You know those charger adapters for iPods that you can get? Here in Australia I have seen them in the shops for around $50. Here is a simple solution if you find yourself either A: without a charger and in need of one. Or B: too cheap to buy one. Or C: need to charge 4 at once with no PC in sight.

Get a cheap powered USB hub. Power comes from the wall not the computer. No rule says you can’t plug a USB hub in without hooking it up to a PC. A quick search pulled up the cheapest one at 10 bucks. [That's not a bad deal actually; USB 2.0 and all] Heaps better than $50. Just remember that it has to be a powered one! [All Aussie dollars + Aussie search engine sorry foreigners]

I thought it was a nice life hack. Especially if you are going to be away from PC access for a while and you don’t want to sit round an Internet cafe for 3-4 hours while the iPod charges.

Source: Daily Cup of Tech

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