ThermaCELL Portable Mosquito Repellent – No Lotions, No Electricity

The fact that you’re reading this article probably means you’ve already had camping vacations spoiled by mosquitoes, or maybe just quiet evenings on your terrace at home ruined by those little pests. So far I haven’t found a good solution to the problem myself, but I have high hopes that this ThermaCELL Portable Mosquito Repellent could save my next vacation.

Skype Mouse Combines Mouse and Phone – Unclutter your Desk

Since the arrival of Skype and other internet telephony services, many of us are saving a great deal on our phone bills. Since the arrival of Skype, though, yet another device – a phone handset – has to be connected to the PC with yet another cable, anything but decreasing the clutter on our work desks. The USB Skype Mouse takes care of the second problem for you.

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Multi-Chargers for Electronic Devices Compared

We've discussed in a few other articles several multi-chargers for electronic devices. Two of them charge a lot of devices simultaneously. Another one adapts to almost any outlet and is most suitable for travel. All of them have the benefit of only using one power outlet in your home to charge different devices and to reduce cable clutter on your desk. The following table compares the different options. If you know another one that stands out of the crowd, you can let us know.

Click on the names in the table heading to read about the individual solutions.

The 150-Country Travel Adapter

We've already covered various types of multi-charging stations, helping you to reduce the number of outlets occupied by your cell phone, iPod, PDA or other multimedia gadgets, at the same time decreasing the number of cables cluttering your desk. This travel adapter is different in the sense that it has additional benefits for travel, while retaining some of the advantages of the other solutions as well.

ChargePod - Charge Six Electronic Devices With One Charger

Electronic devices are proliferating in every household. On the upside, most have now started using rechargeable batteries instead of disposables. On the downside, now you have a charger for each device, requiring a mains plug per device and causing a lot of cable clutter. And when you go on travel, you have to drag the whole set with you. This ChargePod multi-charger promises at least some improvement.

Tip – Store Your Car Rooftop Box

Ijust love car rooftop boxes. They are light, relatively affordable, dry, and aerodynamic, and when you open them they offer a surprising amount of storage space that you would never suspect looking at them from the outside. The drawback, as with many other storage and transport solutions, is that they take up a lot of space in your home when you're not using them. Here's a solution.

Pack Mate Roll-Bag – Space-saving Solution for Travel Luggage

The vacuum solutions provided by SpaceBag, Pack Mate, and others are a great invention to compress your blankets, pullovers, and other items before storing them in your closets for a season. For travel purposes, they're less useful, because you'll need a vacuum cleaner before setting off for the return trip. It appears that many tents, caravans, and other holiday homes tend not to have these available. But with Pack Mate, you don't need a vacuum cleaner, making it ideal for your travel luggage.