Comments on: SideWinder Emergency Cell Phone Charger Review http://the-gadgeteer.com/2003/09/08/sidewinder_emergency_cell_phone_charger_review/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:27:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Jeanne http://the-gadgeteer.com/2003/09/08/sidewinder_emergency_cell_phone_charger_review/comment-page-1/#comment-42528 Jeanne Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:48:01 +0000 #comment-42528 I got 3 additional adapter tips from sidewinder.ca. They didn't work with our two cell phone models, even though we carefully chose from the models listed. I wrote to them via email and after one week, they still haven't written back. There is no contact us phone number on their website. So much for customer satisfaction guaranteed! I got 3 additional adapter tips from sidewinder.ca. They didn’t work with our two cell phone models, even though we carefully chose from the models listed. I wrote to them via email and after one week, they still haven’t written back. There is no contact us phone number on their website. So much for customer satisfaction guaranteed!

]]> By: sidewindercanada http://the-gadgeteer.com/2003/09/08/sidewinder_emergency_cell_phone_charger_review/comment-page-1/#comment-17855 sidewindercanada Sun, 25 Jan 2004 20:59:51 +0000 #comment-17855 You can get one at <a href="http://www.sidewinder.ca">www.sidewinder.ca</a> for $19.95 (20% off the MSRP of $24.95) Sidewinder Canada You can get one at http://www.sidewinder.ca for $19.95 (20% off the MSRP of $24.95)

Sidewinder Canada

]]> By: sidewinder http://the-gadgeteer.com/2003/09/08/sidewinder_emergency_cell_phone_charger_review/comment-page-1/#comment-17854 sidewinder Thu, 09 Oct 2003 20:59:13 +0000 #comment-17854 The hand-e-charger is NOT the same product, although as you said it looks the same. The internal circuit is quite different - the model we tested isn't voltage regulated and it doesn't have an LED light that stays lit after you charge, and the gears are very noisy (as you stated). I believe the LED was orange, not a highbright white. We are the designers/manufacturers of the SideWinder product. It is available in select retailers (Brookstone, for example) in specialty catalogs (Hammacher-Schlemmer, Realgoods, Wind & Weather, Mountain Gear, for examples) and direct from us if you cannot find it. See us at <a href="www.sidewindercharger.com">www.sidewindercharger.com</a> for more reviews, cables, and online ordering. MSRP is $24.95 Thanks !! IST The hand-e-charger is NOT the same product, although as you said it looks the same. The internal circuit is quite different – the model we tested isn’t voltage regulated and it doesn’t have an LED light that stays lit after you charge, and the gears are very noisy (as you stated). I believe the LED was orange, not a highbright white.

We are the designers/manufacturers of the SideWinder product. It is available in select retailers (Brookstone, for example) in specialty catalogs (Hammacher-Schlemmer, Realgoods, Wind & Weather, Mountain Gear, for examples) and direct from us if you cannot find it. See us at http://www.sidewindercharger.com for more reviews, cables, and online ordering. MSRP is $24.95

Thanks !!

IST

]]> By: The Reader http://the-gadgeteer.com/2003/09/08/sidewinder_emergency_cell_phone_charger_review/comment-page-1/#comment-17853 The Reader Wed, 10 Sep 2003 17:35:12 +0000 #comment-17853 Now this is a fraggin gadget... finally! Now this is a fraggin gadget… finally!

]]> By: potatoho http://the-gadgeteer.com/2003/09/08/sidewinder_emergency_cell_phone_charger_review/comment-page-1/#comment-17852 potatoho Tue, 09 Sep 2003 19:38:23 +0000 #comment-17852 I got one that looks identical for $10.95. <a href="http://hand-e-charger.com/">http://hand-e-charger.com/</a> I made a Treo cable for it but I guess it just doesn't supply enough current to charge properly. I could get the Treo charging light to come on, though cranking for several minutes still didn't give me any benefit. Too bad -- it's a pretty compact, though noisy (think electric shaver), device. I got one that looks identical for $10.95.

http://hand-e-charger.com/

I made a Treo cable for it but I guess it just doesn’t supply enough current to charge properly. I could get the Treo charging light to come on, though cranking for several minutes still didn’t give me any benefit. Too bad — it’s a pretty compact, though noisy (think electric shaver), device.

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2003/09/08/sidewinder_emergency_cell_phone_charger_review/comment-page-1/#comment-17851 Julie Tue, 09 Sep 2003 04:17:11 +0000 #comment-17851 Post your comments here on the SideWinder Emergency Cell Phone Charger Review. <a href="http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/sidewinder-emergency-charger-review.html">http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/sidewinder-emergency-charger-review.html</a> Just click the POST REPLY button on this page. Post your comments here on the SideWinder Emergency Cell Phone Charger Review.

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