or as the author of the article points out: The first thing at CES I actually want, now.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...vu-a-wireless-qi-charger-that-actually-works/
Information on the website is also scarce with only a Coming Soon badge at the top of the product page. (http://www.tylt.com/vu/)
Couldn't agree more... This one really looks great, and no risk of slipping from it i'd say...
I don't understand why there aren't more Wireless chargers available, not to mention the google one, the technology isn't that new...
Yup, looks good. I'm hesitant to pick up anything until Google releases the orb, or at least I see the orb in action. But I like the look of this one.
I keep throwing my credit card at the screen, but nothing happens.
quahog_convo said:
I keep throwing my credit card at the screen, but nothing happens.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Same here. The corning gorilla glass 3 ad keeps popping up lol.
Happy to see a promising looking Qi wireless charger but not happy that there is no price set or release date... We already have enough vaporware Qi chargers to last several product cycles...
Sent from my Nexus 4 or Nexus 7
Qi Charger on Ebay
i bought one at Ebay for $49.99 ...and apparently it only take 3 to 4 shipping days to get it ...jus in case somebody is looking for a Qi wireless Charger ... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Qi-Wireless...894607?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3f20f56c4f
rreyes0416 said:
i bought one at Ebay for $49.99 ...and apparently it only take 3 to 4 shipping days to get it ...jus in case somebody is looking for a Qi wireless Charger ... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Qi-Wireless...894607?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3f20f56c4f
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
in your thread you said you got that ebay charger today...
neotekz said:
in your thread you said you got that ebay charger today...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes i got it today... but now the guy its shipping faster, mine took like 5 days and when i bought mine, it was only 3 left and know he has like 18 in stock so he might it got more these week...
I sent a Tweet to TYLT about the VU and they responded that it would be available in April for $69.99. Really cool but hope it works really well for that price
TheVerum said:
I sent a Tweet to TYLT about the VU and they responded that it would be available in April for $69.99. Really cool but hope it works really well for that price
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I wouldn't mind paying that much for it.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium
Pre-orders are live as of January 11, 2013
For those interested.
Got mine!
TREMER said:
For those interested.
Got mine!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Please update us with your opinion and where to buy !!!
Pre order on their website
http://shop.tylt.com/pc_combined_re...hlike~p.ds~VU)&search_keyword=VU&make=&model=
I was hoping these would be a bit cheaper. Will hold out for Google orb
Roscopcoletrain said:
Pre order on their website
http://shop.tylt.com/pc_combined_re...hlike~p.ds~VU)&search_keyword=VU&make=&model=
I was hoping these would be a bit cheaper. Will hold out for Google orb
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No VU at that link. Maybe its a region thing.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium
Pre ordered thanks for the heads up!
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
This is actually the first Qi charger that looks good, and also has some practicality. I definitely will buy it for $69.99, it looks like it has a premium feel to it
I already have an Energizer which was going to tide me over until the official Orb was released.
I'd snatch up that TYLT one in April if it wasn't so pricey... For $70 I'll just wait for the Orb.
No thanks.
Sent from my Nexus 4 or Nexus 7
I really doubt the orb will be a reality. The Q was canned and never returned. LG can barely keep up with demand and is now rumored to have stopped Nexus 4 production completely. You can't even get a bumper for the device. I really highly doubt that the orb will happen. If you do any searches regarding it, most of the results are "where is the orb?" and many are posted prior to Christmas (it was announced by Google in October, and like I mentioned about the Q, it isn't the first time Google got people excited about something that didn't pan out). So I hate to rain on the parade but I highly doubt it will happen. Even then it may release and be plagued with issues. I saw the CES review on Android Police and the VU seems to be a great device. Not awkward or a pain to charge, just drop the device anywhere on the pad and good to go!
I wonder what they mean by "Output Current 5 Watts" on their product site. 5A? Noo
Related
Heres the link guys.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180548075445&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
It think its a pretty good deal.
Beware that cheap batteries from HongKong/China tend to not hold charge at what they are listed and have much less battery life.
Either if they are from US or Hong Kong, it doesn't really matter. If you purchase them from the states, where do you think they came from? For 9.98 I'm willing to give it a shot.
NeonMonster said:
Beware that cheap batteries from HongKong/China tend to not hold charge at what they are listed and have much less battery life.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I bought the same deal for my Evo 2 weeks ago and don't notice a difference from these batteries and the stock one. It should be the same for the Epic too
Vandam500 said:
I bought the same deal for my Evo 2 weeks ago and don't notice a difference from these batteries and the stock one. It should be the same for the Epic too
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for the reference.
Vandam500 said:
I bought the same deal for my Evo 2 weeks ago and don't notice a difference from these batteries and the stock one. It should be the same for the Epic too
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm waiting to hear about this. The EVO ones have I think close to 8000 sold now, and a lot of people are claiming that they're as good as stock OEM.
With any luck, this is the same deal and if that's the case I'm grabbing one, no questions asked.
lordcyrus said:
I'm waiting to hear about this. The EVO ones have I think close to 8000 sold now, and a lot of people are claiming that they're as good as stock OEM.
With any luck, this is the same deal and if that's the case I'm grabbing one, no questions asked.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I ordered them, as soon as they get here I'll let you know.
Thank for the info. I just ordered the $9.95 package from Ebay. Free shipping too. Ya can't go wrong for that price.
just ordered it, figured 10 bucks is worth the risk. Would be a steal if they are even half as good.
First time every buying anything from eBay but even at an $11 loss, I think it's worth it.
If it arrives, I'll make sure to let everyone know how it holds up.
Bought one yesterday too!
Will report my findings!
one thing to note is that the specs say that the output for DC is only 350mA +/-50mA which means it will charge pretty darn slowly... nonetheless, can't complain for $10!
chillaxtodamax said:
one thing to note is that the specs say that the output for DC is only 350mA +/-50mA which means it will charge pretty darn slowly... nonetheless, can't complain for $10!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The wall charger that comes with these batteries is a trickle charger. This is similar to how your battery is charged via a usb port on your computer.
Thanks OP, just copped one for myself. Will post results when they arrive
i will probably get this deal too, but you do know that it takes 3 weeks for things to show up from hong kong right?
robl45 said:
i will probably get this deal too, but you do know that it takes 3 weeks for things to show up from hong kong right?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I received a package from the them the other day and only took 9 days.
Fixter said:
I received a package from the them the other day and only took 9 days.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
to the USA? thats awesome then, I've ordered RC helicopter blades and each time its been like 3 weeks.
I bought the batteries
ill let you guys know when it arrives and it holds its charge
It's so cheap I might as well pull the trigger.
I received the 2 batteries yestetday morning,charged them up for 6 hrs,use it since yesterday afternoon,first impression is it is as good as the OEM.THe batteries that i received have the Samsung label on the battery,diffeerent than what it showed on the ebay auction.
Black
http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Iconia-A...2?ie=UTF8&qid=1340137229&sr=8-2&keywords=a700
Silver
http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Iconia-A...4?ie=UTF8&qid=1340137229&sr=8-4&keywords=a700
I'm in for a Black one!
My pre-order from Amazon is about to ship via overnight shipping
Edit: Cancelled the order. Since Asus Infinity has started shipping... will wait for it to see how it is before reordering.
Asus Infinity shipping already when and where?
snyph3r said:
Asus Infinity shipping already when and where?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
go to the main post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523811&page=157
snyph3r said:
Asus Infinity shipping already when and where?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
sweden, received today, don't realistically expect it stateside for at least another 30 days or you'll most likely be disappointed.
Id ttake the Acer over the Asus anyday.
Galaxy note Paranoid Android 1.7ghz goodness
DJsCrIBbLe said:
Id ttake the Acer over the Asus anyday.
Galaxy note Paranoid Android 1.7ghz goodness
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Becareful what you wish for
In for the Silver... :good:
They must have sold out since its not listed as in stock until June 24th!
Now wheres that root method......hmmmm.
That was the original ship date of my new egg order. Maybe amazon slipped up and sent a batch out early? Every other retailer on amazon including circuit city is saying 24th now. Meh, nevertheless I am more than pleased with the product I have, even after thinking I was going to return this for a surface hope you all enjoy this as much as I do. I'll post an update once I finish these brray rips tomorrow.
Sent from my A700 using XDA
Got mine and it went back the same day. Had a big black dot under the screen, not a bad pixel, maybe a piece of glue or plastic? Anyway, I bought it for the screen so that was unacceptable. I tried to dislodge it but no-go.
Was thinking of getting another but saw they changed it to preorder, so I might just wait on the Transformer Infinity. Otherwise in the short time I used it, it looked like a nice device. Construction felt good, decent weight and distributed very well. A microusb to usb adapter was included in the box... A nice touch.
bleclair said:
Got mine and it went back the same day. Had a big black dot under the screen, not a bad pixel, maybe a piece of glue or plastic? Anyway, I bought it for the screen so that was unacceptable. I tried to dislodge it but no-go.
Was thinking of getting another but saw they changed it to preorder, so I might just wait on the Transformer Infinity. Otherwise in the short time I used it, it looked like a nice device. Construction felt good, decent weight and distributed very well. A microusb to usb adapter was included in the box... A nice touch.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That stinks! Sure hope mine's good to go (status: out for delivery).
Thanks, hopefully mine was just a fluke.
Would like to read your impressions after you've had some time to play with it... Gotta decide whether to try again or wait on the Asus.
bleclair said:
Thanks, hopefully mine was just a fluke.
Would like to read your impressions after you've had some time to play with it... Gotta decide whether to try again or wait on the Asus.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Mine just showed up about 20 minutes ago!!!
And I'm pleased to say that yours was just a fluke.
I've already run the Display Tester app to look for dead pixels and what not, and my display is good to go! :good:
Its also in stock and shipping at Acer. A news item I saw about that was the only way I knew about this tablet. I've been waiting on the Transformer Infinity and the Acer wasn't even on my radar. The stats and the price are very appealing.
Ah yes, but who wants to pay $23 sales tax?
Sent from my A700 using XDA
Atmazzz said:
Its also in stock and shipping at Acer. A news item I saw about that was the only way I knew about this tablet. I've been waiting on the Transformer Infinity and the Acer wasn't even on my radar. The stats and the price are very appealing.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I too, had been waiting on either the A700 or Infinity. While I was leaning towards the Infinity, I was getting really sick of waiting on ASUS to get their head out of their ass. I figured I'd give the A700 a go and if I didn't care for it, I could return it within the 30 day window and keep waiting on the Infinity to drop State-side.
Same here, infinity looks great on paper, but after the qc issues I've seen firsthand multiple primes later, I'm sick of light bleed, wifi issues, and general lack of helpful and meaningful effort to make change on behalf of the company. I can tell you from experience the a700, it exceeds expectations.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
Time-and-Wireless-Charging-Station
I ordered one for my night stand and when the Nexus Orb is available that sexy bit of kit will grace my desk at work :highfive:
lpasq said:
Time-and-Wireless-Charging-Station
I ordered one for my night stand and when the Nexus Orb is available that sexy bit of kit will grace my desk at work :highfive:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
LOL
I priced this up on eBay and Amazon here in the UK,
Its like half the price of the phone - WTF!
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
$166 USD? Suck my nuts.
I'd rather buy another 2 fatboy chargers for that.
Agreed, too much. Also its amusing that the time on clock is 2hrs and 36min behind the phone. Couldn't they be bothered to get them the same?
this doesn't seem bad for the price
Xalies said:
this doesn't seem bad for the price
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not bad at all if the Nexus Wireless charger costs over $100 I'm buying the one you mentioned.
Supposedly there's older phones which had the same techonology which can be used with the N4, I read about it two or three weeks ago, but forget what it was, there was 3 charging stations for $48 I think it was .
Xalies said:
this doesn't seem bad for the price
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
except it being a monstrosity. Looks fine in the garage next to your craftsman tool kit, but who would want that in their living room?
idividebyzero said:
except it being a monstrosity. Looks fine in the garage next to your craftsman tool kit, but who would want that in their living room?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
"Monstrosity" is a little extreme, isn't it? I mean it's not that much bigger than the phone. Look at it compared to the iPhone.
how about an LG wireless charger?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
Just ordered this from Amazon, will post a quick review when I get it if you guys are interested.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Henoda-Replacement-Charging-Smartwatch/dp/B018G41VTK
dcmtnbkr said:
Just ordered this from Amazon, will post a quick review when I get it if you guys are interested.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Henoda-Replacement-Charging-Smartwatch/dp/B018G41VTK
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I ordered one also, thanks for the link.
dcmtnbkr said:
Just ordered this from Amazon, will post a quick review when I get it if you guys are interested.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Henoda-Replacement-Charging-Smartwatch/dp/B018G41VTK
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Absolutely interested, please post a review after you test it out.
Will do, I should have it tomorrow
Being sent a review unit at discount should be here in s couple days
This one is only $8.51 but it looks like it will take a while to get it.
http://www.amazon.com/Bessky®-Wirel..._UL160_SR160,160_&refRID=0GY9PVTEXE9J191GPH07
I believe it's the same one.
Also, I got mine. So far so good, I'll do a full write up tomorrow. Let me know if you all have any questions.
Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk
dcmtnbkr said:
I believe it's the same one.
Also, I got mine. So far so good, I'll do a full write up tomorrow. Let me know if you all have any questions.
Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey Dcmtnbkr
How is that charger? I ordered mine right after you there were still 4 in-stock, it showed shipped with arrival today. Now I get an update from Amazon that it will ship on the 10th with an arrival of 14th (it was a prime item and in-stock when I ordered, not real happy). Is your's working well (not overheating, giving a full charge)? Thanks for any feedback.
Bladder61 said:
Hey Dcmtnbkr
How is that charger? I ordered mine right after you there were still 4 in-stock, it showed shipped with arrival today. Now I get an update from Amazon that it will ship on the 10th with an arrival of 14th (it was a prime item and in-stock when I ordered, not real happy). Is your's working well (not overheating, giving a full charge)? Thanks for any feedback.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Bummer to hear man! So far so good on the charger.
Let me preface this by saying that I received the charger at a pretty good discount in exchange for an honest review (not free, just not full price).
I've been using it on a 2amp charger, which I was a bit apprehensive to do since the stock charger is I believe 750ma. The watch does get warm to the touch, but certainly not hot at all and I suspect if I used it with a 1 amp or even 750ma charger it probably wouldn't get warm at all. I will try to confirm that tonight. I haven't had the watch itself long enough to say if this charger is any faster, but it seems to charge at a good rate. No problems getting a full charge on it and the battery lasts the same as it would had I charged it on the stock charger.
As for looks, it looks extremely similar but not exactly the same as my stock charger (although it's black, my charger is white). The material is almost like a matte rubber. I personally don't care for it, but I have weird things about texture and I know most people wouldn't care one way or the other. The only real difference that I noticed is that the back is slightly larger and the angle is slightly different. The LED lights on the front are a different color as well. It is a tricolor LED which shows a different color for charging, charged, and standby (nothing sitting on the dock).
The dock does have a foam ring on the bottom as well, i guess to help it not slide? Not sure if this is effective or not. Doesn't seem like it would be but I'm not sure.
Let me know if you guys have any questions, but I'm overall very happy with it.
Thanks for the review and pictures. I will let my order stand and hopefully it will ship by the end of the week. I want to keep a charger at work for those days I forgot to charge my watch at home. It is half the price of the original Samsung charger, and is perfect for my needs of an occasional charge.
I also have a Moto 360 2nd Gen and I keep an aftermarket charger at work for it. It makes the watch slightly warm also, but does a good job of 100% charging the watch.
Bladder61 said:
Thanks for the review and pictures. I will let my order stand and hopefully it will ship by the end of the week. I want to keep a charger at work for those days I forgot to charge my watch at home. It is half the price of the original Samsung charger, and is perfect for my needs of an occasional charge.
I also have a Moto 360 2nd Gen and I keep an aftermarket charger at work for it. It makes the watch slightly warm also, but does a good job of 100% charging the watch.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I too ordered one when it was Prime and now it hasn't shipped yet. If you go to the original page it says not Prime eligible and won't ship until sometime in January. I don't hold out too much hope in getting it any time soon.
My question is: which aftermarket charger for the Moto 360 are you using?
Thanks,
Fred
ffarber said:
I too ordered one when it was Prime and now it hasn't shipped yet. If you go to the original page it says not Prime eligible and won't ship until sometime in January. I don't hold out too much hope in getting it any time soon.
My question is: which aftermarket charger for the Moto 360 are you using?
Thanks,
Fred
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
They updated my status again and sent me the charger on the 9th. It works very well, same experience as Dcmtnbkr, does not overheat, gives me a very fast charge. The magnet is not as strong, but adequate. Overall very happy with my extra charger for the office.
I have one of those cheap aftermarket (china) Moto 360 chargers. It is just OK. It will sometimes only charge to 98% and then seem to act up, it also makes the watch a little warm. I keep it at my office for emergencies only.
That is why I was a little skeptical of the S2 aftermarket charger. Also I am charging an S2 3G version of the watch which is a little thicker, but it seems to work great.
Bladder61 said:
Thanks for the review and pictures. I will let my order stand and hopefully it will ship by the end of the week. I want to keep a charger at work for those days I forgot to charge my watch at home. It is half the price of the original Samsung charger, and is perfect for my needs of an occasional charge.
I also have a Moto 360 2nd Gen and I keep an aftermarket charger at work for it. It makes the watch slightly warm also, but does a good job of 100% charging the watch.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I was under the impression that the Moto 360 charger would work with the Gear S2. Was that reviewer mistaken?
Sent from my SM-T710 using Tapatalk
CASz said:
I was under the impression that the Moto 360 charger would work with the Gear S2. Was that reviewer mistaken?
Sent from my SM-T710 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This thread is about an aftermarket Gear S2 charger. It is about half the price of the Samsung OEM charger. It so far seems to be a great charger.
I have tried my Gear S2 on the Moto 360 charger. Very unstable results for me, will start to charge then stop, I was able to get a good charge one time, overall not a very good solution. That is why the Gear S2 aftermarket charger was interesting to me. I have seen some other threads where people are having mixed results with a Moto 360 charger.
I have also seen a wide variety of aftermarket chargers pop up on the web that advertise for the Gear S2. Some of the photos look like a Moto 360 charger, I would be skeptical of these. The link in the post is for a product that at least for me looks and acts much like the OEM charger.
I understand the thread is about a specific after market charger, I just wondered if there was something special about the wireless charging protocol Samsung is using. Had you stated the details about why you chose this one in the OP or anywhere else in the thread I wouldn't have commented.
Anyway, thanks for the recommendation I'll probably order one, it's nice to have spares.
Sent from my SM-T710 using Tapatalk
I ordered this one from E-Bay, I'll let you know how it works out for me when I get it later this week.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/131671086832?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
CASz said:
I understand the thread is about a specific after market charger, I just wondered if there was something special about the wireless charging protocol Samsung is using. Had you stated the details about why you chose this one in the OP or anywhere else in the thread I wouldn't have commented.
Anyway, thanks for the recommendation I'll probably order one, it's nice to have spares.
Sent from my SM-T710 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Wow
In the end mine arrived last Friday and it has been working great. I would definitely recommend.
Fred
Jsalinger said:
I ordered this one from E-Bay, I'll let you know how it works out for me when I get it later this week.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/131671086832?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I received the charger from the link. Seems to work well. It may run slightly hotter than the stock charger, but otherwise, it's good. The magnet is a little less strong too, but the watch is still held in place.
When I use another charger, the gear s2 connect and disconnect (the charge) many times! Does somebody know why?
I went to Amazon after reading a few threads about no plans on the Note 7 being blacklisted for now. I figured maybe some of the price for the case chargers will be lower since people are jumping ship. I found this :
https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Rechargeable-Extended-Charging-External/dp/B01L02HWWA
I thought it was a mistake since the cheapest was $29. Samsungs is the most expensive ironically. Thats the only 1 that charges wireless, hole for S-Pen and water proof with less juice though. I figured $5 what do I have to lose. Here's a screenshot in case its a mistake and they change the price
View attachment 3912540
I actually found another company that had them for $10, but in white (looks pearlish to me) for $5. I grabbed another to use like a spare battery. (used link below since image couldn't be inserted within edit feature)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LZ3MDOS/
Good find, I just picked one up. Can't go wrong for $5.
Noo! They dont ship to Canada!!!
From description: "this is not a perfect product.."
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk
Not bad for $5 bucks. Guess they are trying to get rid of their stock.
I still have my official samsung Note 7 led case and tpu case for sale.
I saw that
millicent said:
From description: "this is not a perfect product.."
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Lol I was just going to share this and I see you have already posted it...
"This is not a perfect product . Carefully to place an order"
This is actually in the description of the product you have referenced here. Interesting tidbit of info to be included in the actual description.
Had you guys not made the purchases and are apparently happy with the product, this note would make me extremely leery of buying it.
But, maybe I will give one a try.
Nice post guys. Thank you