energi to go
Energizer’s Energi To Go
Disclaimer: I was given this product for free to try but that does not mean my opinion is being “bought”.
I received a nice bundle of free product in the mail to try out and review. I qualified since I’m a heavy iPod user and take it everywhere with me.
Energizer created a Energi To Go product for people on the go with their iPods. If you’re away from your charger or forgot to pack it on a trip, you can recharge it using battery power.
The box was filled with a bunch of goodies, including a giant stuffed Energizer bunny. A couple of the new Lithium batteries, a mini speaker, a bunch of $3-off coupons towards the purchase of an Energi To Go charger (give me a shout if you want one) and most importantly, 2 Energi To Go chargers (one for me, one to share with a friend).
So the concept is this…you’re travelling and realized you’ve forgotten your charger. You’re about to board a plane and realize if you had your iPod charged you wouldn’t have to listen to the screaming kids you see will be on the flight with you. Rather than face that nightmare, you can purchase a power source to keep you rocking on the long flight.
The Energi To Go adapts to a lot of different iPod models and allows you charge your iPod or listen to it as needed. Once the batteries die, put in some new ones and you’re still in business. I think a set of batteries gets you 2 charges of your iPod or about 20 hours of listening.
My honest thoughts on the product - I think I’d only buy this product in the case I mention above for the traveller facing a long period of time without music. In that case, I would gladly pay for one if I saw it at the airport. But for daily travels, I could deal with a couple hours without music. I usually drop my iPod in the cradle at the end of the day to make sure it’s ready to go the next morning.
At Christmas, I was looking at buying a cigarette lighter charger for the car as there’s been some times when I’m driving out of town for the weekend and I’ve got a low charge but now I don’t have to thanks to the Energi To Go. I’ll leave it in the glovebox for just those occasions.
But now you know for the next time you’re travelling over to Australia without your charger to check the airport shops so you can keep your sanity on the long flights.
April 7th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Well said blaine, and thanks for the charger!
I’ve got to agree. I’m not sure if I’d buy one except if I was in a bind while traveling, but now that I do have one (thanks again!), I have to say I think it will be quite useful for my flights around Europe in May.
Thanks to Apples universal dock, this charger works with the iPhone!
On the down side, it took me a little while fiddling with the batteries before the darn thing would kick in for the first time. But once it did, it seems to be good-to-go! Also, the charge indicator would be better if it was on the front instead of the back, but I can understand why they designed it this way.
All-in-all, a very compact and useful travel accessory. Also good when you know you’ll be using your iPod more than it’s battery life (which on the iPhone isn’t that long).
Cheers!
Mike