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EXHIBIT 10.1 MOBILITY ELECTRONICS, INC.
OMNIBUS LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT This Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (the Agreement) is made this ___day of ___,
2005 (the Grant Date) by and between Mobility Electronics, Inc. (the Company) and ___
(the Participant). WHEREAS, Participant is receiving an award of restricted stock units pursuant to the Mobility
Electronics, Inc. Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (the Plan); and WHEREAS, it is a condition to Participant receiving the restricted stock unit award that
Participant deliver an executed version of this Agreement to the Company; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good
and valuable consideration, the Company hereby awards restricted stock units to Participant on the
following terms and conditions: 1.Award of Restricted Stock Units. The Company hereby grants to Participant a total
of ___(___) restricted stock units (the Units) subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement. 2.Vesting Schedule. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Units
shall vest upon the earliest to occur, and subject to the terms and conditions, of the following
(the occurrence of such event referred to herein as the Vesting Date): A. Time Based Vesting: On January 13, 2010, one hundred percent (100%) of the
Units shall vest (the Time Based Vesting Date); B. Performance Based Accelerated Vesting: Upon the occurrence of the Companys
achievement of aggregate net income before tax, on a fully-diluted basis, over four (4)
consecutive quarters of $1.00 per share (the Acceleration Target), one hundred
percent (100%) of the Units shall vest automatically. Achievement of the Acceleration
Target shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board
of Directors; C. Death; Disability or Termination Without Cause: If the Participant ceases
to be employed by the Company by reason of his or her death, total and permanent disability
(as certified by an independent medical advisor appointed by the Company prior to such
termination), or termination without Cause (as defined below), a prorated number of
unvested Units shall vest automatically upon such death, disability or termination without
Cause, determined by multiplying the number of Units by a fraction, the numerator of which
is the number of complete months of continuous employment by the Participant with the
Company from the Grant Date and the denominator of which is the number of complete months
between the Grant Date and the Time Based Vesting Date. The balance of the Units subject to
the provisions of this Agreement which have not vested shall automatically be forfeited by
the Participant. Cause means (i) Participants conviction of a felony or commission of
any act of fraud, moral turpitude or dishonesty, (ii) Participants breach of any of the
terms or conditions of, or the failure to perform any covenant contained in, the Companys
Employee Handbook or Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as modified from time to time, or
(c) Participants violation of reasonable instructions or policies established by the
Company with respect to the operation of its business and affairs or Participants failure
to carry out the reasonable instructions required in connection with his or her employment;
and D. Change in Control: Upon a Change in Control, as defined below, one
hundred percent (100%) of the Units shall vest automatically. A Change in Control shall
mean the occurrence of one or more of the following events: (i) any person within the
meaning of Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act or 1934, as amended (the
Exchange Act), other than the Company (including its subsidiaries, directors or executive
officers) has become the beneficial owner, within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act, of 50 percent or more of the combined voting power of the Companys then
outstanding common stock or equivalent in voting power of any class or classes of the
Companys outstanding securities ordinarily entitled to vote in elections of directors
(voting securities); (ii) shares representing 50 percent or more of the combined voting
power of the Companys voting securities are purchased pursuant to a tender offer or
exchange offer (other than an offer by the Company or its subsidiaries, directors or
executive officers); (iii) as a result of, or in connection with, any tender offer or
exchange offer, merger or other business combination, sale of assets or contested election,
or any combination of the foregoing transactions (a Transaction), the persons who were
directors of the Company before the Transaction shall cease to constitute a majority of the
Board or of any successor to the Company; (iv) following the date hereof, the Company is




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merged or consolidated with another corporation and as a result of such merger or
consolidation less than 50 percent of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or
resulting corporation shall then be owned in the aggregate by the former stockholders of the
Company, other than (1) any party to such merger or consolidation, or (2) any affiliates of
any such party; or (v) the Company transfers more than 50 percent of its assets, or the last
of a series of transfers results in the transfer of more than 50 percent of the assets of
the Company, or the Company transfers a business unit and/or business division responsible
for more than 35% of the Companys revenue for the twelve-month period preceding the month
in which such transfer occurred, in either case, to another entity that is not wholly-owned
by the Company. Any determination required above in this subsection (v) shall be made by
the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted
immediately prior to the occurrence of such event. 3.Restrictions. This Agreement and the Units granted pursuant hereto shall be
subject to the following restrictions: A. Termination of AgreementandRights to Units. Any Units that have
not otherwise vested pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be automatically
forfeited upon the Participants termination of employment or service with the Company. B. Non-Assignability. Unless otherwise determined by the Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, the Participant may not sell, assign,
transfer, discount, or pledge as collateral for a loan, or otherwise anticipate any right to
payment under the Plan or this Agreement other than by will or by the applicable laws of
descent and distribution. 4.Form and Timing of Payment. Any vested Units shall be paid by the Company in
shares of the Companys common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Shares) on a one-to-one
basis on, or as soon as practicable after, the Vesting Date. 5.Change in Capital Structure. The terms of this Agreement, including the number of
Units subject to this Agreement, shall be adjusted as the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company determines is equitably required in the event the Company effects any
merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock
split, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of shares or other securities of the Company,
or similar corporate transaction. 6.No Rights as a Stockholder. The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder
with respect to any Shares until the date of the issuance and delivery of such Shares. 7.No Right to Employment. This Agreement shall not be construed as giving the
Participant the right to be retained in the employ or as a consultant of the Company or any
affiliate of the Company, as the case may be. The Company may at any time terminate the
Participants employment or a consultants provision of services free from any liability or any
claim under the Plan or this Agreement. 8.Participant Bound by Plan. The Participant hereby acknowledges that a copy of the
Plan and the Prospectus for the Plan has been made available to him or her and the Participant
agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions of the Plan. 9.Conflicts. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan as in
effect on the Grant Date and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of the Plan shall
govern. 10.Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the legatees, distributes and personal representatives of the Participant and the successors of the
Company. 11.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted under, the
laws of the State of Arizona without regard to conflicts of law provisions thereof, and the
Participant and the Company irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of and venue in the
federal and/or state courts located in Phoenix, Arizona.




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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above
written. MOBILITY ELECTRONICS, INC. By:Name:Title:
 The undersigned Participant hereby accepts, and agrees to, all terms and provisions of the
foregoing Agreement. If you do not sign and return this Agreement, you will not be entitled to the
Units. SignaturePrint NameSocial Security Number or
Commerce ID NumberAddress