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Belkin Dual USB Car Charger for iPod (Black)
18 Jun2010
Belkin Dual USB Car Charger for iPod (Black)
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(out of 48 reviews)
List Price: $ 39.99
Price: $ 16.51
- Compatibility: iPod mini; iPod nano 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G; iPod classic 4G, 5G, 5.5G, 6G; iPod touch 1G, 2G; iPhone 1G, 3G
- Charges two devices simultaneously via USB
- Quick-charge port to minimize iPhone charging time
- Compatible with most cases that offer dock access
- iPod/iPhone charging cable and mini-USB cable included
Belkin F8Z280 Dual USB Car Charger for iPodKeep your iPod and iPhone charged no matter where you’re headed. Plug the Belkin Dual Auto Charger into your 12V cigarette lighter/power socket, and it will charge both devices. Charge them while you use them, and enjoy music, make phone calls, and more without draining your batteries. Thanks to the dual USB ports, you can charge any two USB devices simultaneously. An iPod/iPhone cable and mini-USB cable are provided for use with most devices. What’s
3 Way Car Cigarette Lighter Socket Splitter w/ USB Port
Rating: 
(out of 11 reviews)
List Price: $ 19.99
Price: $ 0.49
- Convert and increase your car cigarette lighter from 1 to 3 sockets.
- Simply plug into cars cigarette lighter socket.
- Run multiple accessories at one time.
- Very convenient and easy to use.
- USB charger output to 5V / 500mA, suitable for cell phone, GPS, iPod, and PDA
Convert and Increase your car cigarette lighter from 1 to 3 sockets with one additional USB port. Simply plug into car’s cigarette lighter socket. Run multiple accessories at one time. Very convenient and easy to use. USB charger output to 5V / 500mA, suitable for cell phone, GPS, iPod, and PDA. Triple socket with 12V / 24V output. LED charging indicator. A fuse is included with the product to prevent overcurrent. Protects your electronic devices
10 Responses to Belkin Dual USB Car Charger for iPod (Black)
Tarun Chachra
June 18th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
Review by Tarun Chachra for Belkin Dual USB Car Charger for iPod (Black)
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Hi All,
So I had an interesting situation one lighter socket and 2 devices to charge. One iPhone 3g and a Blackberry Javelin 8900. I use both and thus they both need to be charged at some point during my long 2 hour commutes.
The belkin charger has two usb ports on it…one for regular trickle charging and one quick charge port (a little more amps on the quick charge). I had to test this Quick method and thus took my nearly dead blackberry and plugged it into the quick charger…sure enough it charged up to full in about 30 minutes…where it would take about 1 hour under normal circumstances on a normal charger.
With my iPhone 3G I was a little scared/cautious and thus used the regular charging port to plug into it. It worked fine. The iPhone went to charging immediately and had no signs of errors etc….some accessories have issues with iPhone 3g and I can CONFIRM that this Charger WORKS perfectly.
The box includes a usb to apple connector cable for ipods/iphones etc and a usb to mini-usb for usb based charging devices. The color is BLACK as can be seen here….the finish is glossy.
I now have 2 of these for both cars and I could not be happier. For what is included at this price point…it is a MUST Buy.
5/5
Kenji
June 18th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Review by Kenji for Belkin Dual USB Car Charger for iPod (Black)
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Please ignore my review unless you know a little about electronics and USB.
I haven’t done any current tests or analyzed the USB signal (there’s supposed to be a signal to enable 1A charging on a device), but I have taken the charger apart. Each USB port has dedicated connections (even ground). Other USB hubs/ports I’ve looked at hook all of the power connections together. This leads me to assume Belkin has dedicated power management per USB port.
Other than that, it’s a charger. It charged a 4th gen Nano, a 3G iPhone, and Blackberry Pearl just fine.
B. VanBogart
June 18th, 2010 at 6:22 pm
Review by B. VanBogart for Belkin Dual USB Car Charger for iPod (Black)
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I got this because it comes with both an iPod/iPhone charging cable and a mini-USB charging cable, and both can be used at the same time. Since my wife has a 3G iPhone and I have a BlackBerry Bold which uses the mini-USB connection, we can charge our phones at the same time in the car. And if any phone needs it, it’s the iPhone! The best part is that this is $10 less than the same item at the Apple Store. Thanks Amazon!
Ben Myers
June 18th, 2010 at 7:13 pm
Review by Ben Myers for Belkin Dual USB Car Charger for iPod (Black)
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This is perfect for all around use, but especially good for flying and rental cars. My wife and I usually get to the rental car with both Iphones near dead. We can easily charge both our phones from one 12v plug. Plus we save some carry on bulk with only one charger plug. Belkin also makes a dual 110v charger. Buy that too. The USB to Iphone cords work in both units. You save still more travelling bulk.
Robert R. Dierker
June 18th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
Review by Robert R. Dierker for Belkin Dual USB Car Charger for iPod (Black)
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This is great! It can charge my iPod and keep my GPSr (Geocaching) going while I drive making me only have to use battery power when I’m out of the car in the final stages of caching.
S. Solomon
June 18th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
Review by S. Solomon for 3 Way Car Cigarette Lighter Socket Splitter w/ USB Port
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I had multiple problems with this.
First, one of the first things I tried to plug into one of the outlets went in too far, to the point where it wouldn’t come out (the springy metal parts that compress when you insert something apparently went in so far that they released on the other side of the sleeve, making it impossible to retract), I ended up needing to break the thing to get it out. Subsequently, using the outlets that still worked, I’ve been afraid to push things in too far, and maybe that’s why things often pop out a bit and I need to re-insert them.
Also, I intended to use the USB port to power some speakers, but it was useless for that because it put a horrible noise into the speakers.
So… it basically works… but you need to be sure not to over-insert things, be prepared for things to pop out on their own, and don’t use the USB for an audio device.
UPDATE: Even if you push things good and solidly, they often pop out. The final straw… last night, when I pulled the connecting piece out of the car’s lighter socket, that whole part of the assembly fell apart, it’s various pieces scattered over the floor of the car, and I never got it back together.
B. Perry
June 18th, 2010 at 7:33 pm
Review by B. Perry for 3 Way Car Cigarette Lighter Socket Splitter w/ USB Port
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This is a cheap product that only worked for about a week. I had difficulty removing it from the socket and I was afraid the cheap plastic would break. Don’t waste your time with this splitter.
Charlie Foxtrot
June 18th, 2010 at 8:15 pm
Review by Charlie Foxtrot for 3 Way Car Cigarette Lighter Socket Splitter w/ USB Port
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This appears to be the same as the VR3 item of same appearance which I bought about 6 months ago. It was great while it lasted because my Dodge pickup has a little “cubby” slot that it slipped into so I didn’t have the problem of projecting adapters to bang my knee on or interfere with reaching the ignition key. I could also stuff the excess wire from outlet to device out of the way.
The USB slot was particularly beneficial because it took a small computer light which was helpful for map or other reading without a lot of ambient light in the cab impacting driver night vision.
Having three DC outlets was great: cell phone, GPS, and radar. I suggest these are the minimum power accesses any vehicle should come from but a few more would be helpful for laptop and cooler. But it needs to be engineered to handle the load or draw.
Mine worked very well for about six months and then quit. Don’t know if it (1) just failed or (2) somehow a “short” was inadvertently created by contact across two outlets or (3) perhaps it is just marginally able to carry the load when all outlets are in use. Hence, my middle of the road rating.
Note: The VR3 product does not seem to be available at this time????
R. Taft
June 18th, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Review by R. Taft for 3 Way Car Cigarette Lighter Socket Splitter w/ USB Port
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The product is what I wanted, except it isn’t a tight fitting for some things like my cell phone chargers. They wiggle around in the socket and sometimes pop out and/or don’t get a good connection. The USB port is the main thing I wanted so that works good I guess, but the 3-way wasn’t so good.
E. HAN
June 18th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Review by E. HAN for 3 Way Car Cigarette Lighter Socket Splitter w/ USB Port
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This is a decent and cheap option for a 12V DC splitter (the USB output is also great). The only problem I have is that each of the outputs do not have a cover, which means that I have to make some covering for them. I guess it would be kinda dangerous to place some metalic items in there.