The Power Of Coffee
By Benjamen Johnson
Until vehicles come with outlets built right into the dash, we’ll have to settle for the nuisance of portable inverters. To help disguise what’s often a tangled, messy eyesore, Original Power cleverly designed their PowerCup in the shape of a coffee cup, to take advantage of the ubiquitous cup holders in cars, trucks, and even boats. It provides two 120V AC outlets and a USB charging port.
The USB port supplies up to 500mA, and the inverter provides 200W of continuous juice or 400W peak — Original Power claims that’s enough to power a 27″ TV. We suspect a 27″ TV may be stretching it, but the PowerCup will definitely power small portable electronics like laptops, DVD players, or iPods.
You’ll pay about $30 for the novelty of this inverter. Original Power also custom-labels the PowerCup — if you want your mugshot on this mug, contact them directly.
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October 30th, 2008 at 10:57 am
I always figured that I was powered by coffee… But now I can power my cell phone and iPod with it! What an age we live in…
October 30th, 2008 at 11:43 am
If it weren’t for coffee I couldn’t function at all, but I’ll be d@#ned if I share it with a laptop!
October 30th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
I do this now with a Foam Beer Cuzzie. wires go in the bottom and my iphone sits on top inside comfortably. Sadly, no I don’t own the ibeer app. I’ll throw a couple pics up in the pool in just a few.
October 30th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
I completely left out the part about my inverter being stashed in the din pocket below.