A charger for all reasons [Tools & Toys]

Portable electronic devices are wonderful–or would be if they didn't have batteries that needed recharging. So when you take a trip with a cellphone, a laptop computer, a portable printer, a DVD player, a PDA, and who knows what else, you usually wind up dragging along separate chargers and connecting cords for each of them–a not insignificant addition to the weight, bulk, and confusion of traveling. There's a solution to this problem: a universal charger that adapts to just about any device by means of small, interchangeable PowerTips [see photo].