Cable with power averaging circuitry

A method of providing power to a streaming media player defining a power load, wherein the streaming media player connects to a Wi-Fi network to stream digital media content to a television, comprising:

• electrically and mechanically coupling a first end of a power cable to a USB power source on the television, wherein the power cable comprises an electronic circuit configured to provide real-time power averaging between the USB power source and the power load, wherein the electronic circuit comprises a current limiting integrated circuit, a resistor electrically coupled in parallel to the current limiting integrated circuit, a supercapacitor electrically coupled in parallel to the current limiting integrated circuit, a capacitor electrically coupled in parallel between at least one of the first end of the power cable and the current limiting integrated circuit, the supercapacitor and the current limiting integrated circuit, and the supercapacitor and the second end of the power cable, and a ground connection that electrically grounds the current limiting integrated circuit, the resistor, the supercapacitor, and the capacitor;
• electrically and mechanically coupling a second end of the power cable to the streaming media player;
• and
• providing, via the electronic circuit, real-time power averaging between the power source and the power load.