USB Power Through An Airplane’s Audio Jack
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Ponzi and I leave for a trip to Germany on Saturday. I’ve been concerned about how I can get power for my devices while on the flight. Now, I have my answer.
Not long ago, I recorded a video showing off all my travel gear. These are devices, adapters, and the like that go with me when I have to be on the road… and a few new ones bought for this trip. I’ve been confused as to how I would manage to charge anything, though, while in transit.
Enter Inflight! Inflight USB Power Unit is a plug compatible with any standard USB charging cable. The Inflight USB Power unit plugs into the passenger seat audio jack and outputs regulated power to the attached USB charging cable/connector. Now I can plug this sucker in to my audio jack and power up my PSP, my iPod, my phone… or any of my other devices I seriously cannot live without!
This is why I think all devices should charge via a USB cable, if not natively, then by an adapter. Wouldn’t it be great if new houses being built had little USB outlets in the wall, right next to electrical outlets? I’m telling ya, folks. This is the wave of the future.
So cool. Thanks so much for this advice. The $20 or $30 I just spent on this Inflight adapter is well worth the money, and will quickly become my favorite travel gadget of all!
[tags]usb, travel gadgets, power[/tags]
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Stuff We Like: Power Your Gadgets From An Airplane Headphone Jack · TechBlogger
September 7th, 2007
at 8:09am
[...] The Inflight USB Power Unit connects directly to the headphone jack found in the armrests of most commercial airplane seats and passes power to your gadgets via a USB connection. It would be convenient as hell to have outlets at every seat instead of headphone jacks, but now you can get the best of both worlds. The unit won’t power anything as big as your laptop, but should be able to supply a charge to any device that natively supports USB charging (like your iPod, cell phone, or PSP). The basic Inflight USB Power Unit will set you back $35, and you can optionally purchase iPod and mini B connectors. Anyone planning on adding this to their Go Bag? Inflight USB Power Unit [Inflight Power Recharger Cables via Windows Fanatics] [...]
Power Your Gadgets From An Airplane Headphone Jack « Unleash your inner geek
September 7th, 2007
at 8:23am
[...] “The Inflight USB Power Unit connects directly to the headphone jack found in the armrests of most commercial airplane seats and passes power to your gadgets via a USB connection. It would be convenient as hell to have outlets at every seat instead of headphone jacks, but now you can get the best of both worlds. The unit won’t power anything as big as your laptop, but should be able to supply a charge to any device that natively supports USB charging (like your iPod, cell phone, or PSP). The basic Inflight USB Power Unit will set you back $35, and you can optionally purchase iPod and mini B connectors. Anyone planning on adding this to their Go Bag?” Inflight USB Power Unit [Inflight Power Recharger Cables via Windows Fanatics] [...]
Power Your Gadgets From An Airplane Headphone Jack « Unleash your inner geek
September 7th, 2007
at 8:23am
[...] “The Inflight USB Power Unit connects directly to the headphone jack found in the armrests of most commercial airplane seats and passes power to your gadgets via a USB connection. It would be convenient as hell to have outlets at every seat instead of headphone jacks, but now you can get the best of both worlds. The unit won’t power anything as big as your laptop, but should be able to supply a charge to any device that natively supports USB charging (like your iPod, cell phone, or PSP). The basic Inflight USB Power Unit will set you back $35, and you can optionally purchase iPod and mini B connectors. Anyone planning on adding this to their Go Bag?” Inflight USB Power Unit [Inflight Power Recharger Cables via Windows Fanatics] [...]
Psycho » Blog Archive » Inflight USB Power Unit Charges Gadgets from Airline Audio Jacks
September 7th, 2007
at 10:02am
[...] Product Page InFlightPower.com via Lifehacker via Windows Fanatics] [...]
Salem
January 20th, 2008
at 6:27am
Did you find the Inflight USB Power Unit as useful as it should have been or was there any problems with the charging speed?
Does it hold your device’s power level while you use it or at least extend the use time for a decent amount.
Do you have any specs on how it worked on your different device’s?
I’m thinking about buying one for my iPod video.
Thanks,
Salem