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It is not often we get an accessory in for review that was seemingly made especially for us. The IDAPT range of desktop chargers are a dream come true for anyone that has a range of gadgets all requiring regular top-ups.
Who wants a load of cables hanging around on a desk or the floor, cluttering things up and looking extremely untidy?
The premise is simple; a single unit that can charge two (I2) or three (I3) devices, depending on the model you choose to buy, at the same time. In this way, you only need one plug to go in the wall.
Universal approval
Until we have all switched over to using a standard charging socket, there is going to be a need to support a range of different devices, which is where the IDAPT is one step ahead, coming with a range of interchangeable bases with unique tips that slot into the main desktop unit. At the press of a button, you can pop them out and swap them with something else.
Genius. Like the many different portable chargers on the market, the IDAPT comes with the most popular tips included in the box – with additional ones available for £6 each.
Tip of perfection
There is only one tip for each type (e.g. Nokia or Sony Ericsson), so if you have got more than one phone from the same
manufacturer you will need to spend a little more, but it is not going to prove too expensive.
Once you have installed the required charging bases, it is pretty self-explanatory from then on.
The power supply ensures there is enough to power to charge all two, or three, connected devices at the same time, which may sound obvious but there are other devices on sale that have multiple tips, but can only charge one or two
things at the same time.
The IDAPT is not just for mobile phones either, and you will find tips for a Nintendo DS Lite and iPod (or iPhone), as well as optional tips for a PSP, while the mini-USB tip will charge many SatNavs.
With the three device I3 costing just £35, it is not even expensive when compared to the cost of buying a single power supply – so getting one is a no-brainer.
Universal chargers to render this obsolete?
The mobile industry does not seem to be very quick at doing anything, but one thing that was agreed earlier in the
year was a universal charging system. By the start of 2012, every mobile device will adopt a single charging socket design – Micro-USB.
The result will be only needing to carry a single charger, and virtually no need to supply a new phone with a power supply as you will just use the one you already have – saving you money and helping the environment at the same
time. Many models already use the new connector, so it is a shame this tip is not included as standard, but it will not
be obsolete even if all three tips eventually become one and the same.
By Jonathan Morris at What Mobile Magazine |
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