Pocket PC Thoughts: The iGo Everywhere Universal Power Adapter

The outlet prongs on the back can be flipped into the charger's plastic housing so that they can be stored without snagging. Although this and the other components are made of plastic, they all feel well made and in no way flimsy or cheap.


Figure 4: The underside of the AC charger.

The next piece is a black and silver DC car, boat, or plane charger. It measures 3.8" long x 1.1" wide x 1" thick at its widest points and weighs 1.2 ounces. There is an LED under the iGo logo to indicate when it is receiving power.


Figure 5: The DC charger.

You probably noticed that the ends of both the AC and DC chargers have ports built in to receive a plug; well, that plug is found on the end of this retractable cable spool - it's the one with the white tip. The spool is composed of heavy black plastic; it measures 2.9" wide x 0.8" thick, and it weighs 2.6 ounces. Up to five feet of 0.25" wide flat cable can be extracted by pulling the opposing cable ends from the spool at the same time; a silver button on its underside will instantly cause them to retract. I wanted to mention that of all the retractable cable spools I have reviewed in the past, this one is the best quality. Granted the other cables were mainly compact sync & charge retractables, but there is a noticeable upgrade in this one's quality. Too bad there is no way to turn this particular cable into a sync & charge model, but I digress.


Figure 6: The retractable cable spool.