Universal Power Shrinks in Size

The new slimmed down iGo everywhere85 is smaller and lighter then ever before.

I travel a lot, and as such, I appreciate anything that lets me cut down on my electronics load. I've used Mobiliy Electronics' iGo Juice notebook adapter system with interchangeable tips, so it works no matter which notebook or mobile peripheral I have with me at the time. I use this system in lieu of the original notebook charger; and, for that matter, in lieu of the original cell phone and iPod chargers, too.

My one complaint about the iGo Juice 70 is the power brick's hefty physical size and weight. Which is why I got excited to see Mobility's display here at CES, showing the company's upcoming, dramatically slimmed down iGo everywhere85.

This universal wall and autor/air (AC 100-240 VAC and DC 11.5-16 VDC power, respectively) adapter for notebooks looks the size of typical external hard drive containing a 2.5-inch notebook drive inside; plus, the cabling has been notably reduced in bulk, too. The unit comes with the iGo dualpower accessory, so you can simultaneously juice up both your notebook and a mobile device such as a headset, mobile phone, or digital audio player.

This $130 adapter system is slated for sale in the first quarter of 2007.

The company has also launched at CES its new iGo powerXtender, which uses two AA batteries to provide emergency juice to multiple products-basically, any personal electronic gadget that already has an iGO tip. The powerXtender is priced at $16.

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