Accessory Advisor

The Dyna Glo Car Charger DYNV3R is a high quality charger that can be used with many Blackberry and Motorola phones.

Features:

The Dyna Glo Car Charger charges quickly without overcharging the battery.  We found it would charge a standard battery in 1-2 hours without the phone or battery getting hot.  The extra long cord was useful in positioning the phone in the most convenient location.

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This car charger is one of the most versatile car chargers ever.  It works for a variety of Motorola, Nextel, Blackberry and Sharp phones.

The Mini-USB connector provides a power source for any device that uses mini-usb chargers. 

It is built with a “Smart Chip” to monitor the current and voltage, a 3.5 mm cord that stretches up to 6 feet and a single LED light that lets you know the phone is charging.

It meets all OEM specifications and comes with a guarantee from the manufacturer it will not overcharge your battery or damage your phone.

The charger worked well.  It took around 2 hours to charge a standard battery that was dead.  We did not experience any battery overheating or phone heat.

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This heavy-duty and rugged car charger connects directly to your cigarette lighter adapter in your vehicle, then connects to any mini usb Motorola, Nextel or Blackberry phones. 

It has a heavy duty strain relief connections so the wiring wont short out with heavy use.  It also has a 2 stage LED light that lets you know if it is rapid charging or trickle charging.  The built in smart chip ensures it will not overcharge your cell phone battery.

It also comes with and extra long 10 foot heavy duty 4mm cord that is built to exceed all OEM specifications.

With its rapid charging it will fully charge even a extra capacity battery in around 2 hours.

We found this to be a great quality unit.  The only negative may be the length of the cable.  When we used it in a sports sedan that has the cig adapter close to where the phone was stored the cable was almost too long.  When used in an SUV though, the extended cable was great.

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Do you need a charger for the home or office and your car?  This is the charger for you.  This 2-in-1 charger is a DC charger with an AC adapter so that you charge your phone anywhere.  It’s also not too big or bulky so that it can be carried around conveniently. 

This charging unit works for phones with a mini-usb port and includes and LED light status to let you know when it’s charging.  It has circuitry to prevent overcharging and switches from a rapid to trickle charge when the battery is almost full.

We found it convenient to carry this charger when traveling.  We prefer these types of units that have folding prongs on the AC portion just as it makes it somewhat easier to pack.  For the price though, this provided a great option.  Find this item and other cell phone accessories here.

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The Motorola Bluetooth IHF1000 car kit is a great product for those people who live in their cars.  Using your compatible Bluetooth “Hands-Free Profile” enabled mobile phone, your in-vehicle communication experience is about to go to the next level.

Core Features
Just touch the blue button and the IHF1000 car kit will listen to your command and make calls for you. The system’s brilliant sound quality with noise reduction and echo cancellation optimizes sound quality for all parties in conference.
The stylish, backlit controller with its chrome-brushed finish mounts within easy reach on the dashboard.

The simple voice menu prompts and the controller make it easy to:

Overall the IHF1000 is a great unit for a car speakerphone.  The noise cancelling feature was good and the sound quality was as good as any other car kit we have tried.  As with any speakerphone car kit, the caller will likely be able to tell you are on a speakerphone but we have not found a car kit yet where that is not the case.

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Since bluetooth has become standard on most phones, car kits have dropped in popularity.  It used to be all the OEM’s such as Nokia, Motorola, and Samsung had a full intall car kit with antenna connector for almost every phone they made.  These days, the OEM’s make few if any full intall car kits.  So are car kits a thing of the past.  Yes and no.  There are still car kits available for some phones like Sprint Nextel and some Blackberry phones.  These are made by aftermarket manufacturers but are good quality and work great.  The one aspect of the car kit that is still popular though is the antenna boost the kit would give to the signal strength.  While you may not be able to find a full install car kit for your phone, if you need a boost to your signal, there are plenty of signal amplifier options available.  Some require a connection to the phone, others dont. 

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As phones, mp3 players, gps units, and other electronic devices continue to get more powerful, the need for powering them up will continue to be an issue.  While I try to be good about plugging my cell phone and sandisk mp3 player in when I am at home or at my desk, I find it much more convenient to charge them in the car.  Each of my vehicles has multiple cig adapters so it is easy to keep everything plugged in.  The challenge is finding good quality vehicle chargers that I trust wont fry my device.

Sometimes people seemed shocked that I am leery of ultracheap car chargers.  Why not buy a charger for a buck on ebay or at the dollar store?  Both my phone and MP3 player would cost well over $100 to replace.  I don’t trust either to a car charger that is cheap and not guaranteed.

Guaranteed?

Absolutely.

Any quality company will back up their charger with a guarantee it will not fry the device.  If there charger does, they will replace the device for free.  You might think all companies provide this kind of assurance.  Nope.  Some of the more popular online retailers and at least some offline retailers dont.  As a result, if you fry your device, you either will have to see if the manufacturer will cover it or try to go after the company.  Both will probably end in failure.

Most manufacturers note on the warranty terms that the use of non-OEM items such as chargers may damage the phone and the warranty will not cover this type of damage.  In going after the company you can chargeback the purchase but if it was only a buck, so what.  Trying to get them to pay for the device will generally end in a refusal as they never guaranteed the item in the first place. 

My advice, always check the sellers info to see if they provide a guarantee.  If not, dont buy from them unless you dont care about your phone, mp3 player, or other electronic device. 

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