» Callpod Chargepod Bundle Pack with 6 Adapters (Silver)
By Callpod
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Features:
- Charges up to 6 devices at the same time
- Includes six (6) popular adapters to charge your electronic gadgets and mobile devices
- Eliminates the clutter from having multiple chargers
- Compatible with thousands of mobile devices such as iPods, cell phones, Bluetooth headsets, PDAs, digital cameras, navigation units, mp3 players, digital readers and portable gaming systems
- Chargepod is compatible with all foreign 120/240 V adapter wall plugs; no additional power supply is necessary
Editor Reviews:
- Product Description
Chargepod Bundle Pack, Six Devices on One Outlet, Six popular adapters included. Can charge Blackberry and Apple devices.
Customer Reviews:
- Great concept, but forced to buy accessories.
I love the idea of having an all-in-one charger, but the bundle comes adapters that are useless to me.
Adapters included:
Motorola (MUCA-001)
Pam (PTCA-0001)
Samsung (SSCA-0003)
Nokia (N3CA-001)
Sony PSP (UUCA-0016)
iPod/USB (UUCA-0011)
It does also include AC power supply & Car charger.
Other than the adapter issue, seems like a great product. - it
it didn't work from this vendor! Returned the item and ordered it from another vendor - Perfect for travel
My job requires me to travel every week. The Callpod replaces my chargers for my phone, bluetooth, Kindle, iPod, etc. Instead of a spaghetti nest of cords to deal with, I have a single unit with the adapters. It's awesome. I got my Callpod 3 years ago as a present from my wife and I've only had a single issue (the plug case on my iPod charger split due to abuse). I highly recommend this item for frequent travelers.
The only real complaint I have is that the lights are a bit too bright for my taste. Putting something over the puck solves that problem. Other folks might like the "night light" effect. - Callpod Chargepod - a good buy
This is a great multi-charger. Doesn't come with the micro-usb needed for some Motorola phones, but ordering that connection is easy, and much cheaper than buying an individual wall charger.
Would highly recommend. - AFTER 3 YEARS OF FAILED ADAPTERS, I GIVE UP
Admittedly, when this first became available, it sounded like a fabulous concept. Over a six month period, I purchased three Bundles, and subsequently bought many different adapters. I was highly annoyed, BTW, with the absence of the iPod adapter (IPDA-0001) from the Bundle, as others have written here.
None were used in a mobile environment; mine sits on my desk, my wife's on her desk at work, and my step-daughter's on her desk at college, where they are not subjected to stress or abuse.
Then the adapters started to fail on a regular basis. The first two iPod adapters split longitudinally along the plastic housing and failed. The 3rd iPod adapter just died, period. And therein lies the story of the next two-and-a-half years, failure after failure: Two generic USB adapters (CHUA-0011), one mini-USB (MUSB-0001), one Plantronics (PLNA-00001) and two others. What is the problem?
I'm convinced it's poor and shoddy manufacturing. Most of these adapters arrive out-of-the-box with the two ends twisted out of sync with each other, forcing the user to twist them to get the charger hub and charging device to lie flat on a surface together. No matter how little force you exert to get the ends to lay flat, it obviously is too much for the flimsy wiring connections inside the connector housings.
I also noticed, as I replaced these adapters, different wire lengths between the two connectors, especially on the iPod unit (they have also now changed the housing on that adapter, obviously due to the shell-splitting problem I mentioned above). That's another sign that whoever is producing these is not adhering to a specification, or Callpod changed suppliers.
Remember, all of this was just from simple desktop use, never detaching the adapters. I cannot imagine the failure rate if one were to utilize this system in a mobile application, where the adapters would be subjected to constant attachment/detachment cycles from the hub.
I'm sick and tired of returning and replacing these adapters. I'm going to sell all three of the chargers and revert to outlet strips and multiple chargers. I strongly suggest you avoid this product... it was a great concept, but ownership is an absolute annoyance.
