myPower ALL MP3300 universal rechargeable battery

Colin Dunstan · 06-05-2005, 05:40 PM

Did you ever run out of battery power right when you needed it most? Well, California-based Tekkeon promises to deliver an all-in-one solution with the myPower ALL MP 3300, a single lightweight rechargeable battery to extend the play time on mobile devices including portable DVD players, notebooks, digicams, MP3 players (full list of supported devices). It can be used not only to power a device, but also to simultaneously recharge the device battery.

Find out more at Softpedia.

Chaos · 06-05-2005, 06:40 PM

Quite interesting. It does seem to be missing an adapter for a particularly popular portable device though, the iPod. Of course they have an iPod battery, sold separately (seems like they're trying to get money off people with laptops and iPods, twice).

The list of other supported devices is quite impressive though. Powerbook G4s, Clies, a bundle of Palms (although missing support for the three newest - T5, Treo 650, and LifeDrive), a huge number of digital cameras, etc.

"Adapters shown in red must be ordered separately for a minimum charge from the Tekkeon Store."
They're $5 each. Not bad.

Judging from the specs, though, it's basically a stand-alone laptop battery, with a little more capacity (depending). 3 hour extension to a laptop. And most laptops last 3 hours on battery. Hmmmm...

And the name... It seems a bit cheesy.

Pride Of Lions · 06-06-2005, 10:14 PM

It would be so nice if our gadget providers agreed on a standard power adapter. Maybe something that PDA's, phones, laptops, and portable anythings can all use. It really (read: REALLY) bothers me that every single device has a different connector. (Don't even get me started on Palm's "Universal Connector" that only works on 5 devices and will be obsolete going forward!)
POL9A

Bob Russell · 06-06-2005, 10:37 PM

Even with all the negatives (ways it could be even better), I think this is a great step forward. I'd rather buy one of these for when I need extended battery life than a second Treo battery, for example. Only thing is that it's a bit more expensive also, so there's always a tradeoff.

Chaos · 06-06-2005, 11:00 PM

I have to say, one universal connector for everything is unlikely, and probably hard to do.

More likely, could be several classes of adapters.

PDAs
Phones
Laptops
Cameras
Game systems
Music players

Instead of a different connector for every make or model, we'd be down to only 6 connectors, all exchangeable. Of course, this is unlikely, seeing how manufacturers like to make money off proprietary adapters and accessories.

Pride Of Lions · 06-07-2005, 12:31 AM

I agree with you about manufacturers just being greedy meanies. We all know that they could do so if they wanted to.

So instead, maybe 2 classes:

power only
power and data

I'm getting the idea from my digital camera's cradle, it appears to be just a mini-USB plug but it does both data transfer and charging (independent of each other.) Perhaps devices that do the data transfer thing could all support this kind of adapter. I'm sure my camera's mini-USB is the 1.1 spec, but our adapter should be the 2.0 spec especially if it can power the bigger gadget batteries like the iPod's and such.

For the other adapter, I really favor the Powerbook's power plug. Maybe that's small enough for other manufacturers to incorporate. Especially if it's not subject to licensing and royalty fees.

In my mind, everything works just perfectly. In real life, however, I'm afraid that we should just resign ourselves (including me) to our current jumble of adapters and cords and whatever.
POL9A

06-05-2005, 05:40 PM	#1
Colin Dunstan Is papyrophobic! Posts: 1,926 Karma: 1009999 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Device: Dell Axim	myPower ALL MP3300 universal rechargeable battery Did you ever run out of battery power right when you needed it most? Well, California-based Tekkeon promises to deliver an all-in-one solution with the myPower ALL MP 3300, a single lightweight rechargeable battery to extend the play time on mobile devices including portable DVD players, notebooks, digicams, MP3 players (full list of supported devices). It can be used not only to power a device, but also to simultaneously recharge the device battery. Find out more at Softpedia.

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06-05-2005, 06:40 PM	#2
Chaos Evangelist Posts: 418 Karma: 281 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Device: Assorted older devices	Quite interesting. It does seem to be missing an adapter for a particularly popular portable device though, the iPod. Of course they have an iPod battery, sold separately (seems like they're trying to get money off people with laptops and iPods, twice). The list of other supported devices is quite impressive though. Powerbook G4s, Clies, a bundle of Palms (although missing support for the three newest - T5, Treo 650, and LifeDrive), a huge number of digital cameras, etc. "Adapters shown in red must be ordered separately for a minimum charge from the Tekkeon Store." They're $5 each. Not bad. Judging from the specs, though, it's basically a stand-alone laptop battery, with a little more capacity (depending). 3 hour extension to a laptop. And most laptops last 3 hours on battery. Hmmmm... And the name... It seems a bit cheesy.

06-06-2005, 10:14 PM	#3
Pride Of Lions just kinda geeky Posts: 381 Karma: 30 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Oakland, California Device: iPhone	It would be so nice if our gadget providers agreed on a standard power adapter. Maybe something that PDA's, phones, laptops, and portable anythings can all use. It really (read: REALLY) bothers me that every single device has a different connector. (Don't even get me started on Palm's "Universal Connector" that only works on 5 devices and will be obsolete going forward!) POL9A

06-06-2005, 10:37 PM	#4
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Even with all the negatives (ways it could be even better), I think this is a great step forward. I'd rather buy one of these for when I need extended battery life than a second Treo battery, for example. Only thing is that it's a bit more expensive also, so there's always a tradeoff.

06-06-2005, 11:00 PM	#5
Chaos Evangelist Posts: 418 Karma: 281 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Device: Assorted older devices	I have to say, one universal connector for everything is unlikely, and probably hard to do. More likely, could be several classes of adapters. PDAs Phones Laptops Cameras Game systems Music players Instead of a different connector for every make or model, we'd be down to only 6 connectors, all exchangeable. Of course, this is unlikely, seeing how manufacturers like to make money off proprietary adapters and accessories.

06-07-2005, 12:31 AM	#6
Pride Of Lions just kinda geeky Posts: 381 Karma: 30 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Oakland, California Device: iPhone	I agree with you about manufacturers just being greedy meanies. We all know that they could do so if they wanted to. So instead, maybe 2 classes: power only power and data I'm getting the idea from my digital camera's cradle, it appears to be just a mini-USB plug but it does both data transfer and charging (independent of each other.) Perhaps devices that do the data transfer thing could all support this kind of adapter. I'm sure my camera's mini-USB is the 1.1 spec, but our adapter should be the 2.0 spec especially if it can power the bigger gadget batteries like the iPod's and such. For the other adapter, I really favor the Powerbook's power plug. Maybe that's small enough for other manufacturers to incorporate. Especially if it's not subject to licensing and royalty fees. In my mind, everything works just perfectly. In real life, however, I'm afraid that we should just resign ourselves (including me) to our current jumble of adapters and cords and whatever. POL9A

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