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Gopod Foldable Battery Dock

Gopod Foldable Battery Dock for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch

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Many people now have the extremely useful iPad 2, and often also have the iPhone as their chosen mobile. Charging either of these devices is of course possible with USB from your PC or Apple computer, but what if you are on a train? Not all trains have 240v accessible to passengers (though the price of travelling on one means I have not seen the inside of a carriage since the turn of the millennium! , and who wants to cart their mains adapter with them anyway? Docking systems offer a neat way to charge and sync your device whilst at the computer’s side, but where do you get power from whilst out and about? The innovative Gopod Foldable Battery Dock for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch is where…

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This offers a stable platform for your iPad at your desk, and will sync and charge your device just like the other docks available, connecting via the built in Apple 30 pin connector (which means you can use it for any Apple device that uses this style of connector). However, this clever gadget has a trick up its sleeve; it has an onboard battery, capable of supplying the 2.1 amps required for the iPad 2! So you have portable power available wherever you are, allowing charging/topping up your chosen device (iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch). It is also portable, folding up for transporting and protected in its own carry case. It weighs around the same as an iPhone, so is light enough to be practical.

Smart in its design, it features four blue LEDs to show level of power remaining in the unit (25%-100%) and an orange LED to confirm its own charging from USB. Small enough to carry with you wherever your Apple gadgets go, and versatile enough to be actually useful away from home, I give this the seal of approval as a must-have accessory for anyone who travels with Apple devices. Also, with a price tag of less than £45, it is not beyond the reach of all but the most frugal.

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