The best part about the Consumer Electronics Show is seeing crazy new gadgets that you won’t find at a Best Buy or even Fry’s Electronics.

First up: The Flipower touts itself as a plugless USB charger, which was the first thing I spotted during the CES Unveiled Event in Las Vegas.

The Flipower, also called the Slim USB Charger, looks like a finger-sized USB card reader but instead of a card slot, there’s a USB slot. And instead of a USB prong, there’s a thin plastic power-outlet cover that flips out. Underneath the outlet cover is the sensor that sends the charge to the USB port, thus charging whatever USB device is plugged into it.

Handy? Sure, if you don’t have a spare USB port on a PC or tend to turn off your computer at night. It also outputs 5V/750 mA of power, for anyone willing to translate the effectiveness of such power.

Powertech Industrial Co. is the Taiwan manufacturer who is looking for distributors to sell the product in the United States. No price has been set.

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