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If you are fed-up carting around a handful of chargers for all of your gadgets, a ‘revolutionary’ new gizmo called the ‘SynCh’ could be your saviour.

The small, lightweight multi-charger allows you to charge two electrical devices at the same time.

The compact device is just 12cm long, weighs 50g and has a retractable cable. The SynCh comes complete with connectors so all of the following can be charged on the move: mobile phones, MP3 players, iPods, Blackberrys, Bluetooth headsets, games consoles and PDAs. It also has a USB 2.0 capability which allow you transfer data such as documents, photographs, video and play-lists between devices and computers/laptops.

The SynCh will be launched by the hotel chain Travelodge and will be piloted at ten hotels throughout the country. Guests can use the SynCh free of charge during their stay or purchase one of their own from Travelodge’s Web site. The SynCh will cost from £20.

Travelodge partnered with the makers of the SynCh following a huge increase in the number of customers requesting electrical chargers whilst staying in their hotels. Over a third of the nation, regularly forget their chargers when travelling. For 60 per cent, this absent-mindedness makes them feel angry, annoyed and stupid. The research also revealed 33 per cent of respondents are worried sick that they will run out of battery and their device will die on them at a crucial time.

Guy Parsons, Travelodge Chief Operating Officer said: “Travelodge is always looking at new low cost ways of making our customers’ lives easier. Our receptionists get many requests for spare chargers, as it is common for customers to leave theirs at home. It’s impossible for us to stock a wide range of electrical gadget chargers but with the SynCh we can now offer this unique service at a low cost”.

Travelodge’s research also showed that 89 per cent of Brits constantly carry a charger and more than one in ten carry two everyday. The mobile phone charger at 63 was voted the top charger people hate carrying around with them.

Joe Boyle from SynCh said: “These days we rely so much on our mobile phones, Blackberry’s, and other gadgets to keep ourselves up to date and in touch with our friends, families, colleagues and customers. It’s not surprising that we get stressed when the batteries run out. The SynCh is a small, convenient, portable and affordable solution to this common problem. Travelodge is leading the way by introducing this innovative service for its customers.”

The survey revealed 96 per cent of Brits own a mobile phone, 58 per cent have an MP3 player, 84 per cent have a digital camera and 44 per cent own a laptop. 46 per cent claim to have between five and 15 chargers rattling around their home for various devices.

More than a quarter of us, have more than two mobile phones. A whopping 70 per cent of people polled said they keep their old phone chargers but six per cent just throw them away. Less than 10 per cent of us bother to recycle our old phone chargers. But more than quarter of people just don’t know what to do with their redundant chargers.

Further information on the ‘SynCh’ is available at www.thesynch.co.uk.

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