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chx1975 Jun 14, 2012 11:23 pm

Nope. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812820023 they have better pictures, it has a 3 prongs USA power connector which is not what I am looking for.

printingray Jun 15, 2012 10:34 am


Originally Posted by cordelli (Post 18743080)
Thanks to suggestions here, I love the charge pod

http://callpod.com/products/chargepod

It's made traveling so much better, I usually go with the laptop adapter and the charge pod for everything else.

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/5...gpodbanner.jpg

I was impressed of this item and thinking for ordering one from amazon. If you have some extra pocket then go for extra utility. Chargerpod does its job well and leave more counter space at the same time.

AJollyLife Jun 16, 2012 2:03 pm


Originally Posted by printingray (Post 18762110)
I was impressed of this item and thinking for ordering one from amazon. If you have some extra pocket then go for extra utility. Chargerpod does its job well and leave more counter space at the same time.

The downside I have is chargepod seems to charge at 500ma a port. I'd love something similar with a 1a charger per port.

chx1975 Jun 16, 2012 7:36 pm


Originally Posted by AJollyLife (Post 18758312)

How badly you wish that :) ? While Brando sports a Temporarily Out of Stock for the Moenegallet, I have my doubts about the Temporarily given http://web.archive.org/web/201007280..._p562c8d1.html they were already out of stock in 2010 :)

However, it is in stock in Japan under the name TAP-B26M. I am willing to import (I am in Canada) say 10-20 of them so the package forwarder cost is spread out. One Moenegallet would be, my guess, about $20-25 + shipping (it quotes me 16470 for ten which per Google is 214 USD today) . Are you interested? Are others interested?

Edit: if we are ok with white http://direct.sanwa.co.jp/ItemPage/TAP-B26W the price might go even lower :)

ElmhurstNick Jun 16, 2012 8:23 pm

I use a very low tech solution around a Tom Bihn Snake Charmer mesh bag, that has two compartments.

Side 1:
- Laptop charger
- Tablet charger
- miniUSB to cig. lighter charger

Side 2:
2. Four of the plastic cases from Eclipse Gum 60-packs ($11 for four at Costco). Nice flip open top that also unscrews. In those, I can fit:
Power:
- two ReTrack mini-USB to USB cords
- two USB to wall adapters
- a tiny USB to cig. lighter adapter
- a microUSB to miniUSB adapter
Other:
- Two flash drives - one for work/client sites, one for personal
- Bluetooth headset (uses microusb to charge)
- A cheap ($10) MP3 player the size of a flash drive, to use in rental cars, preprogrammed with 100 songs, with a male-to-male headphone cord to plug into a car's AUX port. If I lose it, oh well... I have the songs on a flash drive at home and can load up a new $10 player pretty quickly.

tev9999 Jun 18, 2012 1:28 pm

Your "unavaliable in US/Canada" comment made me think you were looking for a 120 North American version. So you are looking for UK, Europe or ???

ryandelmundo Jun 26, 2012 12:40 am


Originally Posted by ElmhurstNick (Post 18769096)
- Two flash drives - one for work/client sites, one for personal
- Bluetooth headset (uses microusb to charge)
- A cheap ($10) MP3 player the size of a flash drive, to use in rental cars, preprogrammed with 100 songs, with a male-to-male headphone cord to plug into a car's AUX port. If I lose it, oh well... I have the songs on a flash drive at home and can load up a new $10 player pretty quickly.

Hey why not get a longish string with a carabiner on the end and attach to the keys so you can't lose the USB player?

ScottC Jun 26, 2012 11:19 am

This thing is my new best friend:

http://www.aviiq.com/pages/portable-charging-station/

I added an assortment of short cables, and now have a place to charge all my gadgets. Combined with a PowerTrip battery pack, I'm close to a perfect solution.

GuyverII Jun 26, 2012 12:36 pm

Oh how I wish I could get rid of my headphone cords. I usually end up wrenching them out of my ears while running or lifting. On occasion, while walking.

And I still say this android phone with 6 hours battery life is a design flaw, but HTC doesn't seem to agree.

macdonaldj2 Jun 26, 2012 9:56 pm


Originally Posted by GuyverII (Post 18824366)
Oh how I wish I could get rid of my headphone cords. I usually end up wrenching them out of my ears while running or lifting. On occasion, while walking.

And I still say this android phone with 6 hours battery life is a design flaw, but HTC doesn't seem to agree.

Root your phone, install a ROM without Sense, put on a new kernel, download SetCPU, mix together, enjoy.

Yaatri Jun 27, 2012 4:15 am

At first glance, a cursory one, my brain registered the title as:
How annoying are your codes and wives?
:D

GuyverII Jun 27, 2012 12:09 pm


Originally Posted by macdonaldj2 (Post 18827191)
Root your phone, install a ROM without Sense, put on a new kernel, download SetCPU, mix together, enjoy.

Well, that sounds simple.

I'll just stick with the power outlet during the day.

macdonaldj2 Jun 27, 2012 6:29 pm


Originally Posted by GuyverII (Post 18830675)
Well, that sounds simple.

I'll just stick with the power outlet during the day.

Quite simple, there are one click root applications, and Cyanogenmod make solid ROMs. Takes maybe 30-45 minutes to do.

GuyverII Jun 29, 2012 8:41 am


Originally Posted by macdonaldj2 (Post 18832821)
Quite simple, there are one click root applications, and Cyanogenmod make solid ROMs. Takes maybe 30-45 minutes to do.

You have a reputable weblink or two? Thanks in advance.

thegasguru Jun 29, 2012 10:31 am

I carry two of these dual head retractable cables, and one of these power adapters. The Scosche power adapter puts out 2.1A (ie, 10W) of power via BOTH ports, so you can simultaneously fully charge TWO iPad3s if you wanted. Plus, unlike all other dual 2.1A travel adapters that I'm aware of, this adapter has foldable prongs, instead of fixed prongs. MUCH better for travel. Scosche is rumored to have a 4 port power adapter similar to the one above coming soon.

By carrying nothing more than the above - which takes up almost no room in my bag - I can charge 4 devices at once if need be.

I also throw in this adapter in case I need to charge an older mini-USB device (as opposed to the more standard micro-USB), and a couple of these adapters for any Apple devices (I'm fully droid at this point, but I'm prepared for family or friends if necessary). Again, takes up virtually no room in my bag.


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