This was my first trip traveling without a dedicated charger for my gadgets! While I’ve known for a long time that I could charge my Motorola RAZR through USB on my Mac (using my MotoCharger program), I didn’t want to use it as I didn’t want to have to remember to launch it (I don’t like stuff running all the time that is only used every once in awhile).
For this trip, I found some USB charge only cables for my Pre and RAZR (the RAZR one I acquired almost on accident as it came with the Belkin portable surge strip I bought). I also got a small USB hub, so I plugged the hub into my Mac and then charged my devices from the hub. As my MacBook Pro puts out more than the minimum USB power, it can charge devices. In addition, several years back, the Macs were changed such that the USB ports remain powered when the Mac is asleep. So, at night, I plugged the Mac in, plugged in my devices and by morning, everything was all charged up and ready to go.
Now I have a different combination of things to carry when I travel; however, this combination serves multiple uses and only requires 1 power outlet which can sometimes be at a premium in a hotel or meeting room.