Portable Emergency AA Battery Charge Extender for the Amazon Kindle (1st Generation) - uses Gomadic TipExchange Technology

by Gomadic

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001SPRASQ
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,925 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 30, 2004

Product Description

Whether youre an international executive or an ultra marathoner; this lightweight power solution is the perfect embodiment of minimalist mobility; offering nomads the ability to truly break the chains that bind them to their workstations. Compatible with Gomadics revolutionary TipExchange Technology that enables utility with hundreds of mobile devices; the Cavalry Pack is a necessary component to the toolbox of any truly prepared professional. In addition; this product; like all Gomadic products; is backed by a lifetime warranty.

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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good for emergency recharges, February 12, 2009

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Graham (Palo Alto, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Portable Emergency AA Battery Charge Extender for the Amazon Kindle (1st Generation) - uses Gomadic TipExchange Technology (Electronics)

(Note that this charger is for the Kindle 1. The Kindle 2 has a different power socket, so there is a different Gomadic AA charger for the Kindle 2.)

I'm a heavy Kindle user and I tend to page backwards and forwards a lot, which eats up battery life. So I wanted a lightweight way of carrying some emergency power for long foreign trips. The Gomadic AA charger has worked well for me.

The main weakness is that with standard AAs it is slow to charge the Kindle above 80%. It will take my Kindle from flat to 80% in about an hour, but it takes another six hours to register as 100%. However it does let you read and charge at the same time.

A secondary minor weakness is that the charging tip fits slightly loosely into the Kindle. So you need to be careful to make sure it is fully inserted and stays fully inserted.

Despite those limits, I have been pretty happy. It was a great relief to be able to recharge my Kindle off AAs when none of my power adapters would fit into the hotel power outlets. (Yikes.)

I also own a spare Kindle battery. The main drawback there is that I need to remember to keep it charged. The nice thing about AA batteries is they have a long shelf life and they are almost universally available. So I have ended up carrying the Gomadic charger rather than my spare Kindle battery. I find it reassuring to know that as long as I can find AA batteries I can keep reading!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for travel, July 11, 2010

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Born to Read - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Portable Emergency AA Battery Charge Extender for the Amazon Kindle (1st Generation) - uses Gomadic TipExchange Technology (Electronics)

One of the reasons I purchased the Kindle was so I could travel light, leaving heavy books behind. The fly in the ointment is traveling abroad; adapters and converters usually work, but sometimes there are problems plugging them in (e.g., recessed outlets).

This is a great little gadget that helps solve the problem. Small, lightweight, and - since AA batteries are sold everywhere - theoretically inexhaustible. It's taken a big worry out of travel.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kindle Battery, February 2, 2010

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V. Marzean "Book Bear" (Columbia, SC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Portable Emergency AA Battery Charge Extender for the Amazon Kindle (1st Generation) - uses Gomadic TipExchange Technology (Electronics)

Needed to purchase a new battery for my Kindle as I read so much I was discharging the battery fairly quickly. I keep my kindle with me constantly and I'm not always where I can charge it up. This way I keep a fully charged battery as an extra and it doubles my reading time.