ttremblay wrote:What BB do you have?

An older Curve. 8300 I believe.

taternuggets wrote:Google Android G1 anyone...

I'd search, but that's what I have you people for.

Yes it will. I've charged my G1 off of a regular miniUsb many times...

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.

HA! I got pretty much the same thing...The clock didn't sell at a garage sale. My wife just laughed and said 'you definitely got crap'.

jesser312 wrote:Does the HTC Droid Eris use the micro USB? I have a Motorola Droid and this one won't work with it. I can only assume they would use the same...

the droid eros (htc hero) uses:
# HTC ExtUSB (Mini-B USB backwards compatible)

however, see post #90 to see why it still won't work (here - http://www.woot.com/Forums/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=3957011)

rhmurphy wrote:No, the Droid phones use MicroUSB. This won't work.

According to the android forums a mini USB will work for charging.

I bought 3 and it was only 6 bucks - who cares? take the gamble and get the Woot moving!

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

It should. The 500mA output it's rated for might bo too low for some power-hungry devices (like a hard-drive based mp3 player or digital camera), but the Eris only has a 1300mAH battery, so this should charge it without a problem.

scrantsj wrote:Are you sure? I've had the Mogul (predecessor of the Touch Pro) and the Hero, both are mini USB. Most HTCs that I've seen use this adapter.

The Mogul, Hero, Droid Eris, Touch Pro's 1 and 2 all use ExtUSB, which will fit a Mini USB charger like the one up for sale. They all use the same 1.0 Amp HTC charger.

It's very common for smart phones nowadays to use 1.0 Amp chargers, which is double the power supplied by a standard USB port. And ten times the 0.1 Amps of power supplied by the charger up for sale.

dbsbl1 wrote:HA! I got pretty much the same thing...The clock didn't sell at a garage sale. My wife just laughed and said 'you definitely got crap'.

Heck, I was going to sell my trash at a garage sale, might as well not even bother now.

I predict they have 99,999,999,9

#↓a─mù┐S# NO CARRIER

For as many devices as I have that charge off USB, I'm snagging three. Now I can stop shuttling chargers between home and work, where we're not allowed to plug anything USB into the computers.

toddhilehoffer wrote: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.

Thanks! I downloaded it too and I really like it! It looks and runs similar to the Incredible.

tjsynkral wrote:The Mogul, Hero, Droid Eris, Touch Pro's 1 and 2 all use ExtUSB, which will fit a Mini USB charger like the one up for sale. They all use the same 1.0 Amp HTC charger.

It's very common for smart phones nowadays to use 1.0 Amp chargers, which is double the power supplied by a standard USB port. And ten times the 0.1 Amps of power supplied by the charger up for sale.

From the description:

Output: 5v/500mA

Yes it will work with an Eris. While the Eris does have a unique shape a standard USB also works in it. I use the same charger I used for my Blackberry on my Eris and standard USB hooking to laptop

debbiesol wrote:it wont, droid eris is a unique shape

That's not true..Droid Eris has a uniquely-shaped plug, but it uses the USB Mini-B standard and fits a standard USB Mini-B cable in addition to its unique cable. I charge my Eris every night with a standard Mini-B cable.

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

It will DEFINITELY charge the Droid Eris. I use micro-USB charger that was from a Moto to charge my phone at work. As for speed, I'm not sure, but I do know the power contacts match up. You can't sync to a PC without the proprietary USB cable, but this is a charger, you couldn't use it for that anyhow.

ircmaxell wrote:Yes it will. I've charged my G1 off of a regular miniUsb many times...

My order is in.
I'm all set now.

I'll never give up my G1.

Late getting on to WOOT and this is the first thing I see!!! What a killer... Where are the things need. Woot... we are at work here.... Our production time is dependent on the Woots you offer. Give us a break.

Never mind what I said above about 0.1 Amps, reading fail. The output of the charger is 500 mA or 0.5 Amps.

Most smartphones should be happy with that amount of juice, although I have seen my roommate unable to charge his Palm Pre with anything less than 1.0 Amps. Which is a failure of the Palm Pre - smart phones should still be able to charge with 0.5 Amps, but it will be slower than with the original 1.0 Amp charger.

I bought one of these pieces of crap so the Woot-OFF would speed up. I figure for $5.50 I can throw it away

I have my Droid Eris plugged into a mini-USB right now. The proprietary one is different but this works.

Does anyone know how long the cord is on this thing?

Mini vs Micro...not compatible

Bought two, should be nice to use with my Sansa clip.

tjsynkral wrote:Sorry, but you're half wrong on that one.

The Droid Eris has an ExtUSB port, but a USB Mini B will plug right in.

Some other newer HTC phones use Micro USB which is a smaller plug and Mini USB does not fit.

But, to repeat myself one last time for clarity - 0.1 Amp is probably not enough to actually charge a smart phone.

good news it puts out .5 Amps. which would be the same as using a usb port to charge your phone. and is plenty for the task of charging ones smart phone

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

"#
HTC ExtUSB
HTC manufactures Windows Mobile and Android-based Communicators which have a proprietary connector called HTC ExtUSB (Extended USB). ExtUSB combines mini-USB (with which it is backwards-compatible) with audio input as well as audio and video output in an 11-pin connector."

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Serial_Bus#Proprietary_connectors_and_formats

dmwc906 wrote:Remember that Verizon phones will not accept non-Verizon brand chargers.

My LG env3 from Verizon tells me every time I plug it in that I'm not using the official cable, but it does charge.

That actually came with a wallwart where the USB cable separates, so I just bought a longer A-microB cable for it.

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

My Garmin GPS charges (and syncs) with any standard USB cable, so this should be fine.

debbiesol wrote:it wont, droid eris is a unique shape

This is wrong. The Droid Eris has the same 'unique shape' as all the other Droid phones, which this (or any other) Mini USB charger will fit without a problem.

Edit: I misspoke. I should have said HTC Droid phones, the Motorolla Droid does have a proprietary connector that won't work with Mini USB.

warpdesign wrote:I can get for $4.99 down the street. Today...

So that is one for $4.99 and 3 for $14.97 or on w00t one for $5.49 or 3 for $6.47... Today!

onclejulien wrote:my wife said the same thing about me - still not sure if its a compliment or not.

TMI

badsign wrote:while I agree this is true if you buy from amazon directly, most of the best deals on amazon are through marketplace sellers and prime does not apply to those.

just felt like being a jerk. sorry if you found yourself on the wrong end of my eWrath. forgiveness?

No worries.

warpdesign wrote:Seriously you guys?!?! $5 shipping? I would totally buy this but you understand that I'm paying $5.49 total then right? You need to be flexible on your shipping price. At that price this is no longer a deal. Hell, I wouldn't buy it for $.01 cause it's still over $5 for a charger I can get for $4.99 down the street. Today...

OK, but good luck finding $5 shipping on a really large item somewhere else. A 42" TV is still $5 shipping, are you going to complain that's not enough? It all balances out...not that big of a deal really. Just buy something large and then laugh at Woot for not charging you enough in shipping.

mcm1009 wrote:It's all yours!

Great!

Does the musical clock work? I'll swap you for what came in the only BOG I've ever gotten.

Your choice, too! The Brothers in Arms figurine in the package with the top cut-off...or the "almost" like-new dvd of Blades of Glory - never watched (at least...not by ME)

will this charge my ps3 controller?

It will however work with the HTC Hero if anybody cares about that

Awesome! In for three!

Stop talking and start clicking. I need you guys to buy this so we can move on to the next item. Everyone buy junk from time to time. You need to buy this thing to stimulate the economy. GO GO GO!

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

Yes. It isn't the exact same (the droid eris has one pushed out corner), but it works perfectly. I charge mine everyday while at work with a mini-USB.

AkumaX wrote: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.

A few facts:

1. This is not a Motorola charger. It's an off brand that just has a miniUSB output

2. Moto never reversed pins. They added a few, but did so in a backwards compatable manor. If you use a regular cable, you can only get the standard charge rate. If you use their special cable (and associated wall wort), you can get a fast charge (2 hours vs 10 hours). The reason it requires drivers, is that it has two states in the phone. A high power transfer and a lower power charge. It uses so much current in the transfer phase, that it needs to turn off its charging. So it uses drivers to negotiate the stage its in.

AkumaX wrote: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 have it wrong.

Motorola phones (specifically the Razr) shut off the charging function when a USB data connection is detected. Installing the Motorola driver re-activates charging on the phone.

Motorola chargers do not attempt to make a USB data connection. Only the +5V and ground wires are connected. When the phone sees that no data wires are present it accepts the power. That's why cheapo adapters from eBay will charge a Motorola phone.

If they tried to reverse the wires people would be crying bloody murder, because they tried to plug a standardized USB wire into a standardized USB device and fried that device.