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powermat
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:44 pm
by schvin
have you played with one of these? much cooler than i expected. charges devices just by swapping out the back plate setting it down.
it is a bit annoying to make the devices a bit bigger with the swapped out backs for charging, it isn't bad. the blackberry backplate is simple and only adds 3/8" or so. the iphone one does not work for me since i have the v1 iphone, but the little apple dongle works fine, and charges nicely.
it's cooler than i thought it would be. i'm not sure if i have cancer yet or not.
http://www.powermat.com/us/home/
Re: powermat
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:45 pm
by Sabre
Do you now have three balls or an extra hand? Sorry, couldn't help it
Looks cool, but I too have a v1 iJebus Phone, so it wouldn't work with too many of my gadgets
Re: powermat
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:04 pm
by schvin
yeah, their iphone charger does not work with mine, but their generic apple one (not as sexy) does. so, i'm ok with it.
i'll keep you posted on the three ball front. i has a scared.
Re: powermat
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:50 pm
by Libra Monkee
I see the coolness but not the practicality. Especially when they only have cases for three products in existence, of which, even a power user will only have two.
Re: powermat
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:55 am
by chicken n waffles
there is no justifiable reason for buying this. "because it looks cool" isn't gonna cut it in this particular case.
if we can no longer find the willpower to plug a device into a wall outlet/usb charger, the terrorists win.
Re: powermat
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:11 am
by schvin
indeed... though it does come with a grip of connectors for various phone manufacturers, etc., but those are not as slick as the cases (except the iphone case which is lame).
it is pretty handy for conference rooms/meetings/visitor areas, etc., though. i guess i should have caveated that, before joking about putting it in the car, ha.
Re: powermat
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:11 pm
by complacent
If it became an OEM type equipment amongst device manufacturers, I'd prolly be okay with it.
I wouldn't really purchase it on my own though.
Re: powermat
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:48 pm
by ElZorro
complacent wrote:If it became an OEM type equipment amongst device manufacturers, I'd prolly be okay with it.
I think standards are great. Everyone should have one.
Re: powermat
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:55 am
by sirwilliam
chicken n waffles wrote:there is no justifiable reason for buying this. "because it looks cool" isn't gonna cut it in this particular case.
if we can no longer find the willpower to plug a device into a wall outlet/usb charger, the terrorists win.
I wholeheartedly agree! Very scary. We are REALLY trying to kill ourselves faster, aren't we?