The Powermat. A little slab of genius.
You know how, sometimes, you come across somehting, and wonder what you ever did before you had it? The PowerMat? It’s definitely one of those things.
We tried the Powermat 2X Charging Mat with a powercube, and I’ll be honest – it didn’t come out of the box for a while as I simply didn’t get it at first. Why would I want to plug in a square block to charge my camera/phone/DS on, when they all have a perfectly good system which plugs into the wall all by itself?
But then… I went on holiday.
And suddenly, like a big ole lightbulb going ping over my head, I got it. I really did.
In my case I packed the PowerMat. Oh, and the DSlite extension back.And I was good to go (well, okay, I added a few luxury extras like clothes and wash gear, but you know what I mean).
I did NOT pack a phone charger, three different camera chargers, a video Camera charger, an ipod charger, two MP3 chargers or a DSlite charger.
The one powercube has the array of lead ends, so it fits pretty much any device you may have (we haven’t found anything yet that we ourselves possess and it doesn’t charge). Spare ends can be popped into the small storage cube, so they don’t roll around and get lost either. With the twin mat you can charge two items at once – we got the DSlite back in addition to the above set, and it works perfectly, though it took some getting used to as you can’t play while it is charging (though a certain 10yr old of my acquaintance has now figured out that actually, he can…).
Top trick for me is that the black slab is magnetic, and the little charging square (powercube) zooms into place and hangs on in there – your items won’t just stop charging if a baby elephant 4yr old happens to brush past.
Since we’ve been home I have left it available, and have noticed it is used more than any devices own plug. It’s just too darn convenient!
They’re not cheap at £70 for the Powermat 2X Charging Mat, but it’s strong, reliable, and if you travel a lot I’d say it’s a really worthy investment.
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