Pocket PC Thoughts: VersaCharger Pro Review

The Device


Figure 1: The VersaCharger Pro Packaging, an improvement over the plain BoxWave box I received VersaCharger 1 in!

The device ships in a plain plastic case, nicely seated, albeit not too securely (the device was sideways in the package when I took it out!). Still, with no moving parts, it was more than adequately protected.

For those of you who aren't familiar with the original VersaCharger, the pictures should speak for themselves. It's a USB-based charger (meaning that most any device that charges through USB should be able to be charged by it) that can be plugged into the wall or into your car's cigarette lighter plugs. The little cap on top (which I consider far too lose-able, so keep tabs on where you place it!) covers the contacts used for charging in the car, while the contacts used for wall charging fold up into the base of the unit.

Upon removing the device from its plastic home, I immediately noticed how much bigger it was compared to my old VersaCharger, but more on that later. The new version claims to support power-hungry devices, providing up to 1 amp of power while utilizing an "intelligent chip" that shuts off the juice before your device fries.


Figure 2: Out of the packaging.

It also includes an LED that is supposed to turn red when charging and green when done, however my K-JAM and JasJar both shown a yellow charge light while the VersaCharger stayed solid green. Strange. The version that I was shipped is the North America version, with a UK version also available that doesn't require the user to use a pin adapter.