Got some for my garmin / other people's garmins.

Eric Senior wrote:"Intelligent charging circuit recognizes a fully charged battery and automatically switches to trickle mode to prevent overcharging"

Ummm... Considering that the USB specification doesn't have any mention of "trickle charge", keep in mind that this could potentially harm your device if it's anything more than a dumb battery...

Jinksed wrote:I was wondering the same thing. I have tried charging my PS3 with a cable to my computer and the voltage just isn't there. So just because it fits, doesn't mean it'll work. Again, gamble is the key word here...

Sounds like my own experience with the Blackberry miniUSB wall charger. Either the voltage isn't there or the controller has some kind of protocol only allows it to charge when the cord is connected to the PS3 console.

Did my part. In for three.

mcm1009 wrote:Don't bother with the Bag of Crud. Last woot off, for the first time, I actually got through and purchased the Bowl of Cereal. Correct me if I'm wrong, but a while back, they stopped allowing you to purchase 3 Bowl of Cereal for a buck each, and just determined that everyone purchased 3 Bowl of Cereal and thus everyone who got through would be purchasing 3 BOCs for $3 plus shipping. Well, I got my BOCs in one box and it included a total of 4 items ... a high school musical clock, a tshirt, a fold-up picnic basket and an octopus extension cord, of which I had just bought 3 during the woot-off. Either they are getting stingy with their BOCs or I got ripped off.

Want the crap you get.

metromole wrote:Will it charge a PS3 controller?

Sessholvlaru wrote:I also want to know this.

Yeah it will. Just plug it in and turn the controller on.

ttremblay wrote:What happens when I type in 'scaffolding'

...oh.

<3, for no reason other than i can

mcm1009 wrote:Don't bother with the Bag of Crud. Last woot off, for the first time, I actually got through and purchased the Bowl of Cereal. Correct me if I'm wrong, but a while back, they stopped allowing you to purchase 3 Bowl of Cereal for a buck each, and just determined that everyone purchased 3 Bowl of Cereal and thus everyone who got through would be purchasing 3 BOCs for $3 plus shipping. Well, I got my BOCs in one box and it included a total of 4 items ... a high school musical clock, a tshirt, a fold-up picnic basket and an octopus extension cord, of which I had just bought 3 during the woot-off. Either they are getting stingy with their BOCs or I got ripped off.

Looks like some one forgot the II Commandment when it comes to buying crap.

"II. Thou shalt not whine and complain when some people's crap turns out to be nicer than yours."

You should have never been graced with such crap.

I have this before, and NO it doesn't charge your PS3 controller.

ONCE AGAIN, It doesn't charge your PS3 controller.

Okay... Let me repeat myself again, NO it doesn't charge PS3 controller. You can plug it in and pretend it is if you wish.

I still recommend you buy it for someone that wants to charge their PS3 controller for April fools day.

be careful, these motorola-specific AC adapters generally won't work with any other devices except for motorola.

have you ever had a usb->mini-b cable, plugged it into your computer with your motorola Q, and found out you need to install drivers BEFORE you can even charge it? when the same cable can charge practically any mini-b device (cellphone (HTC), camera, ps3 controller, etc...) no problem?

it's because motorola decided to f*ck everyone over by reversing a couple pins in their connectors, just to be "different".

that's why mini-b AC adapter by motorola typically only charge motorola devices, and not others (like an HTC cell phone, a Kodak camera, ps3 controller, etc...)

blackberry made it so it takes both regular mini-b and the backward-asstastic motorola chargers.

You'd think with its connections to the Mouse Mafia, it would go faster than this!

highwyre237 wrote:Yeah thats my concern... should that be a concern???

not if you piss $39 bills.

odbal wrote:What are you referring to, exactly?

The amount of estimated time left until the item sells out, based on various woot-off tracking sites.

mcm1009 wrote:Don't bother with the Bag of Crud. Last woot off, for the first time, I actually got through and purchased the Bowl of Cereal. Correct me if I'm wrong, but a while back, they stopped allowing you to purchase 3 Bowl of Cereal for a buck each, and just determined that everyone purchased 3 Bowl of Cereal and thus everyone who got through would be purchasing 3 BOCs for $3 plus shipping. Well, I got my BOCs in one box and it included a total of 4 items ... a high school musical clock, a tshirt, a fold-up picnic basket and an octopus extension cord, of which I had just bought 3 during the woot-off. Either they are getting stingy with their BOCs or I got ripped off.

What part of the name "Random Crap" don't you understand? Sure, every once in a long while someone gets something cool, but they VAST majority of it lives up to its name (Crap)...

If you've bought as many of those sansa clips as I have (given away lots as gifts), you'd know why it's useful to have 3 of these. My bro, for instance, is a housepainter and uses the clip I gave him regularly nonstop on the job. He says it needs to be recharged before he ends a long day. I've suggested he should have one plugged into one of these while he uses the other and will always have a spare available. There's always an AC plug around on the job, but not a computer. So now I'll be passing these out to those I've given the clips as gifts.

This is crap. Time for lunch.

CooperDude wrote:This joke is seriously not funny any longer. Sheesh.

Will it run on my Timex Sinclair?

Well. I got 3 of these. For $6.50 I'm just going to scatter them everywhere I might want to charge my Blackberry.

my92agsr wrote:Will this charge my Garmin GPS? It charges by mini-usb...

Yes.

there really should be a "I want 20" option in high-volume woots like these

Beware, this charger only puts out 1/2 Amp. Iphones, Palm Pre, and many new phones will charge much much faster if the charger puts out 1 Amp.

Jinksed wrote:I was wondering the same thing. I have tried charging my PS3 with a cable to my computer and the voltage just isn't there. So just because it fits, doesn't mean it'll work. Again, gamble is the key word here...

Voltage is the same for any USB device - it's part of the standard. The current is the difference. Apparently some of these adapters don't put out enough current, and some devices may not be happy and won't allow the battery to be charged off of it.

I picked one up at K-Mart for around $3.00

Ugh the clock is going the wrong way.

theLagomorph wrote:Well. I got 3 of these. For $6.50 I'm just going to scatter them everywhere I might want to charge my Blackberry.

What BB do you have?

Jeffman1971 wrote:Will this work with the Motorola Droid?

No, the Droid has a micro USB port.

My worry about something like this is that it would be to much juice for a device.

NightGhost wrote:I've ordered 3 of several Woot items and given them as gifts. Folks love to get gifts for no reason: "I got this for 99 cents, and I'm giving it to you, since I feel sorry you're so ugly!"

edit: Okay, okay - I usually keep one since I'm ugly too...

i was just beginning to develop an unhealthy internet man-crush on you until you added that edit

:'( <-- not a tear of joy

goldiemcg wrote:OK people, we need cats...anyone?

Loeb wrote:Beware, this charger only puts out 1/2 Amp. Iphones, Palm Pre, and many new phones will charge much much faster if the charger puts out 1 Amp.

True, but 1/2 Amp is specification, and any USB device can work with it with no risk of damage (well, from the over current). Those proprietary USB chargers that put out 1 amp are breaking the specification (and hence cannot truly be called a USB charger)...

ircmaxell wrote:This would be REALLY useful if it didn't have a MiniUSB (if it had a regular USB port). I actually don't have any devices that use MiniUSB anymore (well, at least any that I use). Everything's either full blown USB, or microUSB...

And is it worth it to buy a converter? I don't think so (considering the converters are typically a few bucks a piece)...

Mini to Micro adapters are 99 cents - free shipping: http://tiny.cc/micro_mini

Remember that the the amps are important. I would rather go with a 500mA charger (like the Moto CLIQ) on a device that uses a 550mA charger, than a higher amp charger - then crossing your fingers that something will not fry.

Also keep in mind that data cables don't automatically work for charging.

Will this work on the Sansa? Seriously.

jameslanger wrote:Bowl of Cereal Commandments
THE HOLY CRAP COMMANDMENTS v3.1

I. Thou shalt expect nothing beyond ONE bag of some kind and THREE crappy items.

II. Thou shalt not whine and complain when some people’s crap turns out to be nicer than yours.

III. Thou shalt take a moment to consider whether you might be better off just not buying this crap.

IV. Thou shalt not blame anyone but thyself if thou misseth out because thou hast not updated thy credit-card info.

V. To paraphrase Stephen Stills, shalt thou not get the crap you want, want the crap you get.

Ah thank goodness someone beat me to it!

metromole wrote:Will it charge a PS3 controller?

My old iPhone miniUSB charger wouldn't charge my PS3 controller so I'm skeptical that this would.

goldiemcg wrote:Will this work on the Sansa? Seriously.

It will work on a Sansa Clip - no problem.

CharlieJr wrote:You should just throw away so of this crap instead of wasting our time!

easy for you to say.. or was it?

whitem1ke88 wrote:Anyone care to try my new Woot-Off Checker? Come chat with us right on the page..

I just rebuilt it from the ground up, all bugs should have been addressed. If you have any questions or commments, please feel free to contact me via the link on the page.

Features include:
-TEXT MESSAGE, Email or AIM notifications for just about anything
-Text to speech, for new woots
-Estimated time remaining for current woot
-Automatic updating every couple seconds
-Scaled picture of main image
-Comment count and discussion link
-Much more..

Thanks all!
-Mike


Woot.KnightCheck.com

Looks cool...have bookmarked

crud... I read it wrong... thought mini and micro were the same... Oh well.. it wasn't much $ I'll find a use for them! (3)

YAWN !! NEXT !!!!

whawa wrote:Does anyone know if this will this work with the HTC Droid Eris? Thanks!

I would not use anything other than the charger it came with. You could screw up the phone. BTW, I installed Android 2.1 and it works great.

whawa wrote:Does anyone know if this will this work with the HTC Droid Eris? Thanks!

This will work with that phone. After all, it does uses a mini USB connection to charge. It is universal to any USB charging device.