|
|
|
|
|
|
HomeAccessories and GearKensington SmartTip for Apple iPod - Power connector adapter |
|
|  | | | Customer Reviews: | | | Average Customer Review: ( 6 customer reviews )
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Only works with older iPods Dec 22, 2008
By E. Hall
Works fine with my iPod Classic 4G, but nothing newer than that. My iPhone, for instance, will not take a charge from it. Other newer iPods (since they did away with the Firewire connectivity) won't take a charge from it, basically anything bought since sometimes around summer 2007.
This is a crucial problem for me, since I use my iPhone 3G extensively on the road (and this entire solution is supposed to be designed for use on the road), but every time I call Kensington about it, the heavily accented Indian phone reps with obviously fake English names (like "Kevin") won't listen when I tell them what's going on and insist that they should sell me a new one even though a new one won't work any better. Note that they don't offer to replace the one I have as defective, but rather to sell me a new one of the exact same model.
When I finally managed to get ahold of an equally heavily accented "supervisor" he told me thanks-for-letting-us-know-we'll-look-into-it-good-bye-CLICK. I guess minimizing call duration is more important than maximizing customer satisfaction.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Good Nov 09, 2008
By Dr. Matt Navarre
"msnmedia"
A great product, but it doesn't work with the new iPhone and iPods! (unless it's been updated since I bought it)
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Not worth it. Apr 21, 2008
By stuston
"E&SW Engineer"
Concidering the alternatives, this just simply isn't worth it. Yes, perhaps if you already have the power adapter, all you need is this tip. But in order to use this with your laptop, you need the Y-adapter for an additional $30. There are just too many cheaper, less bulky ipod charging options out there. I just did not find this to be worth the price. However, it is well constructed and works fine.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Doesn't work on new Ipods Apr 17, 2009
By Optical Bunny
This tip, in spite of Kensingtons claims to the contrary, does not work on new iPods. Tried it on two different iPods and neither will charge.
You can make this work with newer Apple devices Jun 14, 2009
By swright192
As others have mentioned, out-of-the-box this adapter will not work with newer Apple devices (iPhone 3G, iPod Video, etc.). That's because the older devices used 12 volts, this adapter puts out 12V, and Apple switched to 5V(USB) power in newer devices. So, the iPhone tells you the charger is not designed to work with it...
However, you can make it work, if you spend another $25 bucks or so. Scosche makes a small plug adapter that goes between this J3 and the iPhone or iPod, and reduces the voltage to 5V, which allows it to work with newer Apple devices. Just search for Scosche Passport on Amazon, and you will find it.
See all 6 customer reviews on Amazon.com
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
