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                                                                    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