Very nice idea, but useless for New iPad, which gives a message that "charging is not supported with this accessory." I used the stock iPad charger and the stock iPad USB cable, inserting the Cables To Go 26686 Extension Cable between the two. Without the extension cable, the iPad will charge. With the extension cable, it will not charge, thereby defeating the very purpose of the extension cable, at least for my purposes. Very unlikely due to a faulty extension cable, because I bought two of them, and I get the same "charging not supported" message with both. It is possible that this problem only manifests with the New iPad and not other devices, but I have no means of verifying whether this is true.