Brighton's colorful line of lilliputian USB chargers
By Darren Murph 
posted Nov 16th 2007 9:42PM
posted Nov 16th 2007 9:42PM
posted Nov 16th 2007 9:42PM
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What took em so long? I hope these don't cost like $100
And yes btw, it will blend. (Silly futha muckas)
@kurt
clever
Lets hope they also launch a Euro-plug version, voltage should not be an issue since the specs say it supports high voltage already.
And *please* add a regular black or perhaps even (for the MAC folks) a white version!
Bright and Gay! I'd buy the set if it's not over $50.
You know how I know you're gay? You color coordinate your AC-USB adapters.
I sure do :p
I'M GAY!
(As in Happy)
sweet, let's have another engadget coming out thread. We had one a couple months ago. Anyone remember? I want one of these.
That's what Brighton is all about! (The UK city that is)
U R MR GAY
Finally! I'm so tired of my USB jump drives running out of juice when I'm on the road!
Huh? "USB jump drives" don't use any power when disconnected.
and also that this is an AC plug, so it's useless on the road unless you have an inverter. USB inverters are like 10 bucks too, making it even more pointless.
Either he's clueless or I'm not getting the joke...
"Huh? "USB jump drives" don't use any power when disconnected."
That "whoooosh" sound was the joke flying over your head.
Shouldn't this thing seriously come in black and white as well. It won't match anything, and will stick out like crazy. Also, probably wont work with phones like the RAZR. Why did motorola have to make things so difficult?!?! Ah well, still cool idea.
iPods and Archos 05s and 04s would benifet greatly from such a device.
iPod may not work with it actually. After developing the first Altoids charger to use a 5v circuit to power modern 5gen ipods (the older one everyone read about on hackaday didn't work on modern ones), I've learned that there's a little bit of logic that has to be played with the iPod, specifically, a voltage combination present on the data lines to tell the iPod it is a charging source. I don't imagine these little plugs will have that done to them, because that may mess up other hardware that charges via USB?
Ah, i forgot about that. I had found a 2nd or 3rd gen ipod in the bushes a few months ago that didnt turn on, so i removed the battery to hard reset it, and when i went to reinstall the firmware, it said that it needed to be connected to a CHARGER, not the USB computer one, but a freakin wall charger, and i dont have one, so i tried all kinds of tricks to get it to run, but it didnt.
not as much functionality as the Energizer Duo ($15-20), which has a wall plug USB port and separate rechargeable unit with 2-battery capacity (charges batteries through USB or wall plug), and I can use the wall plug for ipods and mini-USB phone chargers.
Maybe if they make a black one I'll buy it
Wait, do you think they'll work with my iPod, I hate having the computer on just to charge it.
Yes. Great idea, but I don't want these bright fruity colours. Give me a black one, plz.
I hope they do. My Apple wall charger is monstrous compared to these things. At least they'd be easier to pack without bulging in the outer pocket of my travel bag.
Standby mode is your friend.
Most computers and laptops still power the USB ports when in standby, I know this because that little shuffle iPod does the little charge blink when I close the lid to my laptop.
If these are cheaper than ipod wall chargers (by the looks of it, they are) I'm all for them. It'd be nice if they had one in black though
The plastic part looks like that cheap type of plastic used in, well... cheap plastic things. Shouldn't be a problem to bust out a can of vinyl dye and change the color to anything one would want.
I'm with the others -- it'd be nice if they had a black one. Or even a plain white one...
i'm concerned that it's not a 3-prong.
http://www.boxwave.com/products/wallcharger/
Provides the same functionality.
Yeah. It's not a unique product; it's a unique form factor... And color.
If these are just a couple of dollars I'll buy a handful.
Not the best Japanese to English translation ...
"Because it can do it and is easy to cope with a business trip or a trip, it will be to play an active part as a stouthearted best partner."
i have a AC to USB charger thingy that was used with my Rio Carbon mp3 player. do you think its safe to use with my Toshiba Gigabeat or any USB powered gadget for that matter? i thought about using it but i didnt wanna blow anything up.
I have used that charger to charge my Razor phone and a 2 BG Memorex Mp3 player so I'd say, yeah, you're probably OK.
sweet. the AC charger for my Gigabeat is rediculous. it actually has a power brick thats bigger than the actual player. im gonna go try and see if this will work.
No white and/or black?!?