices to plug into it, this is nothing more than a propeller-head coffee table discussion.
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    12/01/09

    In reply to How to Quickly Convert a Wall Outlet Into a USB Charger
    Why limit yourself to 2 ports?
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