Customer Reviews

3 in 1 USB Charger Kit for iPod and iPhone: Travel Charger, Car Charger, and Retractable USB Charger and Data Cable

5 star:		(60)
4 star:		(31)
3 star:		(23)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(45)

 

 

I wanted to get this product for my iPod touch so that I don't have to turn on a computer every time my iPod needs to be charged. I was going to pay $20 separately for a wall charger and car charger at a store, until I found this on Amazon. As is described, the wall plug and the car adapter have USB docks in them. iPods aren't the only things that these things can recharge, though. I plugged in my phone via USB and it worked as I expected. This is a nice feature because it will save me from having to buy a new car adapter for every new phone I get, so long as I have a USB cable for said phone, that is. It'll even recharge my Xbox 360 wireless controller! Sometimes I need to recharge my Xbox 360 controller but the Xbox 360 is annoyingly loud, turned on, when you're not using it. Such a pleasant capability!

Aside from the wall plug and car adapter, the USB data cable works just as well for syncing iPods as the one that comes with them. The fact that the cord is retractable is very convenient because it eliminates any tangling of other cords and it's easy to just slip in your pocket in case you're planning on recharging your iPod somewhere like at school. It isn't as long as the one that came with my iPod, but it certainly is nice to have because sometimes I need to recharge my iPod with my MacBook, but have a hard time bringing that long messy cord that comes with the iPod.

All in all, the wall plug, the car adapter, and the retractable USB data cables defeat messiness and will save you money on extra junk that you think you may need. It's a must own for ANYONE who needs to charge a device via USB. Did I mention that it'll even recharge Xbox 360 or PS3 wireless controllers? Whether it's an iPod, a phone, a game controller, or whatever that needs to be recharged via USB, I highly recommend this product to anyone.

It works fine, but the cord only extends to 2 ft. Think it should be at least 3 or 4 feet.

From what I've experienced, the other reviewers are correct: this product is either not designed to charge an iPhone 3G from a wall outlet (the most likely case since the Firewire pinouts were removed for the 3G), or else has such quality control problems that only a minority of wall units sold (judging from the reviews) actually work. The presentation on my iPhone is that the status icon on the top of the iPhone switches to the charging icon, and the full screen image with the green battery bar graph appears. But the unit doesn't really charge. And when you try to "slide to unlock" when connected to the wall charger, the arrow button never slides, and you cannot get to the Home screen (or the Enter Passcode screen if you have a passcode).

There are several online reports to the effect that several generic third-party iPod/iPhone chargers no longer work with the iPhone 3G. That seems to be true here, despite the claims to 3G-compatibilty.

The USB cable should work fine, though you can purchase it very cheaply by itself. I've not tried the car charger, and honestly wasn't in a big hurry to do so since I've traditionally had bad experiences with such devices (although I must admit that today's rechargeable batteries are much more resilient than the NiCads and lead acid gel contraptions that us greybeards started out with in the 1980s).

So your experience may be better, and it's not a major purchase, but since it's claimed that this is iPhone 3G compatible, I'm giving it one star and suggesting you look elsewhere.

I just bought my ipod touch 2nd Gen. and i got this charger. I was pumped that i could now charge on the go...until i pluggeed it in, and nothing happened

the product sucks, it does not work on classic ipod as stated, so for me its a complete wast of money.

Stay away! Car charger never worked, returned it, received a new one...new one never worked. home charger worked for one month, then stopped. Spend a little more money and save yourself the headache. Very poor quality.

I bought this set base on a lot of reviews saying it charge their Ipods. What I didn't realized is what kind of ipod they have, they might have a 3G nano as we know won't work with 4G nano. I tried the car charger, it works but can not play and charge at the same time. For the house charger it doesn't. I look at the label and it say compatible with ipod 3G. However the product description says compatible with 3G, 4G nano, etc. I bought this to enable me to charge without having my computer running. The car charger is important if you are in your car for a long period of time charging without playing. Not worth returning, the postage cost more than the items.

I bought this for my son's iPod touch (1st generation), because I wanted him to be able to recharge it without plugging it into one of our computers. It works great. In fact, since the wall jack portion of the kit accepts anything designed to fit into a usb jack, I've been using it to recharge my iPod shuffle, too (with my own cord). I haven't used the car-charging plug, yet, so I can't vouch for its effectiveness, but we're pleased with the wall plug and the retracting cord.

I was anxious to find a flexible way to charge my iPod (not just through USB) and this seems to work well.

I have an iphone 3GS and bought two of these with the intention of keeping one in my car all the time and using the other one hooked up to my computer at work.

Using it as a usb cable hooked up to my computer works fine. Unfortunately, the car charger part does not work at all. When I plug it in, the battery icon changes to the charging icon and then the phone locks up and doesn't respond to the home button, the sleep button, or any other controls until you unplug it. Based on several other reviews, it looks like a few other people have had pretty much the same issues.

Basically I spent almost ten bucks (items + shipping) for two flimsy usb cables.

If you're only going to be using this as a usb cable plugged into your computer, it should work ok. If you are looking for a car charger for an iphone 3GS, don't get it. It doesn't work.