Kensington Mini Battery Extender and Charger for iPod and iPhone 1G, 3G (Black) | 
| Brand: Kensington
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $36.99
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Rating:  21 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.3 x 6 x 1.3
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: K33442US
Model: K33442US
UPC: 085896334422
EAN: 0085896334422
ASIN: B0018DKODQ
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| Features:
| • | Compatibility: iPod nano 1G, 2G, 3G; iPod classic 4G, 5G, 5.5G, 6G; iPod touch; iPhone | | • | Power and charge your iPhone or iPod--extends play time up to 30 hours of music or 6 hours of video (on iPod nano 3G) or 3 hours of talk (on iPhone) | | • | Includes retractable USB charging cable | | • | High-capacity, rechargeable Lithium-Ion polymer battery pack for increased energy efficiency | | • | Small enough to keep connected to your iPhone or iPod |
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Amazon.com Product Description -- Posted May 22, 2008
Keep on talking, keep on rocking--the rechargeable Kensington Mini Battery Pack and Charger for iPhone and iPod has the power you need to keep the conversations and music going.  Keep on talking, keep on rocking. | | The power you need to keep the conversations and music going. | | Small and unobtrusive enough to keep connected to your iPhone or iPod while you're using it. | Power and charge your iPhone or iPod on-the-go, and enjoy an extended playtime of up to 30 hours of music; 6 hours of video; or 3 hours of talk. The high-capacity, rechargeable Lithium-Ion Polymer battery pack is small and unobtrusive enough to keep connected to your iPhone or iPod while you're using it. The LED battery meter lets you visualize how much juice you have left, and the included retractable USB charging cable makes powering up the battery pack a snap. Backed by Kensington's 1-year warranty. What's in the Box
Kensington Mini Battery Extender and Charger for iPhone and iPod (Black), USB charging cable
Product Description
The rechargeable Kensington Mini Battery Pack and Charger for iPhone and iPod has the power you need to keep the conversations and music going.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
 perfect for everyday use June 7, 2008
K. Ngo (Sunnyvale, CA United States)
27 out of 28 found this review helpful
With my morning 30 minute conference calls, I barely get by each day without needing to recharge my iPhone.
What drew me to this was the all in one style design. No cables or mess to deal with. Here's the low down:
Cons:
- Simultaneous charging (connected to my Macbook Pro) took a little longer than preferred, but I guess it was because my iPhone was completely dead.
Pros:
- Tiny battery pack was able to charge my iPhone to about 65% from dead which was impressive in a relatively short period of time
- Battery indicator was extremely helpful
- Small enough to keep in my pocket without the weight and bulk
- The smartest thing about this battery pack is that it leaves about a 1.5mm gap on the bottom of the iPhone so the microphone isn't blocked. Genius.
- Oh yeah, it comes with a plastic cap to protect the connector if you toss it in your work bag or something.
 Works for Iphone 3g :) July 20, 2008
A. Britt (USA)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
Wanted to confirm that this works with Iphone 3g just fine. You can keep using your Iphone and listening to music etc while this is attached (it puts it into charging mode like plugging it into a wall outlet). Hoping to use this for my plane travel this week will report on battery life.
Also, wanted to say that this seems to charge fine with my Belkin Iphone charger (the set where you get wall and car charger with usb plug ins on both) it's really nice because the wall charger has two usb outlets so you can charge both the battery and Iphone at the same time without a laptop etc.
 Works fairly well, some gotchas July 7, 2008
John W. Graham (Orlando, FL United States)
7 out of 12 found this review helpful
When I ordered this, I didn't do my homework and I thought this charger could be used to extend the battery life while you are using the iPod/iPhone. This is really a portable battery charger that blocks the headphone jack on the Touch.
I had a cross-country flight and I got to the airport 90 minutes early. After waiting for an hour and listening to music on the Touch, then having my flight delayed and listening to more music, the battery started to wear down. When I got on the flight, I watched a 2h movie and the battery went down to 20%. I kept watching and drained my battery to 0%. I pulled out the charged Kensington mini battery extender and plugged it in. At this point, there was no way to continue using the iPod as the headphone jack was blocked. I didn't realize this...and erronously thought this charger would extend the battery so I could continue using the device. Unfortunately, it took an hour for this charger to charge the ipod enough for me to use it...
The Kensington battery does seem to function as specified. But I really question the utility of this extender now. Most airports have stations where you can charge such devices now and if you really can't use the Touch with the extender plugged in then the real usefulness comes down to situations where you have no access to AC or USB based power.
I have shelved this charger - might put it up on one of those auction sites. I just don't have much use for it.
Good For One-Time Emergencies July 19, 2008
Dmitry Kristal (Brooklyn, NY United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I tested this charger on my iPhone(first iphone version when they just came out.)
I drained my iphone down to 10% warning and plugged in a fully-charger Kensington Battery. It took about 70 minutes until the charger's juice was gone and it powered my iPhone to about 50%. Surely enough, 3 hours later of constant texting, my iphone gave me the 10% business.
The Good:
Truly Portable. Dimensions are 2.5 x 2 x 0.5 inches. (I'm not sure why at the time of this review, it shows dimensions as 5.2 x 6 x 1.5 units. I pondered why this was the case, and it turns out that these dimentions are in centimeters.) Dimensions blend in well with your iPhone: it doesn't stick out, but just extends the lenght of your iphone by 2 inches.
Charge and use your phone at same time: No need to wait til the power transfers.
Stylish: Yes, I said "stylish." Every time I plug this in, the other iPhone users turn their heads and wonder what my little attachment does. The brightly-lit blue energy bar really stands out and lets you charge in style.
Tiny charging retractible USB cable: While its 4 inches in closed position, its retractible up to 2 feet at full lenght. Its fully compatible with iphone's usb plug adapter, so you can charge your battery on the plug OR using computer's USB slot.
The Bad:
For emergencies only. It would be nice if this portable charger had more juice capacity than 50% of the iPhone's battery. Because of this, I don't carry it as much and only take it with me for emergency purposes. Its a good thing to keep in your car's glove compartment or at home for those blackouts.
Bottom Line: Perfect for emergencies, but will leave you wishing for more juice in the long run.
For Old iPhone only. Great for an emergency. July 12, 2008
William Gross (Florida)
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought on sale for my now old iphone. It is great in an emergency. I'm on my 4th charge now, and it does not seem to be holding as much backup power as it did at first.
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