Not sure if this is a repost or what but in addition to the OEM leather pouch, the OEM charging pod showed up on Blackberry's official website store and it looks sweet!
I noticed that yesterday. I like it, and it's a much different look compared to their previous offerings. Nice and thin. Modern. The more I see stuff pop up for this phone, the more I can't wait to get my hands on it.
Looks great... but exremely fragile as well!
What if you have a clumpsy person around that doesn't notice the phone in time, and bumps into it?
(the inner connectors might break)
- I wouldn't even think about taking this risk, but that's just me... I rather keep it plugged in, using the standard wall cable.
Looks great... but exremely fragile as well!
What if you have a clumpsy person around that doesn't notice the phone in time, and bumps into it?
(the inner connectors might break)
- I wouldn't even think about taking this risk, but that's just me... I rather keep it plugged in, using the standard wall cable.
If you accidentally bump your device it will just fall over on the desk. This is a must have accessory as it eliminated a lot of wear on your USB connection. If this connection goes bad you are screwed.
There are no inner connectors to break, it just sits on top of the contacts.
Yeah, I'll definitely want to pick one of these up at some point. I currently have the Seidio Desktop Charging Cradle for my 9700, which I only have because CrackBerry Kevin was tossing them across the room at a party during DevCon'10. That being said, I really like it except for one nitpick. If you're not using their case (I'm not), then you need to use this annoying plastic insert to make your phone fit. That insert keeps popping out. I just glued mine in place, which kept it put until about a week ago. Should probably fix it again, but the 9900 is right around the corner.
Looks great... but exremely fragile as well!
What if you have a clumpsy person around that doesn't notice the phone in time, and bumps into it?
(the inner connectors might break)
- I wouldn't even think about taking this risk, but that's just me... I rather keep it plugged in, using the standard wall cable.
I'm not sure, what inner connectors breaking you are talking about. It is just contact points, nothing to break. The points in the cradle have spring like flexibility, so if someone knocks it, it will just fall over.
I use cradle for my 9700, very convenient, as gregg says saves wear on USB port. Bonus is bedside alarm and battery well charged when i wake up.
If you accidentally bump your device it will just fall over on the desk. This is a must have accessory as it eliminated a lot of wear on your USB connection. If this connection goes bad you are screwed.
There are no inner connectors to break, it just sits on top of the contacts.
This is the one accessory everyone should have
Exactly. They loosen up after a while. This eliminates that from happening.
But at $49, it looks pricey! Hopefully, by the time device is released, resellers will offer it for much cheaper on amazon and ebay.
Originally Posted by chaseh140
anyone want to take a guess at what the amazon price will be? I bought my charging dock for my tour for $12 not too long after its release
Yeah, $49 for a pod, cord, and wallcharge block.....highway robbery. Heck, the phone should come with a cord and wallcharger, right? So they should also likely have for sale just the pod so you can use the cord/charger block that comes with the phone......
Yeah, $49 for a pod, cord, and wallcharge block.....highway robbery. Heck, the phone should come with a cord and wallcharger, right? So they should also likely have for sale just the pod so you can use the cord/charger block that comes with the phone......
This is actually one of my favorite features of the Blackberry. It's keeping me from moving over to the Evo 3D. I like keeping my phones for two years, which is impossible if I have to use the microUSB port every day. I'm really happy to see they kept the feature with the new Bold.
I assume they don't sell that many of them in mass production terms, so a lot of the cost is just in production line set up etc.
No idea on actual sales numbers, but I considered the charging pod a necessity for every BB I've ever owned, not just a good extra to have. I would imagine many others feel the same.