With this wonderful gadget you can charge virtually any small electronic device ranging from a smartphone to an iPod even when you’re not anywhere near an electrical outlet.

The Fueltank comes in two models—the Uno (for charging a single device) and the Duo (which charges two at a time)—and, based on my personal experience, it’s not surprising that it was an Innovations Honoree at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show, the ultimate showcase for the latest in cutting-edge gadgetry. If I don’t have time or forget to charge my phone or my BlackBerry before leaving home, I can now get a fill-up from my Fueltank.

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All those wireless devices we depend on for business and pleasure are keeping us more plugged in than ever—in more ways than one. If you’re traveling with multiple chargers you know what I mean, and if you’ve ever lost or forgotten one, you know how that feels—silenced, cut off, lost in space.

My answer is the compact, handy Chargepod, which allows you to plug up to six different devices into one central core and charge them all at once. The “pod” is less than 3 inches in diameter and weighs just over one ounce, and you can purchase removable adapters for virtually any kind of phone, PDA, camera, or gaming device. It will even charge your Kindle. Unplug the adapters, pack everything in one small Ziplock, and you’re good to go anywhere.

I was so thrilled with mine that I’ve since bought two more and now have one in my home, one in my car, and one that lives permanently in my suitcase. Check it out for yourself. Their customer service department is also extremely helpful and accommodating, as I discovered when I had to return a couple of adapters I’d purchased by mistake.