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If you're anything like me, you have at least two smartphones in your house, a tablet, a couple of bluetooth headsets, and plenty of other devices that all need to be charged on a regular basis. The future is inductive charging for sure, but it's going to be a while till it gets widely adopted. If you're looking for something now that will clean up some of your wires, then I have the perfect thing for you. The IDAPT i4 charging station will charge 3 devices wire-free and a 4th device via a USB cable. My wife loved it the minute I opened the box. We each have a Galaxy Nexus so we can charge both of those, a bluetooth headset, and the ASUS Transformer all at the same time. The best part is that each device charges as fast as if they were plugged into separate wall outlets.
There is one other unqiue item that makes the IDAPT i4 so special, and it's the fact that the tips are interchangeable. You can swap them out for whatever particular devices you want to charge. IDAPT includes 6 basic tips in the box, micro USB, mini USB, Sony Ericsson 2, Samsung 4, iPod/iPhone, and Nokia 2. You can look at their website for compatibilities, but as far as the Sony Ericsson, Samsung, and Nokia tips, they mostly cover feature phones. They do have the option of ordering your i4 with 4 tips of your choosing (plus another $2.60). So it's $59.99 for the i4 with the standard 6 tips mentioned above or it's $62.59 with any 4 tips that you want instead. They have 21 tips to choose from that cover thousands of devices.
Unless you have old feature phones laying around, I would recommend selecting your own 4 tips. The majority of the time, I'm using it with 3 micro USB tips, but I have also used the mini USB and AA/AAA battery tip, which is also very convenient. If you need more than four, you can also buy any of the tips separately for approxmiately $9.99 each.
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If there is one negative, I would say that as certain devices are sitting on the i4 and charging, they kind of feel delicate. What I mean is that you almost fear that if you remove the device the wrong way, you could damage the tip. I've been using the i4 for a couple of weeks, and I haven't had any issues though.
Check out my short hands on video and make sure to hit the link below to get your order in.
I purchased the IDAPT4 based upon good reviews. At first, I was pleased with the unit, but then noticed it did not work as described in the user guide. The charger is to switch from red, indicating it is charging, to green when the device is fully charged. Problem with mine is it never changes to green, even though my smart phones indicate it’s fully charged. I cannot find a phone number to call for support in the user guide or on the company website. There is an option to email support, which I did, but I did not receive a reply to my concern. Further more, when I went to register my unit for the warranty, I discovered you must first create an “account” with a user name and password before I could register it. I don’t like that! I have far too many user names and passwords for things now and refuse to do it!
“If there is one negative, I would say that as certain devices are sitting on the i4 and charging, they kind of feel delicate. What I mean is that you almost fear that if you remove the device the wrong way, you could damage the tip. I’ve been using the i4 for a couple of weeks, and I haven’t had any issues though.”
GIVE IT TIME…YOU ARE SPOT ON WITH THIS COMMENT..ALL THE CHARGING TIPS GO BAD AND WONT WORK AFTER SOME USE. AFTER 1 YR, OURS IS DOWN TO THE USB CABLE….NO CUSTOMERS SERVICE TO SPEAK OF AT IDAPT.
OH WELL. SPAIN HAS BIGGER ISSUES.
Oh, in my comment I forgot to say that the contest is actually only for those who live in italy, but if you’ll partecipate and you’ll win you can pay for the shipping cost and recieve it wherever you are :) Or at most use a delivery service for your country.