Giessbach Backup External Battery-1900 mAh Charger for Ipod

by Giessbach Products

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001MM3JTO
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,486 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

Does your ipod deplete its battery early in the day while you are still out and about? Let this no longer be your problem or issue!! Simply plug the handy, light weight (LESS THAN 2 OUNCES), portable GIESSBACH iPHONE BATTERY BOOSTER into the input port of the pod and it is business as usual. The charger is designed to attach directly to the ipod. No messy attaching wires. It will more than double the usage time.. Or you can simply attach the charger and, if not used, will fully recharge your depleted ipod in about 2 hours. Perfect Gift for anyone who has an iPod.-1900mAh of stored energy, THE LARGEST CAPACITY COMPACT BACKUP POWER FOR iPods on the market (almost twice the charging power of a1000 mAh unit). NOTE: mAh is how batteries are rated for capacity power. The higher the mAh rating, the more powerful the batteries. OUR GUARANTEE: If you are not THRILLED with the GIESSBACH iPod BATTERY BOOSTER, Return it to us within 30 days for a full refund (including shipping). How good is that!! 4 blue LED lights indicate the remaining charge as it flows from the Power Station to the device. Charge battery with same power cables that came with your iPod.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome product...even better price!, July 26, 2009

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Bill Frank (Florida USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Giessbach Backup External Battery-1900 mAh Charger for Ipod (Wireless Phone Accessory)

This is exactly what I wanted at a great price! My wife and I have 3G iPhones. At about 13% battery it takes this item (fully charged) about 2 hours (if not used) to charge the phone. But to be clear, you can use the phone while this item is plugged in. (It may slow down the charge time or maybe under heavy use just extend the run time and not actually charge...I haven't tested them that thoroughly. I say "them" because we each have one of these. At work, one of my employees has use it on his iPod and it said it worked good and couldn't believe I got this so cheap. (2 with free shipping for $29.90)

With the 30-day refund, this should be a no brainer!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Buy This Product, February 26, 2010

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HBR (Telluride, CO) - See all my reviews

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I had an earlier model which worked just fine. I brought this new version and as soon as I plugged it into my phone, it turned my 3GS into toast.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars iPhones need an integrated approach, November 28, 2009

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Phil Geusz - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Giessbach Backup External Battery-1900 mAh Charger for Ipod (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I bought two of these about a week back. While I can't and don't don't blame the manufacturer for this, the battery design is incompatible with the very-popular Otterbox Defender case. The plug isn't physically long enough to mate up with the Otterbox-recessed socket. I've gone so far as to purchase an extension cord, because I want to use these batteries so badly. However, the manufacturers of _this_ accessory enlarged the plastic part of the plug itself, making it too wide and long for the Otterbox. So, since it's a major pain the butt to remove the phone from an Otterbox case (twenty minutes and you need some form of foot/baby powder handy, or else the screen fogs) I reckon I'll probably never get to use these batteries that I wanted so badly. (As important as they are to me, the Otterbox is more so.) I'm keeping them anyway, in the hope that I can find a different extension socket or... something. (Ideas and recommendations are welcome.)

The root problem here is a lack of overall standardization; we've got plenty of good iPhone accessories to choose from, but they won't always work together. I don't have a cure to propose for this problem, and I suspect I couldn't use any of the other popular "extension"-type batteries on the market either. But I wanted to warn other Otterbox users that this accessory (like too many others) isn't compatible with the case. I'd also like to ask Giessbach to consider offering an extension plug and cable (with a _correct_-sized plug) as new product line. The Otterbox, I suspect, isn't the only case that this battery (and many other accessories) is incompatible with. I think such a cable would sell well.

I gave the product four stars because a rating was required, and I didn't want to make this product look bad without just cause. In point of fact, I have no experience with it at all beyond trying to force it past the case into the socket while muttering angry words to myself.