Powermat

mach330 · 12-15-2009, 01:49 AM

has anyone bought the powermat? looks cool, but you have to get the attachments which kind'a defeats the purpose of wireless charging. it comes with a universal attachment, but that means you can only charge one item at a time unless you get more attachments or specific battery. anybody used this yet?

http://www.powermat.com/us/home-and-office-mat.html#

06E90Rostik · 12-15-2009, 12:57 PM

The one for PSP made me laugh, wouldn't be easier to just plug it in the wall with the charger that PSP came with? This is f*ckig ridiculous

Spec 1 · 12-15-2009, 01:21 PM

When I first saw it I was gung-ho about to purchase it. Then I realized the $100 price tag is for the mat only, and every item you want to connect to it will be an addtl $30/ea. So if you want to charge 3 items with it, you'll be paying $190.... for a charger.

Yea right. Lost my sale.

silvergray545 · 12-15-2009, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Spec 1

When I first saw it I was gung-ho about to purchase it. Then I realized the $100 price tag is for the mat only, and every item you want to connect to it will be an addtl $30/ea. So if you want to charge 3 items with it, you'll be paying $190.... for a charger.

Yea right. Lost my sale.

This.

Ender514 · 12-15-2009, 01:27 PM

i thought it was cool at first too then i saw you have to buy the attachments for stuff and thought it would be easier to just plug the things into the wall.

SteveMD · 12-15-2009, 01:28 PM

Yup, I thought it sounded cool but then realized that it basically is nothing exceptionally groundbreaking.

DarqueFun · 12-15-2009, 01:30 PM

I think it's fail. Waiting for true wireless

escobar929 · 12-15-2009, 01:49 PM

its a great idea but the implementation is FAIL

mach330 · 12-15-2009, 04:56 PM

yeah i thought the same thing with that psp. the other attachments are ridiculous as well. so i guess noone has bought these. hopefully it'll be a standard so no attachments needed for future products.

Spec 1 · 12-15-2009, 06:30 PM

Even with the attachments I would have purchased it if they didn't charge individually. That alone has probably lost them sooooo many sales. I mean, you pay $100 for something you can't even use. There are NO attachments sold with the mat. In practice you'll be spending $250 to charge items in your household. Rediculous.

SoCali E36 · 12-15-2009, 10:13 PM

this is for people who either like to try new crap technology has to offer or for someone who is extremely lazy and might hurt their hand trying to push a plug into their device.

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mach330 You don't know JACK!!! 43 Rep 796 Posts Drives: 2011 X5 35i Join Date: May 2005 Location: The OC iTrader: (3)	Powermat has anyone bought the powermat? looks cool, but you have to get the attachments which kind'a defeats the purpose of wireless charging. it comes with a universal attachment, but that means you can only charge one item at a time unless you get more attachments or specific battery. anybody used this yet? http://www.powermat.com/us/home-and-office-mat.html# __________________ Rated /// M
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Spec 1 Faster in the Corners 52 Rep 1,062 Posts Drives: '91 E30, '05 ZX6-R, '06 300C Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0)	When I first saw it I was gung-ho about to purchase it. Then I realized the $100 price tag is for the mat only, and every item you want to connect to it will be an addtl $30/ea. So if you want to charge 3 items with it, you'll be paying $190.... for a charger. Yea right. Lost my sale. __________________ '91 M42 E30 - All sorts of goodies.
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SteveMD Colonel 196 Rep 2,485 Posts Drives: 2016 F10 535i MSport Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Raventown! iTrader: (3)	Yup, I thought it sounded cool but then realized that it basically is nothing exceptionally groundbreaking. __________________ 2006 E90 330i (retired) 2009 E90 335i (retired) 2012 E70 X5 50i M Sport (retired) 2016 F10 535i M Sport
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mach330 You don't know JACK!!! 43 Rep 796 Posts Drives: 2011 X5 35i Join Date: May 2005 Location: The OC iTrader: (3)	yeah i thought the same thing with that psp. the other attachments are ridiculous as well. so i guess noone has bought these. hopefully it'll be a standard so no attachments needed for future products. __________________ Rated /// M
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Spec 1 Faster in the Corners 52 Rep 1,062 Posts Drives: '91 E30, '05 ZX6-R, '06 300C Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0)	Even with the attachments I would have purchased it if they didn't charge individually. That alone has probably lost them sooooo many sales. I mean, you pay $100 for something you can't even use. There are NO attachments sold with the mat. In practice you'll be spending $250 to charge items in your household. Rediculous. __________________ '91 M42 E30 - All sorts of goodies.
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SoCali E36 BMW Client Advisor 1000 Rep 3,526 Posts Drives: X5 40e/e36 M3 Sedan Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Where the road takes me... iTrader: (10)	this is for people who either like to try new crap technology has to offer or for someone who is extremely lazy and might hurt their hand trying to push a plug into their device. __________________
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