When we first started with the Motorola Droid, we discovered early on that despite it using a USB based charger, not every USB AC adapter would charge it. The Droid wants 0.85A and not every charger puts that out. The Nook Color we own is even worse, at 1.9A and a special USB cable with extra pins to carry the charge.

At home and on the go, we most often will bring more than one device, and were looking for a single device that had everything. We’d previously recommended the Belkin Travel USB surge protector, but it only supported .5A on each USB port…not enough for the demands of modern hardware. It is still a good design, but needs to be updated. The competive items we found have the same delivery problem.

Finally, we found an item that offers travel portability and delivers the 2A power needs for our devices. It is the IPAD-2USB High Power Slim AC Wall Plug, offering two USB ports with the charge levels we need.

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The power plug rotates and folds flat into the unit, making it perfect for travel and will allow it to be flush with a wall in the event you want to permanently mount it behind a piece of furniture. If you pair it with a small travel surge protector and/or a short extension cord, it will be usable in a variety of narrow or limited situations. It supports 220V, so it can be paired with a plug adapter to make it truly international.

Not everything is overly complicated. Sometimes, you just want something that works as advertised. This does everything we need it to.