Travel Power Strip, 65W GaN Charging Station 2 AC 4 USB

Travelling with modern devices means a phone, a laptop, a watch, earbuds and often a partner's set as well, which is five chargers and two wall sockets in a hotel room that was wired in 1987. A single unit carrying two mains outlets and four USB ports solves the arithmetic in one object smaller than a paperback.

Gallium nitride is why it is small. GaN runs cooler and wastes less energy than silicon, so 65 watts fits into a body that would previously have delivered a third of that. Sixty-five watts is enough to charge a laptop at full speed while phones and earbuds run alongside, with the power distributed automatically rather than fixed per port. Two USB-A and two USB-C cover both old and new cables.

The cable wraps around the body for storage, which is a small design decision that prevents the single most annoying thing about travel adapters. Available in white, black, purple and blue. Note: this ships with an EU plug fitting and is rated 220-240V, so it suits the EU, UK and Australia with a plug adapter where needed. It is not suitable for 110-120V supply.

• Output: 65W total, distributed automatically
• Ports: 2 AC outlets, 2 USB-A, 2 USB-C
• Technology: GaN, smaller and cooler than silicon
• Cable: wraps around the body for storage
• Colours: White, Black, Purple, Blue
• Power: EU plug fitting, rated 220-240V - not suitable for US or Canada