Chargepod’s fantastic 6-way charger just got improved for a V2, offering a 3-port USB hub, PC/Mac laptop charging and four gadget simultaneous juicing.
Remember those knockoff 6-1 Chargepod chargers we showed you last week? A judge just granted a temporary restraining order to get Target to stop selling the unlicensed, unauthorised duplications. Good news for Callpod and good news for consumers, who were getting fooled by the not-as-good knockoffs anyway. Here’s our original review in case you were interested in getting one yourself. Short verdict: they’re good. [Photo Credit Ben Johnson]
A tipster tells us that Target’s selling these “6 in 1 device charger” things at Target for $US30, capable of charging six things at once. If that sounds familiar, it’s because that’s exactly what the Chargepod does. In fact, this version is so “familiar” it even stole pages out of Callpod’s user manual. What’s even worse about this lousy (probably Chinese) knockoff is that Target’s selling it under their own Target brand. If all this is true, shame, shame on you Target. [Thanks Tipster!]
The Callpod Phoenix Bluetooth conferencing system is finally available, connecting up to five Bluetooth headsets at the same time. It’s very much a business-class solution, targeted towards medical, emergency response, restaurant, retail, government, military and enterprise customers who need a teleconferencing solution that doesn’t require people sitting around a table, smelling each other’s foul breath. With the Phoenix you can make a shared phone call with all five participants sitting at their own desks—assuming their desks are within the 100 meter Bluetooth range.
