Griffin Technology PowerPod Firewire Auto Charger for iPod
by Griffin Technology
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Customer Review: Works in name only
Summary: 1 Stars
This adapter caused line noise while it was plugged in, defeating the purpose of listening while charging since the line noise was very noticible. I couldn't even charge the iPod while listening to the radio because it also caused line noise in the AM band. Griffin sent me another one claiming it was a fluke and the replacement didn't perform and better. On the second call to Griffin they claimed it was my car. Sure it is. I have other cigarette lighter accessories and none of them cause line noise. This along with the itrip which was a maddening experience, especially in LA where every FM frequency is used (half actually in English!). My experience with Griffin has been overwhelming negative and I would look at other makers of similar gear.Customer Review: Worked ok for a few months.. now doesn't work at all
Summary: 1 Stars
The charger gives a nag screen each time you plug it in (1G Nano or 1G Video) that is a minor inconvenience, but the real problem is that it has completely stopped working about 4 months after we got it. It shows that it is charging my ipod and then the ipod shows that it is fully charged, but once it is unplugged it dies a few minutes later. The ipod can still be charged from other sources so it's not the ipod's fault. Also, watch out if you turn off/on your car while it is plugged in - on a new car with no other charger problems this seemed to cause my ipod to lock up. Also, not a problem with other chargers. I'm glad we just paid a few dollars for this.Customer Review: Get this Deal while it lasts!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a crazy price. Less than two bucks. If you have any iPod with dock connector, or an iPhone, this will charge it in your car. Just plug the big part into your cigarette lighter, and then connect the firewire to dock cable (also included), to your iPod or iPhone! Perfect. Buy one for every car at this price. I did!
While iPods dropped Firewire syncing several years ago, you can still charge by firewire connection, and that is what this does. No issue at all.
I'd review the item further, but there isn't much else to say. It's great. It even comes in pretty nice packaging, from Griffin. They make nice products.
Customer Review: Works with both old & NEW iPods!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Looking for a car charger, I noticed this one had a removable FireWire cable - which meant I could use any other cable I want. Now that I've upgraded to the new iPod (I got a new 15 GB) I was suprised to discover that it works with the new iPods too. I just use the dock-to-FireWire cable that comes with the new iPod and it works perfectly. Even IF I buy an extra dock cable, it's still less than the Belkin charger at 40 bucks. Plus I can use it interchangeably with my wife's iPod (my old one ;).All in all, the PowerPod is a great value, flexable and future-proof. You can't ask for much more. I don't hesitate recommending this iPod charger to anyone.
Customer Review: May fry your iPod hard drive
Summary: 2 Stars
Take this for what it's worth. Your mileage may vary.
I used this with my 4th Gen iPod in my car. When the first hard drive died, I thought "Okay, bad hard drive and I had left the iPod in the car on some freezing nights." When I replaced the hard drive and that died too, I thought "Okay, maybe bad iPod design." But when we used my wife's iPod Photo, which was quite reliable, in the car on a cross country trip and it began to show the same problem, I began to suspect the Griffin PowerPod and stopped using it with the iPod Photo, after which it seemed to run just fine.