USocket Delayed Again; Wait On Until January For USB Charging Power Outlets

Tweet

Most of us out there have at least one kind of USB charging device or another–whether it’s our MP3 player, or some digital cameras, or our cell phones, or what have you, chances are we all have something that plugs either into our computer, or into the wall via some kind of hideous, cumbersome power adapter. But what’s just recently emerged is the USocket, and though it’s ship date has once again been delayed, the product remains a pretty nice idea.

The USocket is basically just a normal power plate, a three-pronged version that you’ll find in most any house, but with one critical addition: an actual USB port that allows you to plug any device that charges on USB directly into a wall socket. No need for the intermediary of an adapter any more–just plug your MP3 player or cell phone or whatever right into the wall socket and let it get its charge back on like any other device you might have in your house. Even better, it’ll only put out power to the devices when they need power, not just when they’re plugged in, ensuring that wasted power is minimized.

This, as far as I’m concerned, is a terrific idea. I’m sick to death of hunting up adapters to get charge back in my MP3 player, or worse, having to fire up my whole desktop just to slap in an MP3 player and get some charge back on it.

The really good part is, these reportedly cost just $10 a pop, which is a bit pricey for electrical plug face plates, but it’s not like you need them all over the whole house. A couple will do just fine to get your devices recharged–after all, they’ve got two USB ports per plate. The bad news, though, is that shipments on these have been delayed yet again to sometime in January, which means at least a couple weeks of waiting to get these passing juice through your house and into your mobile gear.