Apple iPod Camera Connector
Everyone knows it's a real sonofabitch to backup photos when you're on vacation.
Until now you either had to wastefully buy a bunch of stupid memory cards or deal with some half-assed photo shop and drop a mint for the transfer(s). Except in Japan, of course, where The Onodasaka Juglar Memory Slot Implant can easily handle both Compact Flash and, of course, Sony Memorystick media. But good luck getting that operation on this side of the pond.
So I got wise to this gem, the Apple iPod Camera Connector. You can find a dorky review here or search The WorldWide InterWeb for more dorky reviews.
The bottom line is that the thing works with Apple Video/Photo iPods. It's basically a fucking jack that you plug into the ass of you iPod, then plug your camera cable into the ass of the Connector. The Connector iPod sucks the photos off your camera, saving them as a "roll". If you want, you can later scroll through the roll to review the shots, although infuriatingly there is no labeling or editing system incorporated.
The thing costs $30 so what the hell, right? But the bitch is that it drains battery life faster than Condi's vibrator on an overnight to Tehran.