Your mobile phone. Your Bluetooth headset. Your iPod or mp3 player. Your digital camera. Yes, you have a serious case of gadget ependency. And in the spirit of promoting your dependency, I am offering you 3 solutions for keeping your electronic devices all juiced up with the least amount of cable clutter possible.

Chargepod from Callpod: Charge up to 5 devices at once with this slick looking multi-charger. It’s functionally a very small power strip with short, device specific connectors. $50 plus $10 per connector.

I-Rocks USB Hub w/ Power Adapter: Charge up to 4 devices with this USB hub. The included power adapter means you can charge everything without the need for your computer. $16.

Ikea Charging Box: This is a do-it-yourself solution is simple. Take a plastic box with a cover that opens, put in a power strip, drill some holes and plug in your gadgets.

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You’re in 26B on a five hour flight, and you are out of juice. Your iPod is dead, and your phone is dead. What will you do? Solar is out. Wind is out. I guess you could use one of those hand crank things, but you won’t last 2 minutes before being pelted with peanuts.  

The Inflight Power Recharger uses the little power that comes through the audio headphone jack to charge iPods, Blackberry’s and any other USB chargeable device. It’s pretty simple. Plug the recharger into the headphone jack and turn up the volume. Plug your iPod or other USB device into the recharger and you’re off and flying. Figure about 3X the standard computer connected charge time. $35-$50. More here.

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