http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/ Engadget Comments for blueLounge's The Sanctuary keeps your gadgets encased, charged http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 10:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Why not make your own box with a powered USB Hub and plug all your jacks that you use in there.]]>Apr 12th 2008 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 7:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 7:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/
USB recharging can be VERY flaky though. Sometimes devices won't charge unless turned off first and sometimes this isn't enough. I had a BoxWave connector that wouldn't charge my 8525 but would charge a friends unit.

Funny thing about USB recharging (or any for that matter) is that now a days it is closely coupled to software on device/host computer....NO ActiveSync? NO CHARGE FOR YOU!

It kind of sucks you need both a sync'g cable and charge cable in most cases. And then there are a few stubborn devices which refuse to charge with a standalone hub of any kind and require a computer (Sansa!).]]>Apr 13th 2008 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 9:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 13th 2008 12:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 13th 2008 2:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 13th 2008 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/
Or if it's photoshopped, they see the pixels in ALL your gadgets, as they've seen quite a few shops in their time.]]>Apr 13th 2008 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/
If I had a life, I wouldn't.]]>Apr 12th 2008 6:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/
All these multi-charge devices are pointless because they only account for so many devices, and that thing only has one USB socket, the only common socket out of the lot listed there.

Roll on a nice shelf where you can lay your gadgets side by side regardless of what brand they are and let them charge in peace.]]>Apr 12th 2008 5:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/
(and of course, that we can buy wireless charging hub-thingies for home =P)


Hmm... Just thought about what "here's" actually means. I guess it's short for "here is", meaning I've just dedicated a teeny tiny little portion of my life to there being wireless-charging facilities in hotels soon... As have any of you who read it out loud.

MUwhahaha *Kira-laugh* >.]]>Apr 12th 2008 6:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 13th 2008 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Just get an iGo power adapter and multiple iGo splitters with custom tips to achieve the same thing for a fraction of the cost with complete upgradability.

This thing:
http://www.igo.com/product.asp?sku=3726891

Many of this thing:
http://www.igo.com/product.asp?sku=3581645

and add the custom tips]]>Apr 12th 2008 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/ProprietaryDeviceConnector as this is all that's needed...more portable too.]]>Apr 13th 2008 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 6:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 8:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 6:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 8:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/
The answer? A little thing called STYLE, m'man.

Also, since everyone in my house is always unpluging my recharger to plug in theirs, it'd be nice to have this by the front door.

Or I suppose you could do the cardboard box and spend the remaining $120 on a nice dinner out to smooth over the deal...]]>Apr 12th 2008 8:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 13th 2008 1:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/
I eat at the same place the guy from Monopoly eats. He's got two of these things, which he uses to recharge his monocle and top hat. Since this thing only has one mini USB, he needs two, you see.]]>Apr 13th 2008 1:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/
Anyone know where I can pick up one of those!!

]]>Apr 13th 2008 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 13th 2008 7:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 13th 2008 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Did you flunk critical thinking 101. My guess is you never made it to the class.
Read the words. This is an attempt to address the lack of standards. When there are 13 different standards how do you deliver power 13 different ways?
The need is addressed by the existence of the box.
Now, go get an education. You need to learn perspective, creative thinking, and critical analysis.]]>Apr 14th 2008 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 10:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 10:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 13th 2008 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 10:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 10:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 10:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 13th 2008 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/12/bluelounges-the-sanctuary-keeps-your-gadgets-encased-charged/Apr 12th 2008 10:18PM