10-13-2004, 08:00 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Socket Portable Power Source
http://www.socketcom.com/product/AC4009-541.asp
Tired of lugging around multiple chargers to re-power your portable electronic devices? Leave your AC adapters at home and experience a new level of convenience and portability! The Socket Mobile Power Pack is a small, light weight mobile charging source for users of portable electronic devices such as Pocket PCs, palmOne devices, PDAs, mobile phones, Smartphones, BlackBerry�s, digital cameras,MP3 players as well as Socket products (Cordless GPS receiver, Cordless 56K Modem, Cordless Serial Adapter and Cordless Hand Scanner). It�s a 5 volt battery pack that can charge/run most 5 volt electronic devices and products that draw power from a USB port.
Features include:
� Powerful Lithium Ion Battery Pack with 7,200 mAh rated capacity.
� Works with Pocket PCs, PDAs, mobile phones, Smartphones, MP3 players, digital cameras, Socket products and more.
� Replaces the need to carry multiple power adapters with a single power source.
� Rechargeable � can be charged again and again, without memory effect
� With a fully charged Mobile Power Pack, you can typically recharge a Pocket PC up to 10 times, or a mobile phone up to 15 times.
In many cases I can see this being better than spare batteries. There is no device compatibility chart yet, which is OK because the unit won't be available until November. :wink: They are anticipating a street price of $119-$129.
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10-13-2004, 08:02 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 555
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Considering that AA-based USB power adapters cost ~$30...this is pretty expensive.
But then again, AA-based USB power adapters can't charge your device 10+ times...so I guess this is good for "the long haul"
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10-13-2004, 08:18 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 241
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as an avid audiobook listener and movie watcher via microdrive . . .
I WANT ONE!
I would love to leave my mass of cables behind.
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10-13-2004, 08:51 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 352
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Portable gas station! Good concept. I wonder if all the claims are true. I would love to see a review when this baby comes out.
I might not even need to worry about X50's super model size battery. It is a bit pricy. But for the overly anxious, peace of mind is priceless. I just might bite if it is under $100.
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10-13-2004, 08:51 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 5
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How is this better than a charger you can build out of cheap Radio Shack components? I built one for my old Audiovox Maestro a couple years ago, and it worked great. I used 4 1800mA AA batteries at the time and was able to get several charges out of it. I'm not saying that this device ISN'T better, just curious as to what makes it better? I'm not an EE or anything, so it's quite possible I'm missing something. I just remember that it cost me about $10 to build the charger, and this one is going to cost $120? Granted, you had to take the AAs out to recharge them, but it would have been a simple matter to add some charging circuitry to allow them to be charged in the device. I was just to lazy to incorporate this, but I did read about others who had done it.
Mark
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10-13-2004, 09:30 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 352
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Yeah, but do you have a leather carrier case :wink: ?
If yours is as portable as this one and have similar functions, you should think about marketing it. There are many who would like to buy a finished product.
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10-13-2004, 09:30 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 784
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Yeah that's the biggest rip-off I've seen in a while! 8O Like others have said, just head to Radio Shack and build one of these for less than 1/4 of the cost of this thing.
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10-13-2004, 09:43 PM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,060
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In all fairness, yes, you can make your own battery pack; I think we ALL learned how to do that about three years ago, thanks to the detailed instructions that Dale posted on Pocket PC Passion. But, if you can't solder and/or want something that looks a bit more professional, this might work for you.
As a slight compromise, I recently bought a nicely-manufactured charger that takes four AA batteries; it looks a lot nicer than my homemade one.
Finally, Kodak used to make a rechargeable battery pack for some of their early digital cameras that I've been using for a long time with my Pocket PC. All I had to do was go to Radio Shack to get the necessary adapter tips.
I guess the point is that there are battery solutions for just about everybody, from those who want a sturdy manufactured one to those who would rather pinch a few pennies.
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10-13-2004, 09:57 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,734
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If its nice and small, I would be willing to pay for this. Its has more amps than most laptop batteries. You could go camping with one of these and still use your pocketpc every day.
Surur
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10-13-2004, 10:05 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 5
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Well, I agree that I'm sure there are some people who may buy this, but I think the difference between $120 and $20 is more than pinching a few pennies. The charger I made, while perhaps not quite as "professional" as this one, still looked fine. It was basically a black plastic enclosed battery case with an on/off switch and a small cable sticking out. Hell, I'll be happy to make one for anyone who wants. I'll only charge $75 for it too! :lol:
Just in case you don't feel like paying me an exorbitant amount of money to do it, here you go:
http://www.earthv.com/articles.asp?ArticleID=474
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