The bottom line on the Incredi Charge battery is this: it works. In the past I’ve tried several different reserve power supplies for my gadgets, and I have not been impressed with a single one of them. Hence I was a bit skeptical when trying this new battery, but my skepticism proved to be unwarranted.

In order to test this battery charger I decided to completely drain my small electronic devices so that I get as clean of an idea of this battery’s efficiency as I can. (As an aside, when you really want to discharge them, the consumer electronics has become really robust in recent year. It took me much longer than I thought it would. I had to blast music from my iPhone for hours and hours …) I discover that, with the unsurprising exception of the iPad, I was able to fully charge all of my small electronic devices with plenty of power to spare. Full charging usually takes between one to two hours. I’ve tested this battery with iPhone 4S, iPhone 3G, Motorola KRZR, Motorola RAZR, Kindle Keyboard, Mobee Magic Bar, Jabra SPORT Bluetooth Stereo Headset , and the aforementioned iPad (First Generation) (32GB, Wifi + 3G). Oftentimes I was able to fully charge two or three devices with just one Incredi Cahrge fully charged battery. I was also able to charge two devices simultaneously. I was only able to charge my iPad to 55% of its full charge, but considering iPad’s size this is still really impressive.

To fully charge this battery it takes about six hours. This is much longer than some other such batteries that I have tested, and I think this is primarily due to the fact that it relies on USB connection for powering. The best way to charge this battery is to leave it plugged in overnight. You can plug it into your computer or a stand-alone USB charger.

Incredi Charge battery is fairly well designed and very compact. It’s about twice as thick as iPhone 4/4S, and about half an inch shorter. It’s also fairly light, and overall very convenient and portable.

Even though I am generally very impressed and pleased with this charger, there are a couple of issues that I have. The seven different charging connectors are very small and they don’t connect too securely to the USB cable. Being so small may make them prone to getting lost. I think that equipping the charger with its own “drawer” where the connectors would be kept would be useful, although that would certainly add to the bulk of the battery itself and make it less portable. I’ve discovered that using your own dedicated USB charging cord (if available) is usually preferable to fiddling with the attachments.

The bigger issue is that by relying on USB ports for charging you lose the convenience being able to charge it by just plugging in into the wall power outlet. With the ubiquity of USB devices and stand-alone USB power supplies, this is much less of an issue than it would have been just a few years ago. I am perfectly happy with this method of charging, but if you anticipate having to primarily rely on power outlets in your personal or professional life, then you might want to reconsider getting this battery.

Overall, I am very pleased and impressed with this battery supply. It is effective, portable, and very affordable. I would recommend it to anyone who travels a lot or uses their gadgets on the go all the time.

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