...look exactly like (from the photos I have seen) as the charger cables I have for my iPod. Are they the same, both the plug in the wall and the USB cables?
They've been interchangeable since the 3rd generation iPod, they've just changed looks a little. The only ones that won't work are the 3rd 4th and 5th generation iPod Firewire cables because the devices no longer support Firewire.