luvdunhill Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Naaman, give me a shout if you need help. EDIT: And to the rest of you, I'm getting one of those battery things just because everyone else is. EDIT EDIT: Done. Got three. Scary how easy it was to buy using woot. I got one too... I'm not sure what I'd use it for, but peer pressure got to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 I'm using it for greatly increased play time for the Ipod Touch. Like for two cross country plane trips in 3 days (canjam). Basically as I understand it anything that can be charged or run from a USB power source will work off of one of these. Yep, what he said. I will also keep one in my backpack to run my phone when I forget to charge it (which is more often than not) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPH Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 If one of you guys got suckered in buying two or three just because you could, and don't really need them, I'd be interested in buying one, since woot doesn't ship to Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinp6301 Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Hmm, I want to buy one but I dont know why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 If one of you guys got suckered in buying two or three just because you could, and don't really need them, I'd be interested in buying one, since woot doesn't ship to Canada. I'd say odds are good that I won't need both. After they arrive and I've had a chance to check the Touch's run time with one I'll let you know. Or bug me in a couple weeks since my memory is like a sieve these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomana Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Sweet, this will come in handy on the trip to CanJam. I bought one for that reason alone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Bought 2 though I'm not sure what I will use them for. How do you charge these anyhow? USB? AC adapter (which it doesn't appear to come with)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Bought 2 though I'm not sure what I will use them for. How do you charge these anyhow? USB? AC adapter (which it doesn't appear to come with)? That's why I got three. I'm going to use them to charge each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 That's why I got three. I'm going to use them to charge each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Three is probably enough to make a primitive geek necklace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pars Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 That's why I got three. I'm going to use them to charge each other. Ahh, perpetual motion machine... good thinking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Ahh, perpetual motion machine... good thinking! And moar bass and better highs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Will RedWineAudio/ALO recase me one in wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted April 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Awesome. I love you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naamanf Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Will RedWineAudio/ALO recase me one in wood? Tell you what. Give me $400 and I will do it with V-caps and some special mil spec wire. Should save you a couple Benjamins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzziguy Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Will RedWineAudio/ALO recase me one in wood? I'm sure that they would. But why are you posting about it here? This is the "Deals" thread. A request like that should be in the "Bend over" thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 I'm wondering... usb-powered hard drive. check. usb-powered dac. check. mini pc. check. car stereo head unit w/ axillary input... check. win? Granted I already have an ipod wired to my glove box, but the above sounds so gloriously overkill and stupid, that it just may be worth doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naamanf Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 I'm wondering... usb-powered hard drive. check. usb-powered dac. check. mini pc. check. car stereo head unit w/ axillary input... check. win? Granted I already have an ipod wired to my glove box, but the above sounds so gloriously overkill and stupid, that it just may be worth doing That sounds like the dumbest idea I have ever heard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screaming oranges Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 I'm wondering... usb-powered dac. check. win? Wait, the USB dac will get power from this thing, but, doesn't the USB cable pull double duty receiving power AND data? How will you get your data then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naamanf Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Wait, the USB dac will get power from this thing, but, doesn't the USB cable pull double duty receiving power AND data? How will you get your data then? I imagine it will all be plugged into a powered bus that is connected to or part of the computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 ^^ Yeah, at least I think so. Its all just a loose visualization I have in my head. Need to sketch it out first. edit: i imagine I may also be able to integrate the cigarette lighter into the mix for the computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinp6301 Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 I see a car accident in your future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted April 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Wait, the USB dac will get power from this thing, but, doesn't the USB cable pull double duty receiving power AND data? How will you get your data then? It'll be the blackest silence he's ever heard. Actually, he's right, you don't want to actually be using the battery, you want to use it to recharge -- unless you have one of those devices that you can use while recharging (like a phone or an iPod). Unless it has a pass-thru...looks like it has two ports...but it looks like they're both used for charging, one for charging other things, the other for charging this thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naamanf Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 ^^ Yeah, at least I think so. Its all just a loose visualization I have in my head. Need to sketch it out first. edit: i imagine I may also be able to integrate the cigarette lighter into the mix for the computer. MP3Car.com - Your source for mobile computing solutions! - All Blog Entries If you have any questions shoot me a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 It'll be the blackest silence he's ever heard. Actually, he's right, you don't want to actually be using the battery, you want to use it to recharge -- unless you have one of those devices that you can use while recharging (like a phone or an iPod). Unless it has a pass-thru...looks like it has two ports...but it looks like they're both used for charging, one for charging other things, the other for charging this thing. On the Q+A page, it does say that data transfer is not available, only charging. What I intend to do (i think) is use a dc-powered usb hub (that provides bus power to devices), and hook that to the XPAL. From there, hook the dac + drive to the hub. I dont remember if the mini pc (hp 2133 in my case) has bus power to its usb port, but it may not matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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