Gizmo: Yule love these techno toys

— -- Let's kick off the holiday shopping frenzy with a few low-priced gadget gift ideas.

Superplug

Even the best hotels get stingy when it comes to electrical outlets when you have mobile phones, tablets, computers and other gear to recharge.

The folks at Monster Cable have a solution. Outlets To Go 3 has three electric outlets and two USB slots. That means up to five gadgets can get fed from one wall socket.

The plug fits easily into a travel case or laptop bag and takes up far less space than a power strip from the hardware store. Amazon.com has it for $22.39.

Share the power

The Fuse PowerSlice does a similar trick back home.

The disc-shaped charging station reduces the cable chaos by using snap-in plates to deliver power to three phones or other portable devices. Individual slices are available for most popular phones, including Apple, Blackberry, Samsung, LG and HTC models.

The disc also has a separate USB outlet for charging a Bluetooth headset or digital camera.

The PowerSlice base unit costs $39.99 at fuseplusyou.com. Individual slices are $9.99 each.

Rolling phone

Now you can use your iPhone on your biking trips!

No pockets in those bike shorts? You can take your iPhone on your rides with the StormCruiser, a weather-resistant bike case made for an iPhone 4 or 4S.

With the phone close at hand, you can use its GPS mapping system, play music or ask Siri to find the nearest public restroom.

The case protects the phone from scratches and seals out dust and rain, and it comes with mounting brackets that fit a bike's handlebars or body frame. It's available for $49.95 at thejoyfactory.com.

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E-mail Ric at ricman@courier-journal.com. Read about more of his gadget gift ideas at his Gizmo blog: gizmo.courier-journal.com.