Cellphones straps are a unique breed of accessory. People either love or despise these straps that previously has the sole purpose of giving an additional way to hold, carry and decorate a cellphone. This USB Leather Hand Strap from WirelessGround finally gives a purpose to cellphone straps by being a USB charger in disguise. You simply slide off the aluminum block on the strap and it reveals that the strap itself has a mini-USB and standard USB connector on its ends. Plug the mini-USB into your cellphone and the standard USB into a laptop or PC to let the electrons flow.

What do you do if your cellphone uses one of the god awful proprietary charging connections? Well, you are out of luck and should probably write your congressman a letter urging cellphone manufacturers to halt the use said connectors. This USB Leather Hand Strap could also charge other gadgets that utilize the mini-USB connector and is available for $12 (on sale). — Travis Hudson

USB Leather Hand Strap, via Gear Diary