iGo powerXtender Universal Battery Operated Charger

by iGo

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.6 x 1.9 x 0.9 inches ; 1.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000O2X2OU
• Item model number: PS00264-0001
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,932 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The iGo powerXtender provides emergency power for your mobile gadgets anywhere you go, using just 2 AA batteries (alkalines included). You'll get up to 10 hours of talking, 20 hours of game playing or 28 hours of audio playback (see note) when combined with one of iGo's separately available interchangeable Power Tips, which are configured to precisely fit and charge specific models of mobile phones, MP3 players, and other gadgets.

The iGo powerXtender is compatible with over 3,000 mobile devices including today's most popular brands as well as iPod/iPhone, most cell phones, Bluetooth headsets, portable gaming devices, GPS systems and more. Visit the iGo Finder to make sure your device is compatible .

Keep talking or listening longer with the iGo powerXtender and a Power Tip designed specifically for your gadget. (Power Tip and mobile phone sold separately.)

Features and Specifications:

• Utilizes two AA batteries (included) to power and charge virtually any gadget
• Provides an emergency power source when away from power outlets
• Interchangeable Power Tips allow you to power/charge multiple devices with a single charger (iGo Power Tips sold separately)
• Works with multiple gadgets including mobile phones, Bluetooth headsets, smartphones/PDAs, MP3 players, portable gaming devices, digital cameras and more
• No need to buy a new charger when upgrading your devices--compatible with the latest models
• Reusable--use it again and again, just replace the batteries
• Output voltage: 4.2-6 VDC
• Output power: Up to 5Watts continuous
• Dimensions: 3.6 x 1.9 x 0.89 inches

Note: Battery life estimates are based on performance tests and manufacturers' stated battery life for Motorola RAZR V3, Blackberry 7280, iPod Nano and Nintendo Gameboy Advance SP. Runtime will vary according to the device being charged. Runtimes indicated are with 2 premium AA batteries.

Product Description

Have emergency power wherever you are! This portable, battery-operated charger powers your gadgets from 2 AA batteries. Provides extra run time ¿ up to 5 hours of talk, 14 hours of music and 10 hours of gaming time. (Don't forget iGo power tips for all your gadgets. Tips sold separately)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars charger, January 18, 2008

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J. R. Heller (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iGo powerXtender Universal Battery Operated Charger (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I use this to recharge my ipod while I am on an airplane. I watch movies on my ipod and the power always drains down before we land. This works like a charm - I plug in my ipod towards the end of one movie, and it fully recharges before the end of the movie, while I am still watching my Ipod. I use the charger that requires 2 AA batteries. I have heard the one that does not use batteries is not the one to get, that you want the batteries. I have flown for 2 months since getting this, and have not had to change the batteries yet.

The only con for this product is that the charger light is this annoying bright blue light. Its placed so that when I am charging my Ipod, the blue light has to face me. I put things over the charger to not have to see that light.

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Most Versatile Emergency Charger Available, BUT . . ., August 31, 2009

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Mary Ellison (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: iGo powerXtender Universal Battery Operated Charger (Wireless Phone Accessory)

OK, here's the real deal. The IGO device does what it says it will do. It will provide a charge to your exhausted battery operated devices when you don't otherwise have access to an electric power source. How much of a charge you get will get will depend on your individual device and the type of batteries you use in the IGO itself.

Using the provided set of batteries, 2 AA Duracell standard Alkalines, I was able to get a 50% charge into my nearly depleted Kindle 2 battery. Using a fresh set of copper tops from my local drug store, again standard Alkalines, I pushed a 50% charge into my Blackberry phone. A set of Energizer Advanced Lithium batteries took my Blackberry from totally dead to 75% charged. Total transfer time in each case was about 3 hours. A longer lasting battery in the IGO would presumably provide more power, but do not look for 6 to 10 charges from a single set of batteries as one reviewer suggested, 'cause it ain't 'gonna happen.

One thing that most reviewers here have mentioned is the poorly designed battery access on the IGO. Those reviewers are right. It is difficult to open at first, and is easy to break afterwards. The engineer who dreamed this up was nuts. He needs to be hung up by his wrists for a week, while the manufacturer redesigns this part of the product to be something more conventional.

To compensate for this, the IGO is designed to be used with interchangable power tips that will accomodate practically every MP3 player, cellphone, ebook reader, and other portable gadget out there, making it the most versatile charger on the market. You will need to buy the tips you need separately, however; after all, the manufacturer can not know in advance which tips you require, and it would be unreasonable to expect the manufacturer to provide you with several hundred power tips for equipment that you don't even own. It would, of course, be best to determine which power tips you need prior to purchasing the IGO charger. Buy them together; get them together.

The down side is that it is not easy to determine which power tips you will need, short of going to the vendor's web site ([...]). They don't even provide a list of available power tips when you buy the IGO charger. I can tell you that the A32 tip will charge a Blackberry 8330 phone, and several other (but not all) Blackberry phones. I can also tell you that the A97 tip will charge a Kindle 2.

The charger and an appropriate tip is all you will need to boost your play/talk/listen/read time; however, I recommend that you buy the optional splitter cable to keep the weight of the charger off of the USB port on your device. The charger will work without it, but you run the risk of damaging your equipment. The manufacturer probably should have included this extension device with the product, but the price would then not have been competitive with other devices; and integrating it directly into the charger itself would not help with the marketing. Afterall, who wants to look at a pigtail hanging off of a charger when no one else's picture has it.

So we come to it at last. If you use your devices a lot, whether at the office or on some means of public transportation, and find yourself discharging your devices when power outlets are not handly, or your charging cables are at home, I think you will find this charger to be just what the doctor ordered. This one device will work with all your toys.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Emergency Solution, February 16, 2008

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hdtravel (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: iGo powerXtender Universal Battery Operated Charger (Wireless Phone Accessory)

The iGo chargers and tips are really great. I use this to charge my cool *NEW* Kindle when I am away from power like on an airplane. They are just great products. I only need one charger to charge all of my electronic devices. Extremely handy & nice.