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"This handy 3-in-1 gadget has a few tricks up its sleeve. Not only is it a 2GB flash drive for storing files, it also has a built-in rechargeable battery that lets you charge your iPod or iPhone when you’re stuck away from civilization. The Macally PowerLink ($50) also features an iPod/iPhone dock connector and a USB connector for syncing and recharging.” The site says the product is coming soon. [via uncrate]

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With this USB turntable, you can “take your old vinyls and convert them to CD in minutes with a few simple steps! Enables the recordings of all those old albums into digital high quality format and sound. Easily interfaces with a USB port on any computer.” [via emilychang at Stylehive]

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The Sanctuary is “a place to put the multitude of personal items we all carry around so they are easily located again when later needed and, always fully charged. The simple and compact design conceals a universal charger compatible with over 1500 electronic devices from most major brands and a USB port allowing hundreds more electronic devices to be charged using just The Sanctuary. Users can from now on charge their cell phone, PDA, Blackberry, iPod, MP3 player, and bluetooth headset simultaneously in one location.”

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As much as we love modern, retro is just as inspirational. MIXA is a 1GB USB storage device that looks like a cassette tape. “Design your own USB blank cassette just like the old mix tapes. Then plug it in, fill it up with your music, photos, video and other digital goodies. Make it for you, make it for someone else, make a MIXA.” The site features an easy image uploader so you can customize and design your own label, just like the good old days. (via ReubenMiller)

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