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Interestingly enough I've been looking for one of these and I may very well just have to buy it. It's a nifty device that allows you to charge a AAA battery via your USB port on your computer.  To borrow from their marketing:

"Since no one wants to buy tons of batteries, Xtatix introduces the convenient and portable Xtatix USB PortaCharge to recharge AAA batteries using your computer's USB port. Plugging in your PortaCharge while at the office, airport, library, classroom, or out to lunch will ensure your digital electronics rock out as long as you do. The PortaCharge is really simple to use and a handy tool for anyone looking to get a charge on the run!"

I do find the pregnancy test packaging rather amusing.

However, for only $5.99 with a $4 rebate who's to complain? My next question is, how do you justify processing a $4 rebate? Maybe they had an overstock and can sell each one for a mere $1.99 and still break even or at best turn a few cents profit. But then you have to factor in the cost of having someone on minimum wage at best processing the order and cutting the check. Just something to help boggle your mind as we head into the weekend. If you want one of this handy devices, stop by this link here to get one $2 +shipping after rebate, how can you go wrong? Oh yes, you might want to buy two because I've never seen any device out there that only runs on only one AAA battery...