USB wall charger skips the middleman

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As we've noted more times than we care to remember, there are a countless number of useless gadgets that seem to exist only because they use a computer's USB port for a power source. Maybe that's one of the reasons behind Green-House's development of the "Eneplug."

This little device, which Technabob accurately describes as resembling "the decapitated end of a standard 110v AC plug," is a USB charger that skips the middleman and plugs directly into a wall outlet. It's available only in Japan at present, perhaps because that's where there's the most pressing need for such gadgets as MP3 players that give facials.

[BdeRWest]

Apple makes one of these, which look like an overly white blob of mozzarella cheese, which they package with every iPod and iPhone they sell (except perhaps iPod shuffle).

These seem more slimline, though