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Oct 28 2008

Is it any wonder the iPhone’s USB Power Adapters fell apart? ”Shocking” photos.

IMG 0922 20081028 111053 Is it any wonder the iPhones USB Power Adapters fell apart? Shocking photos.Last month, Apple announced the Apple Ultracompact USB Power Adapter Exchange Program in which it admitted that the adapters supplied with iPhone 3G and sold separately could “under certain conditions” lose its metal prongs in your wall power outlet, creating a risky situation for you as you try to remove them.

At the time, Apple claimed to have received reports of detached prongs on “a very small percentage of the adapters sold”, but looking at these pictures of a dissected USB Power Adapter I can’t imagine how the instances of “prong failure” could be anything less than commonplace. Depicted here, the prongs only extend into the adapter about 1/8 of an inch and are held in place with some type of glue and a bit of wishful thinking. Nice work.

If you haven’t sent your Ultracompact USB Power Adapter in for an exchange, please, do it today.

[ Thanks for the linkage, Gizmodo ]

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Aug 10 2006

Griffin Announces PowerBlock Travel

Griffin Technology Inc., has announced a package designed to simplify charging USB devices (including iPods) for traveling Mac Mercs: PowerBlock Travel.

PowerBlock is an all-purpose charger for devices that get their juice through a USB port. The new Travel pack adds plug adapters for use while traveling internationally.

PowerBlock’s flat-blade, non-polarized prongs impose no limitations on how they fit into twin-prong outlets — and thus are ideal for international use. The travel package adds adapters that, together, cover most any AC connection you’ll encounter in your world explorations. PowerBlock handles all voltages from 100 to 240 AC, converting seamlessly to the voltage that your USB devices need.

The PowerBlock Travel package includes a high-quality Griffin dock connector cable for your iPod as well as an accessory pouch to help you keep track of your adapters. PowerBlock Travel won’t do away with all the hassles of traveling; you’ll still have to keep track of your luggage, and how many Yen are in a Euro (or vice versa)… but with PowerBlock Travel in your travel kit, you will never have to worry about how to charge your iPod and other USB devices.

PowerBlock Travel is priced at $34.99 USD, and is available immediately.

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