Belkin TunePower Rechargeable Battery Pack for iPod

by Belkin

Product Details

• Item Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0006ZKV1C
• Item model number: F8E490
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Product Description

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The Belkin F8E490 TunePower Rechargeable Battery Pack for iPod keeps the music playing by letting you power your iPod-even when your internal battery is drained. It's a great solution for long plane flights, hikes, or for anytime you don't have access to an AC outlet. For the ultimate in convenience, this unit includes three sleeves sized to fit almost all iPod and iPod mini players with dock connectors.

The TunePower provides 8-10 hours of additional play time on all iPod models, and features a power-level indicator so you can tell when your batteries are running low. The compact design fits easily in your pocket or carrying case, and includes a detachable DC/FireWire cable that, when used with the Apple AC wall charger included with your iPod or any FireWire port, will charge both your iPod and the TunePower simultaneously. This unit also features a protective case design that prevents dirt, dust, or an accidental impact from damaging the connector.

The Belkin TunePower comes with three custom molded sleeves, one for 10, 15, and 20 GB iPods, one for 30 and 40 GB iPods, and one for iPod minis. Compatible with any appropriate-sized iPod with a dock connector--including the iPod mini, iPod 3G, iPod 4G (Click Wheel), iPod color, and iPod 5G/5.5G Video--the Belkin F8E490 TunePower runs on a 2-cell rechargeable lithium-ion battery, and is backed by Belkin's 3-year warranty.

What's in the Box
Belkin F8E490 TunePower rechargeable battery pack, user's guide, and warranty information.

Product Description

The TunePower Rechargeable Battery Pack from Belkin keeps the music playing by letting you power your iPod-even when your internal battery is drained. Its a great solution for long plane flights, hikes, or for anytime you dont have access to an AC outlet. For your convenience, weve included three sleeves sized to fit all iPod and iPod mini players with dock connectors. The TunePower provides 8-10 hours of additional play time on all iPod models and it features a power-level indicator,so you can tell when your batteries are running low.The TunePower includes a detachable DC/FireWire cable that, when used with the Apple AC wall charger included with your iPod or any FireWire port, will charge BOTH the iPod and the TunePower simultaneously. The TunePower also features a protective case design to prevent dirt, dust, or impact from damaging the connector.

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Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Loads of Power, August 8, 2005

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C. Hayden - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Belkin TunePower Rechargeable Battery Pack for iPod (Electronics)

I'm not sure how long this will last. Had it on for nearly ten hours straight and never saw the battery bar on the iPod dip below full charge. Used it for the next three days on and off for a total of maybe 6 hours and still didn't see any change in battery level. Would be nice if it came with a car charger if your traveling to the outdoors and won't have a pc to charge it through.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A note to the ignorant, July 7, 2006

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R. Lloyd (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Belkin TunePower Rechargeable Battery Pack for iPod (Electronics)

I recently purchased the tunepower, even after reading the above reviews, as I do have firewire on my laptop, and, I have the ac wall charger (THAT COMES WITH YOUR IPOD WHEN YOU PURCHASE IT!) I have yet to test its full capability for holding a charge, but I have high hopes, as everyone who seems to have followed the instructions for this item, apparently gets good power from it. Read the instructions! They explain that if you plug your ipod into the tunepower (4gig and mini models) and it's internal battery is low, you will only get 4 or so hours from the tunepower, but your ipod will then be charged. Once again, read the instructions! And as for all the people complaining about the firewall charging, did you throw away your apple issued ac charger for your ipod, when you bought it? Or do you just not realise that it has a firewall port on it? And besides that, if for some reason you just never got an AC charger with your ipod. THE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS CLEARLY STATE THAT IT REQUIRES A FIREWALL PORT ON YOUR COMPUTER, OR THE AC CHARGER THAT CAME WITH YOUR IPOD! Stop writing bad reviews for reasons that don't warrant a bad review!

And no, I don't work for Belkin, I just like most of their products.

I will follow up this review with results on how long my tunepower battery lasts with my ipod mini.

1 week later.

Ok, so I ran my ipod mini using the tunepower for 5 hours, and the ipod battery is still full. Also, for 3 of those hours, I used my iTrip. The indicator light on the tunepower went red after about an hour and a half, but has stayed there since.

So, 5 hours, with 3 using iTrip. No bad. Will have to see if it makes 8 hours.

Great product! Remember to read the hardware/system requirements before purchasing!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ideal!!...but apparenlty only for older iPods!!, March 31, 2006

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Constant Reader "video_spy" (Fresno, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Belkin TunePower Rechargeable Battery Pack for iPod (Electronics)

I was just browsing around and thought I'd see what others thought of this item. I was expecting rave reviews from everyone. Man was I wrong.

I bought one of these about a year ago or more, and couldn't live without it. I work a 10 hour shift and my 4th Gen iPod (click wheel model with b/w lcd screen) would give out on me by about 6.5 hours. Using this, my power meter will barely drop below full after 10 hours of fairly high volume listening.