Charging ipods without a laptop?

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Well... My 3rd generation (firewire) iPod came with a charger. When I bought a iPod Classic about two years later it didn't. Since all iPods apart from the first use standard iPod cables its not a major problem...

Interestingly enough its not actually an iPod charger, it just converts ac current to dc to power usb devices, so you can use it with anything that charges by usb.

(Oh, and iPhones come with a "iPod" charger at the moment)



Not many computers at holiday resorts...

There are always some internet connections for customers about, I just sneek my pod in a socket. Ive been doing it in shops.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Well... I have one in the office mainly because of restrictions on what can be plugged in. Everywhere else has computers with usb sockets...



But that assumes that ipods always have the same specs...

Don't they all use the same voltage to charge?

 

[editor]

Can you get wind up chargers by any chance?

You can, although so far they tend to be quite bulky beasts and not always practical (I've been looking for a good, compact wind up charger for my gear for ages).

The Proporta charger I recommended is handy because it has interchangeable 'heads' so it can power almost all of my portable electronic goods. There's also solar versions made by other firms.

 

[jæd]

Don't they all use the same voltage to charge?

I meant that every time a new iPod is introduced it has more capacity, features, etc... If Apple tried to charge the same price for exactly the same iPod but without the charger, it would be a rip off...

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

You can, although so far they tend to be quite bulky beasts and not always practical (I've been looking for a good, compact wind up charger for my gear for ages).

I have a very small wind up charger, I should check if one of the conections is USB. If not how hard would it be to make one up? Cant be that hard.

 

[xenon]

If you're any where with strong sunlight, there's the Freeloader Solar charger. Comes with loads of USB adapters for various bits of kit. It's internal battery can be charged from a computer's USB port as well and will apparently hold it's charge for up to 3 months.

From USB port, it charges the internal battery in 3 hours. Strong sunlight, you'd need about 7 hours IIRC.

 

[editor]

Strong sunlight, you'd need about 7 hours IIRC.

Unless you're on a beach somewhere hot or able to leave the charger out in the open, solar isn't that practical.

 

[xenon]

Unless you're on a beach somewhere hot or able to leave the charger out in the open, solar isn't that practical.

True enough. Handy as an emergency charger for various gadgets though. You can unclip the solar panels and just use the main unit, charging it from USB.

 

[trashpony]

Well my proporta charger thing has arrived and it's aces! It's pretty light (about the size and weight of my blackberry) comes with six different connectors and best of all, they sent me a Taylors of Harrogate Early Grey teabag too!

Cheers ed