Larky Buys & Reviews: G-tronics Universal Charger, USB Universal Charger

Universal Charger ($3.60)

I've been in and out of Home-Fix store, stuck in a dilemma whether to purchase a international travel adapter or to save that 10 bucks or so. Somehow, the latter always seem to triumph. Something at the back of my mind tells me that there is definitely a cheaper option somewhere. And this is it! A universal charger at $3.60! Comes with travel pouch and a manual.

The ability to multi-task effectively is highly sought-after in the current society, and this charger certainly meets the standards of our needs with its versatility. At the top and bottom regions, there are one lock each. The upper (un)lock launches the twin blade pins which are freely rotatable (especially useful for Australia), while the bottom (un)lock dispatches the twin rectangular pins. As for the twin round pins and the all-too familiar mono rectangular pin shown in the 3rd picture below, those have to be pried out manually.

USB Universal Charger ($7.60)

In our world where there are more USB-powered devices than power plugs (no I don't have any statistics to prove this), having a charger with a USB port somewhat seems logically useful. A top-up of $4 gives additional functions to the basic charger above.

Unlike the basic charger, this one sports a USB port and has two detachable parts via a release button. The twin blade pins are rotatable too. Something that I didn't expect is that there is an extra fuse (red tube like thing) packed in this devious device.