USB Power Outlet
So the latest (March ‘10) issue of Macworld has a highlight on FastMac’s new TruePower UCS Power Outlet, which is a regular duplex outlet plus two power-only usb ports. Here is a picture pulled off of FastMac’s website.
Pretty slick, I thought to myself. Then I started thinking about how you would probably want it wired to a switch to prevent the power vampirism that afflicts most AC/DC converters. And then maybe you’d want to rig up a little LED in the outlet to help you remember if it’s on or not (this picture makes it look like it might have an LED in upper right corner). But no, according to FastMac’s pre-order page it is NOT a vampire and ensuring that it wasn’t was a high priority of theirs.
Kudos to FastMac for thinking it out and building what looks to be a solid product. By the way, it looks like it costs $19.95, though Macworld was reporting it at half that. Still not a bad price.
