Often find yourself on the run with your phone or your iPod running low and no time to stop and recharge? 

I just picked up (at Harris Teeter, of all places) this pretty awesome gizmo I had read about a few weeks ago on one of the gadget blogs and that pretty much solves exactly that problem: the Duracell Instant Usb Charger.

• Costs $35 (that's what I paid at the store and what Amazon sells it at, but I remember reading it can be gotten for as low as $20... Either way, it's cheap).
• Gave my iPhone 60% power back in just over an hour and a half.
• Uses USB both to charge other devices and itself be recharged.
• Starts giving power as soon as you plug it

Overall a very thoughtfully designed little device that is cheap, slick, and useful to boot.