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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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    Edited by Monty at 12/01/09 5:16 PM Monty was starred Monty was unstarred
    Image of ripfire ripfire
    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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    Image of Nick Nick
    12/01/09

    In reply to How to Quickly Convert a Wall Outlet Into a USB Charger
    i am not certain sticking a charger in a wall is going to meet code in a lot of places. sort of like not being able to just run an extension cord through your walls. safety first and what not.
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    Image of t4stywh34t t4stywh34t
    12/01/09

    @Nick: Yeah, like how I converted an outlet into a cigarette lighter. The ol' landlord wasn't too happy about that.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    12/01/09

    @t4stywh34t: bahahahaha. that is heelarryous
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    Image of philibuster philibuster
    12/01/09

    In reply to How to Quickly Convert a Wall Outlet Into a USB Charger
    Yeah, this is dumb. What will he plug his non-usb powered things into now? Unless he has a usb-powered vacuum cleaner, or usb-powered fan. Then this guy's justified.
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    Image of BeyondtheTech BeyondtheTech
    12/01/09

    In reply to How to Quickly Convert a Wall Outlet Into a USB Charger
    Considering those iPhone 3G AC adapters are pricey at the Apple and AT&T stores, I don't think it's included in that $10 budget (I can't get to the Instructables site from work - BLOCKED!). However, you can get reliable(?) lookalikes at DealExtreme (not affiliated). Check here: [www.dealextreme.com]
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    Edited by BeyondtheTech at 12/01/09 2:50 PM BeyondtheTech was starred BeyondtheTech was unstarred
    Image of Odin Odin
    11/26/09

    In reply to Opening Up a Sega Genesis Leads to a Genesis iPhone Dock, Naturally
    That's no Genesis! That's a MEGA DRIVE!

    Good times.
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    Image of Segador Segador
    11/25/09

    In reply to Opening Up a Sega Genesis Leads to a Genesis iPhone Dock, Naturally

    And yes, these lighters are worth $115 each.
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    Image of A strolling player got drunk and A strolling player got drunk and
    11/30/09

    @Segador: HOLY CRAP. I need them both.
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    Image of Segador Segador
    11/25/09

    In reply to Opening Up a Sega Genesis Leads to a Genesis iPhone Dock, Naturally
    One of the better looking consoles of all time.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/25/09

    In reply to Opening Up a Sega Genesis Leads to a Genesis iPhone Dock, Naturally
    Where's the Dreamcast iPhone dock? Make it so.
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    Image of spudhed spudhed
    11/25/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: make one yourself, although youd have to cut a DC case sadly
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/25/09

    @spudhed: No, if I had a DC, I would play with the DC, the way it was meant to be.
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    Image of spudhed spudhed
    11/26/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: so get one, mine cost the grand total of five pounds from a car boot sale with 2 pads and 2 mem cards
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    Image of BeyondtheTech BeyondtheTech
    11/23/09

    In reply to Sony Vaio UX Becomes a Killer Hackintosh UMPC
    I remember having the UX180P and 280P, and the battery life was the most depressing part of it. Sucked the cells dry within 90-140 minutes flat. I'd get this again in a heartbeat if they could at least double it without doubling the size or weight of the unit.
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    Image of not_a_virus.exe.vbs not_a_virus.exe.vbs
    11/23/09

    In reply to Sony Vaio UX Becomes a Killer Hackintosh UMPC
    Can anyone tell me what program is used to make the boot menu? I suspect it is linux based. Right now I have Windows 7, I get a boot menu asking me if I want to run Windows 7 or a previous version of windows.
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    Image of STiger STiger
    11/23/09

    In reply to Sony Vaio UX Becomes a Killer Hackintosh UMPC
    Why have I never heard of the unhacked version of this product?
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    Image of soggy_cheerio soggy_cheerio
    11/23/09

    @STiger: I'm going to guess that it's because you've been living under a rock, or at least you were a few years ago when these things were being talked up.
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    11/19/09

    In reply to Inductive Charging...Through Wood
    This video gives me no wood induction.
    [www.instantrimshot.com]
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    Image of Covertghost Covertghost
    11/19/09

    In reply to Inductive Charging...Through Wood
    Awesome idea for a coffee table...

    Have spots for ps3 controllers/ipods/whatever.
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    Mark Wilson promoted this comment Covertghost was starred Covertghost was unstarred
    Image of stre stre
    11/19/09

    In reply to Inductive Charging...Through Wood
    i just wish inductive charging was more efficient. i'm not a particularly green person (i recycle and whatnot, but i'm also not about to trade in my g35 coupe for a prius) but it seems like such a waste to be creating the magnetic field all around the charger when the phone is only sitting on top.

    also, the add-ons to your phone/device are fugly. that's one thing the pre definitely has going for it: built in inductive charging.
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    Image of Gann Gann
    11/19/09

    @stre: I've actually never considered the efficiency of inductive charging. It's around 70% right now, which isn't great.

    I'm used to thinking of induction's efficiency as a cooktop. Gas cooktops have anywhere from30-55% efficiency, where a decent induction cooktop ranges (heh) from 80-90%.
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    Image of stre stre
    11/19/09

    @Gann: yeah, they're far more efficient ranges than either electric or gas because the heat is actually produced in the pan itself instead of the flame/coil.
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