| | |  | ds accessories | Home » » Portable Mat with Powercube | | | | | | | Description: | | The Powermat Home & Office Mat wirelessly charges up to 3 devices at once. Simply Drop & Charge your favorite devices at home or on the go (receivers for devices sold seperatley). | | | Features: | |
• A simple, fast and efficient way to keep all of your personal electronic devices charged
• Portable Powermat folds up for easy travel--includes carry case with magnetic lock
• Four charging positions--three wireless, and one wired USB connector for charging a fourth device
• Individual tone and light controls; auto power-off for each device when charging is complete
• Includes Universal Powercube with 8 interchangeable tips (Mini and Micro USB, Apple, Samsung, LG, Nintendo DS Lite and DSi, and Sony PSP)
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 13.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 3.25 inches | | Product Height:
| 6.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.01 pounds | | Package Length:
| 13.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 53 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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70 of 80 found the following review helpful:
 Don't be misledDec 09, 2009
By M. Dougherty
"tech girl"
It looks as though some reviewers thought they could just plop any device straight on the pad and it would start charging. That's not the case with this charger. Before purchasing I read the instruction manual on the manufacturer's website thoroughly so I know what I was getting. Unless you purchase an integrated receiver made for your phone/device you still need plug the receiver that comes with the Powermat into your device and set the receiver on the mat with the phone attached (I call this semi-wireless charging). If you want to charge more than one device at a time you will need to purchase additional receivers/docks (sold seperately): Powermat Receiver Universal Powercube (White).
For truly wireless charging you should consider purchasing an integrated receiver/case or a dock. I purchased the Powermat Receiver Li-Ion Battery Door for BlackBerry Bold (Black). I just replaced the battery door on my Blackberry with the Powermat receiver and now I can just set the phone on the mat to charge without having to plug anything into my phone. Powermat also makes other integrated receivers/docks for other Blackberry models, iPhones and iPods as well (I'm considering purchasing the Powermat PMR-AID1 Receiver Dock for iPod and iPhone (White)).
Pros
--The Powermat works great for my Blackberry with the integrated receiver since I just place it on the mat and it starts charging wirelessly
Cons
--For our other devices: iPods, other family member's phones, etc. we still need to plug the receiver that came with the mat into the phones since not all phones have integrated receivers made for them. It's still better than the tangle of cords we were dealing with but it would be great if more integrated receivers for other cell phone models were available.
So, overall I give the product 4 stars
130 of 158 found the following review helpful:
 WIRELESS CHARGING MISLEADINGDec 27, 2009
By Average Joe
"Joe"
Yes, I can hear it now (from previous buyers) with comments of "I told you so" or "You were warned". I recently purchased the Powermat Portable Mat for about $90 and it DOES NOT charge wirelessly. Since I, too, felt victim to misleading advertising by Powermat (you will see such claims all over the box packaging with misleading tag lines of "wireless charging" or "wirelessly charge up to 3 devices" or "lose the cord" or "with revolutionary powermat wireless charging"). LET ME MAKE IT VERY CLEAR: YOU MUST BUY A RECEIVER FOR EVERY DEVICE THAT YOU WISH TO CHARGE "WIRELESSLY". That is as much as another $30/each for every unit. I own a (work related) blackberry, an IPhone, a Nintendo DS, a (personal) Tmobile phone. If I wanted to charge all these units wirelessly, I'll have to shell out an ADDITIONAL $120. In the end, the powermat system WITHOUT individual receivers is NO BETTER than bringing along powercords. My recommendation: SAVE YOUR MONEY and avoid this product UNLESS you are willing to shell out more dough for the add-ons. You have been warned.
11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 Works PerfectlyApr 01, 2011
By Bruce W Hammond
I read all the negatives before I bought the Powerpad. Most of the comments were related to people not understanding what they had, needed or were reading.
The PowerPad works perfectly. Good packaging, versatile, works on my DroidX, MP3 and Apple Products plus more.
Remember this is only the charging pad and power cube, you will want to also buy the cover that fits your particular cell phone.
37 of 50 found the following review helpful:
 Hype more than functionDec 13, 2009
By jb
Let's see... in order to avoid having to plug your electronics into a free charger that you already own, you instead need to plug your item into an expensive adapter (each one unique to each piece of equipment you own and not included in the purchase price) then place it on a mat that costs $100.
Who thought this up?
My gift is going back...this is truly a case of marketing over function.
8 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Too costly overall with the need to buy additional receivers to remove a couple of wiresDec 25, 2009
By S. Diaz
I received this device as a christmas present. But realized that I have to spend $60 to get my phones to charge wirelessly on the powermat.
The device is a good concept of charging several devices wirelessly. Unfortunately, it does not deliver out of the box and at a cost of $100 with the perception of wireless, it seems like marketing untruth. For each device that you want to charge wirelessly, you need to buy a custom receiver ($30 each) that slips on the device and then you can lie the device on the powermat to charge. Therefore, you pay $100 for the powermat, and $30 per device. This amounts to $190 (not including tax) to charge 3 devices wirelessly, which removes 2 cables of clutter for charging and now you have a long black mat sitting on your counter with a bunch of devices on it. This lacks the oomph gained for wireless charging in functionality, the expenditure, and the space taken up by this device.
Nice concept, but too expensive for the actual functionality of removing cable clutter. This device should have come with at least 2 coupons free to get the custom receivers for the $100 price tag. The dissapointing factor is that you need to really spend $200 to charge 3 devices wirelessly.
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