Powermonkey eXplorer - portable charger Review

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(More customer reviews)The power monkey itself is fine, worthy of four stars. It could be improved by pass-through capability (i.e., charge a device directly from the solar panel, rather than solar-charging the battery, then charging the device from the battery) but otherwise it's great. It's powered my phones and iPod through lots of travel.

Unfortunately, the adapters are a little flimsy. The iPod adapter fell apart after about a year of constant use. I could repair it with a little glue and solder, so no big deal so far.

When I finally joined the herd and bought an iPhone, I needed a new adapter (partial blame to Apple here for failing to maintain compatibility between iPod and iPhone adapters. How hard would it have been, guys?). So I ordered two (one for spare, knowing the adapter durability problems), waited the requisite few weeks for the shipment to the US, and then opened it to find they'd shipped the wrong adapters. The shipping label says iPhone adapters, the actual parts are iPod adapters. OK, mistakes happen, so no big deal. The return/exchange policy says I need to email them for exchange paperwork. Email sent, no reply.

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Product Description:
Ultra compact, tough and powerful, the powermonkey-eXplorer is water resistant, made with a rubberized casing so it can take whatever life throws at it, yet it remains the lightest, most versatile charger available today.Featuring an LCD screen that displays battery capacity and the level of charge, the powermonkey-eXplorer also has short-circuit protection, over-charging protection and over-discharging protection. The included mains charger has interchangeable heads for UK, Europe, US and Australia - so you can use in over 150 countries around the world!The Solar Slave draws power directly from the sun - giving you free power wherever you are. Make sure your powermonkey-eXplorer's got full power at all times by charging it with the handy solar slave, which can be attached to your pack, hung from a window, left in a car or taken anywhere the sun shines!You can even use the solar slave to recharge your device directly - so you have back up power at all times.* Compatible with the majority of standard mobile phones including Nokia & Mini Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Siemens & Sony Ericsson * USB connector powers up iPods and accessories, MP3 players, PDAs, smart mobile phones, digital cameras, Bluetooth headsets and many more digital devicesMaximum reserve power available:All iPods - 40 hours (iPod USB charging cable required)Mobile phones - 96 hoursDigital cameras - 1600 picturesTwo-way radios - 24 hoursPSPs - 5 hoursMP3/MP4s - 6 hoursPDAs - 48 hoursEach kit contains:1 x Powermonkey-eXplorer unit1 x Solarmonkey1 x universal mains charger which will work in over 150 countries and has interchangable heads for UK, US, Australia and EuropeNokia & Mini Nokia, Motorola V66, Samsung A288, Siemens C25 and Sony Ericssonwide connector1 x mini USB for Motorola Razr V series, BlackBerry and Bluetooth head sets1 x USB for iPod, smart phones, PDA and other devices1 x connector for Sony PSP and mostdigital cameras1 x black travel pouch1 x storage case

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