1 EXHIBIT 23.1 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT The Board of Directors Mobility Electronics, Inc.: We consent to the inclusion of our report dated December 14, 2000, with respect to the balance sheets of Mesa Ridge Technologies, Inc. as of June 30, 2000 and 1999, and the related statements of earnings, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the years then ended, which report appears in Form 8-K/A of Mobility Electronics, Inc. dated December 15, 2000. /s/KPMG LLP Phoenix, Arizona December 15, 2000