Who cares if this Sanyo Eneloop Stick Booster looks like a cross between an aluminum hot dog and a curling iron? Slip a couple of AAs in there, and its USB port is good and ready to accommodate a plug from your iPhone, iPod, or any other portable electronic device that uses USB to charge itself. Sanyo is nice enough to include a couple of rechargeable Eneloop batteries in the package, good for 1,500 rounds until they're spent.

Those two batteries will charge up your gadgetry for 90 minutes, which could be just the right amount of time you need to get you through to that next replenishing power outlet. Pre-order it now for $34.72, and in December you'll have yourself an unusually attractive auxiliary power unit that will easily fit inside even the most compact of carry-ons.

Via CrunchGear