It's nothing new - in the hotel room is a free (easily accessible) outlet and you have laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc. Photo Battery loaded simultaneously. I ordered the Cube along with an international adapter and am glad to have finally found a reasonable solution. My husband and I have been together always a lot of electronic equipment there and can now load multiple devices at once. Everything is processed very solid. The only (minor) drawback - the PowerCube weighs a few grams. If one is not traveling with hand luggage should not be a problem.