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Belkin Dual USB Car Charger for iPod (Black)
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(4.5 out of 5)
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Excellent car charger for ipods/iphone 3g and other devices!!!
(5 out of 5) by Tarun Chachra on Mar 19, 2009 (Hillsborough, NJ)Hi All,
So I had an interesting situation one lighter socket and 2 devices to charge. One iPhone 3g and a Blackberry Javelin 8900. I use both and thus they both need to be charged at some point during my long 2 hour commutes.
The belkin charger has two usb ports on it...one for regular trickle charging and one quick charge port (a little more amps on the quick charge). I had to test this Quick method and thus took my nearly dead blackberry and plugged it into the quick charger...sure enough it charged up to full in about 30 minutes...where it would take about 1 hour under normal circumstances on a normal charger.
With my iPhone 3G I was a little scared/cautious and thus used the regular charging port to plug into it. It worked fine. The iPhone went to charging immediately and had no signs of errors etc....some accessories have issues with iPhone 3g and I can CONFIRM that this Charger WORKS perfectly.
The box includes a usb to apple connector cable for ipods/iphones etc and a usb to mini-usb for usb based charging devices. The color is BLACK as can be seen here....the finish is glossy.
I now have 2 of these for both cars and I could not be happier. For what is included at this price point...it is a MUST Buy.
5/5
So I had an interesting situation one lighter socket and 2 devices to charge. One iPhone 3g and a Blackberry Javelin 8900. I use both and thus they both need to be charged at some point during my long 2 hour commutes.
The belkin charger has two usb ports on it...one for regular trickle charging and one quick charge port (a little more amps on the quick charge). I had to test this Quick method and thus took my nearly dead blackberry and plugged it into the quick charger...sure enough it charged up to full in about 30 minutes...where it would take about 1 hour under normal circumstances on a normal charger.
With my iPhone 3G I was a little scared/cautious and thus used the regular charging port to plug into it. It worked fine. The iPhone went to charging immediately and had no signs of errors etc....some accessories have issues with iPhone 3g and I can CONFIRM that this Charger WORKS perfectly.
The box includes a usb to apple connector cable for ipods/iphones etc and a usb to mini-usb for usb based charging devices. The color is BLACK as can be seen here....the finish is glossy.
I now have 2 of these for both cars and I could not be happier. For what is included at this price point...it is a MUST Buy.
5/5
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
(appears to be) A very Intelligent Charger
(5 out of 5) by Kenji on May 11, 2009 (San Luis Obispo, CA United States)Please ignore my review unless you know a little about electronics and USB.
I haven't done any current tests or analyzed the USB signal (there's supposed to be a signal to enable 1A charging on a device), but I have taken the charger apart. Each USB port has dedicated connections (even ground). Other USB hubs/ports I've looked at hook all of the power connections together. This leads me to assume Belkin has dedicated power management per USB port.
Other than that, it's a charger. It charged a 4th gen Nano, a 3G iPhone, and Blackberry Pearl just fine.
I haven't done any current tests or analyzed the USB signal (there's supposed to be a signal to enable 1A charging on a device), but I have taken the charger apart. Each USB port has dedicated connections (even ground). Other USB hubs/ports I've looked at hook all of the power connections together. This leads me to assume Belkin has dedicated power management per USB port.
Other than that, it's a charger. It charged a 4th gen Nano, a 3G iPhone, and Blackberry Pearl just fine.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
Great for iPhone & BlackBerry!
(5 out of 5) by B. VanBogart on Feb 12, 2009 (Twin Cities, MN)I got this because it comes with both an iPod/iPhone charging cable and a mini-USB charging cable, and both can be used at the same time. Since my wife has a 3G iPhone and I have a BlackBerry Bold which uses the mini-USB connection, we can charge our phones at the same time in the car. And if any phone needs it, it's the iPhone! The best part is that this is $10 less than the same item at the Apple Store. Thanks Amazon!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Belkin Dual USB car charger is perfect
(5 out of 5) by Ben Myers on Mar 31, 2009 (Jupiter, Fl United States)This is perfect for all around use, but especially good for flying and rental cars. My wife and I usually get to the rental car with both Iphones near dead. We can easily charge both our phones from one 12v plug. Plus we save some carry on bulk with only one charger plug. Belkin also makes a dual 110v charger. Buy that too. The USB to Iphone cords work in both units. You save still more travelling bulk.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
USB Car charger
(5 out of 5) by Robert R. Dierker on May 28, 2009This is great! It can charge my iPod and keep my GPSr (Geocaching) going while I drive making me only have to use battery power when I'm out of the car in the final stages of caching.