Getting a charge out of PlugBug

Okay, raise your hand if you've ever had to choose between charging your iPad and charging your MacBook? Or uh...fighting with the sigOth in the hotel room about who gets to charge their device in the one outlet available?

 

The PlugBug dual charger from twelvesouth solves both those problems, and it is absolutely genius in its simplicity. Essentially it lets you plug the top half of your Apple laptop power supply into the charger, while plugging a USB device into the top half. The picture pretty much says it all.

This past week, traveling to a foreign country where I only had a single currency adapter at my disposal, I found the PlugBug absolutely indispensible. With 10w of power it was super fast. I could charge my laptop and iPad in the PlugBug, while keeping my iPhone charging in the laptop itself.



I'd imagine it's also great for those situations where you only have access to a single outlet, or where you don't want to use your laptop to charge a device--say a colleague or friend needs a boost, but doesn't want to sync with your own computer.

$34.99, mamas. Killer stocking stuffer for that Mac user in your life. -Liz

Find the The PlugBug charger from twelvesouth or from our affiliate, Amazon

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