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    Image of Bandit Bandit
    09/02/09

    In reply to Review: Duracell Instant Chargers Are...Pretty Perfect?
    Flaw: This requires you to have remembered to charge the charger. Better solution is an adapter that lets you toss two or four AA batteries into the box and power your phone anywhere instantly.
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    09/02/09

    @Bandit: Flaw: That requires you to have the batteries.
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    Image of Snowflake7 Snowflake7
    09/02/09

    @Bandit: They make that too. [www.xantrex.com]
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    Image of ihaveabu ihaveabu
    09/02/09

    In reply to Review: Duracell Instant Chargers Are...Pretty Perfect?
    Damn it! I can't find anyone that sells this. Anyone know when it's coming out?
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    Image of FredicvsMaximvs FredicvsMaximvs
    09/02/09

    @ihaveabu: I've been seeing them for quite a while now at my local Best Buy. I imagine there are other retailers that have them too.
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    Image of macpatrik macpatrik
    09/02/09

    In reply to Review: Duracell Instant Chargers Are...Pretty Perfect?
    How long does the instant charger take to charge?

    I will most certainly be picking one of these up. My gadgets always seem to run out of power at the most unconvieniant times. And having this little guy in my backpack will be clutch.
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    Image of mdriggers mdriggers
    09/02/09

    In reply to Review: Duracell Instant Chargers Are...Pretty Perfect?
    Where is the best place to pick one of these up?
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    Image of Mark Wilson Mark Wilson
    09/02/09

    @mdriggers: I'm actually not sure - though I expect they'll be popping up pretty much everywhere with normal Duracells soon.
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    Image of MahaliaSils MahaliaSils
    09/02/09

    In reply to Review: Duracell Instant Chargers Are...Pretty Perfect?
    Anyone know if you can use your iPhone while charging...in effect using the charger as a extra battery. This would come in handy while using the SlingPlayer app , or any video for that matter..
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    Mark Wilson promoted this comment MahaliaSils was starred MahaliaSils was unstarred
    Image of Mark Wilson Mark Wilson
    09/02/09

    @MahaliaSils: Yes, you can charge while using the iPhone.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    09/02/09

    @Mark Wilson: Is that commutative?
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    Image of Snowflake7 Snowflake7
    09/02/09

    @ripfire: You can charge the iPhone while using the iPhone... Is that what you meant?
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    ripfire promoted this comment Snowflake7 was starred Snowflake7 was unstarred
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    09/08/09

    @Snowflake7: You can use the iPhone while charging. That's what I meant.
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    Image of Monty Monty
    09/02/09

    In reply to Review: Duracell Instant Chargers Are...Pretty Perfect?
    Will Apple be upset that half of the photos here of the Duracell Instant Chargers do not include a photo of an iPhone? To be fair, it does improve the look of the Duracell product by having the sleek touch screen device next to it, so it is sort of win-win on marketing.
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    09/02/09

    In reply to Review: Duracell Instant Chargers Are...Pretty Perfect?
    It's 2000mah. Which isn't bad but it definitely won't cut it for a trans pacific flight.
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    Image of JazzBri JazzBri
    09/02/09

    In reply to Review: Duracell Instant Chargers Are...Pretty Perfect?
    What's with the mini-USB "arm" on the Powerhouse charger? Are we meant to hang this blocky battery onto a mini-USB wall-charger somewhere to juice it up? Seems like it would be easier to just leave the port on the side of the device and plug it in with a standard cord.
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    ripfire promoted this comment JazzBri was starred JazzBri was unstarred
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    09/02/09

    @JazzBri: It lets you attach the charger to a device that needs charging. Some phones with mini-USB (ie Motorola) has it on its side.
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    Image of darngooddesign darngooddesign
    09/02/09

    In reply to Review: Duracell Instant Chargers Are...Pretty Perfect?
    You can get a 5400 mHa iWalk clone for 60 on eBay.
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    09/02/09

    @darngooddesign: Hmm. I can't find it.
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    Image of darngooddesign darngooddesign
    09/02/09

    @ripfire: search for "External Battery for Iphone" and its #7. Its the 5400 Mah one with the white circle on it. Comes with a bunch of adapters and two collapsible cables. Its literally 4 times the 3GS' capacity.
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    Image of selfprofessedgeek selfprofessedgeek
    09/02/09

    In reply to Review: Duracell Instant Chargers Are...Pretty Perfect?
    The Powerhouse just looks cheap from the pics compared to the Instant Charger. Instant is sleek, Powerhouse is clunky... You'd think they'd make them both the same (sleek and stylish)...

    And for $20? Gosh, I'd buy one!
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    09/02/09

    @selfprofessedgeek: Or buy two, and get almost the same amount of charge time for less money!
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    Image of yogibimbi yogibimbi
    09/02/09

    In reply to Review: Duracell Instant Chargers Are...Pretty Perfect?
    now, why the bloody hell are they not basing those things on Li-Ion AAA or AA batteries? That way I could even use it as a charger for those. I mean, I would bet that something similar is inside of them, but you would need a warranty-voiding, possibly fatal prying open of the charger to get them out.
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    09/02/09

    @yogibimbi: Li-Ion rechargeable batteries has higher voltage than a normal AA or AAA.
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    Image of bohn002 bohn002
    09/02/09

    In reply to Review: Duracell Instant Chargers Are...Pretty Perfect?
    so does it have to sit and charge? or can you plug it in and have it charge while your watching a movie? and then just burn/charge the iphone battery or something?
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    EBone promoted this comment bohn002 was starred bohn002 was unstarred
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    09/02/09

    @bohn002: That's my question. If you plug it into an iPhone, does it extend the life of the battery while you're using the phone, like say the inCase charging case?
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    09/02/09

    In reply to Review: Duracell Instant Chargers Are...Pretty Perfect?
    This just makes portable life easier, wow.
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    09/02/09

    In reply to Review: Duracell Instant Chargers Are...Pretty Perfect?
    Those positives describe my local hooker.
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    09/02/09

    In reply to Review: Duracell Instant Chargers Are...Pretty Perfect?
    It's gotta have a negative. Like hey, it isn't digestible.
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    Image of Amir Oulad Amir Oulad
    09/02/09

    @anexanhume:
    Yeah, it can't be al good.
    Let me see: Lack of small solar-panel so you could recharge it in the open air.

    And don't make me do your job again unless you ask me very nicely, in a fact you could ask me very rudely and I wouldn't mind because I would love your job expect for the pay check.
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    09/02/09

    @anexanhume: Yeah, and Duracell is owned by Proctor and Gamble and there's gotta be a reason to boycott them. Right? Something about RFID chips and store shelves taking your picture or something?
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    Image of snoop_dizzle snoop_dizzle
    09/02/09

    @Amir Oulad: You also might not be able to smuggle it into a country in your rectum given its size. And you never know when you need to do that.

    I'm sure if we think about this longer we can create quite a long list of pros and cons of such a device. ;)
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    danger the pirate (silver star edition) promoted this comment Edited by snoop_dizzle at 09/02/09 1:28 PM snoop_dizzle was starred snoop_dizzle was unstarred
    Image of danger the pirate danger the pirate
    09/02/09

    @snoop_dizzle: i think that should be the new comparison for gadgets: "well, i was considering buying A, but B could potentially fit in my rectum..."
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