Retractable Hotsysnc & Charging USB Data Cable + USB Car Charger + USB Home Travel Charger for Apple Iphone 3G 2nd Generation Smartphone

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001DL1LQC
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,982 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 31, 2008

Product Description

Product Description
Power to the music with a car charger adapter that allows using your iPod on the road ....IC Chip Technology to prevent back-flow current and your iPod from excessive electrical loads Compact design and retractable coil cord are made for easy storage ....Best replacement for the original iPod Home/Travel/Car Charger. ....Need to charge your iPod at work or when going out of town? Don't even bother to unplug the original one from home... Simply carry an extra handy and light travel charger and you can charge yours anytime, anywhere!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm happy, October 21, 2008

By	M. Chitiea "SuperM" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

SHIPPER: Very fast shipping; I'm happy
PRODUCT: The wall charger is larger than the factory one and has a power-on LED. Nice to see if there is any "connection issue"...which there has not been.

The retractable cable is great for traveling; just enough length for mobile use. IT DOES SYNC.

The car charger charges.

CONCLUSION: I'm happy, IPhone 3g is happy, so.....?

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It works with iPhone 3G at my house but not at my sister's, October 23, 2008

By	DrZ (Chicago, IL, USA) - See all my reviews

UPDATE January 2009/ This unit charges my iPhone 3g at home, but at my sister's house it doesn't work. It might be that the voltage at her place is lower or higher and somehow affecting the device. Also, the retractable cable mechanism broke, so I just unscrewed it and took out the cable. It is not retractable any more, but it still works.
/UPDATE

This was well worth the risk. The chargers do look a bit cheap, but hey, for this price you can't expect a lifetime warranty with gold-plated connectors. The cable looks sturdy enough and unlike the default 3G sync cable this one locks into place and you need to press the button on the plug to release and disconnect it from the iPhone.

When I first connected my iPhone 3G to this charger and cable, it displayed the icon like it was already charged, although the battery was half full. However, then I tried connecting this cable to Apple's original charger and it worked. After that I tried connecting Apple's cable to this charger and that worked too. After that I reconnected the cables to their original chargers and weeks later everything is still working fine.

Although the AC power supply is rated at 1 A, I don't think it has that value because it seems to take more time to charge my iPhone than with Apple's original 1 A charger.

Both chargers have the USB outlet and the same cable has to be used with either one of them, or you can use the original Apple cable as well. It would have been nice to have two identical cables so I could keep one in the car. The car charger works just fine, with the red LED being quite bright.

Bottomline: It works and it's very affordable. Go for it, unless you don't like saving a greater portion of the price of Apple's accessories and feeling cheap.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Cheap looking and issues with other USB devices when plugged into computer, October 7, 2008

By	Raymond R. Robertson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fairly cheaply made. Not exactly the quality I was looking for.

Also when I have my Iphone plugged into my computer, my other USB devices have issues including my mouse and keyboard. My mouse powered off and my keyboard seems to be picking up interference. By removing the cable the issues go away. Not good at all.