Kensington K33457US Charging Dock with Mini Battery Pack for iPhone and iPod, including iPhone 4

by Kensington

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 6 x 7 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002F9NSOO
• Item model number: K33457US
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

All the power you need is never far away with the Kensington Charging Dock with Mini Battery Pack for iPhone and iPod. The dock recharges your iPhone or iPod so you can leave home with it fully charged. The dock also charges the included Mini Battery Pack so you can take an extra boost of backup power with you on the go.

Leave home charged, with backup.

Charge from wall adapter or your PC's USB port. Battery pack features status LED.

Power at home, power to go.

• Dock simultaneously charges your iPhone or iPod and Mini Battery Pack when used with included AC-USB Wall Adapter. If powered through your computer's USB port, then only one device will charge at a time, with the default to the iPhone/iPod.
  
  
• Included rechargeable Mini Battery Pack adds hours of power when on the go
  
  
• Mini Battery Pack extends play time up to 30 hours of music*; 6 hours of video*; 3 hours of talk**
  
  
• Includes detachable USB charging and syncing cable
  
  
• Compact and convenient for recharging in the home or office
  
  
• Charges your iPhone or iPod even when in a case

Note: Actual play time may vary by device. Some devices, depending on age and usage will have extended usage times that differ from above. As your Kensington Mini Battery Pack is used over time, it will have a reduced ability to provide extended time and the times will decrease from those shown above

*iPod nano 3rd Generation **iPhone

What's in the Box
Charging Dock, Rechargeable Mini Battery Pack, USB Charging and Syncing Cable, USB Wall Adapter, User's Manual

Product Description

Power at home and power to go. All the power you need is never far away with the Kensington Charging Dock with Mini Battery Pack for iPhone and iPod. The dock recharges your iPhone or iPod so you can leave home with it fully charged. The dock also charges the included Mini Battery Pack so you can take an extra boost of backup power with you on the go. Compatible with iPhone 3G, iPhone, iPod touch, iPod nano (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th gen), iPod classic, iPod mini, iPod (1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th gen). Actual play time may vary by device. Some devices, depending on age and usage will have extended usage times that differ from above. As your Kensington Mini Battery Pack is used over time, it will have a reduced ability to provide extended time and the times will decrease from those shown above.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Glad I bought it., March 8, 2010

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Sandra L. Baker "Gadget Girl" (New York City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kensington K33457US Charging Dock with Mini Battery Pack for iPhone and iPod, including iPhone 4 (Electronics)

One of my biggest complaints is the battery life of the iPhone. This product is a great solution (at least until apple improves the battery life). I keep it on my desk at work. I can charge the phone as well as the spare battery at the same time (only when plugged into an outlet, only the phone charges if connected to the computer). At the end of the day, I put the spare in my bag and I don't have to worry about how much I use the phone while I'm out and about. I have used it quite often and have also come to the rescue of friends with a low charge.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent dock, but has issues with cases, January 30, 2010

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Patrick Watson (Alpharetta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kensington K33457US Charging Dock with Mini Battery Pack for iPhone and iPod, including iPhone 4 (Electronics)

As a dock, this product performs well as long as you use the provided Universal Dock inserts. However, if you happen to have a nice case that comes with a third party insert, the connection can be rather iffy. As long as you make sure to firmly press the iPhone into the dock, you'll be fine.

The supplied battery is merely ok. It charged my iPhone extremely slowly; in fact, I suspect that it charged the phone only slightly faster than the iPhone used power. Additionally, the battery fits very snugly to the iPhone. This requires one to remove any case from the phone, which is a pain.

33 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly Right!, January 7, 2010

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WLF "An Amateur Renaissance Man" (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kensington K33457US Charging Dock with Mini Battery Pack for iPhone and iPod, including iPhone 4 (Electronics)

I was awaiting my baggage in an airport this fall and watched a woman frantically running around baggage claim with a wall charger in her hand looking for a place to plug in her dead or soon dying phone so she could make that critical, world-saving telephone call that everyone needs to/craves to make just after the plane lands. I will never forget the crazed look on her face as she frantically did her loops around baggage claim. There are really very few calls I need to make that badly but I had this innate need to avoid the same frightening thanatological problem and possibly frightening small children. So, I was unsure whether to spend <what amounts to me as> a fair amount of money for this product. I was wrong, dead battery wrong! It is very well constructed and fits my 3G perfectly. The second battery compartment charges efficiently (didn't set a timer on the first full charge - sorry), retains a charge (no timer to measure the discharge rate - again, sorry), plugs into my phone, and provides the power to continue using my phone (didn't set a timer and run the charge to empty - really, I am sorry).

I have read enough reviews to notice that techie products are often reviewed by people who provide all kinds of data, numbers, rates, and comparisons with standard industry factors that I just do not understand. Good for them and keep up the excellent work. I, however moderately technically competent I may be, just like this product because it works just like it is supposed to work!