Tabletop Multi-port Charging Station for the Apple iPhone 4 - Clean design charges up to four device

• Specification: Input Voltage (100 - 240vAC), Cable length (50 inches), Dimensions (9.25 X 5.5 X 1.5 inches), Charging Tips (Apple iPhone 4 specific, MicroUSB, MiniUSB, Female USB)
• Powerful 10W (2000mAh) of available charging current enables simultaneous charging of multiple devices (up to four). Specific charging tip for Apple iPhone 4 plus three universal charging tips included. Additional charging connectors sold separately.
• Power Sleep"" dramatically reduces power draw when devices are not connected. Less than 0.1W is used when charging station is in ""ready state"" mode
• A quality product designed for daily use! Product is backed by the Gomadic comprehensive Lifetime Warranty.
• Simple display tabletop design and glossy finish easily match any household decor. A perfect home base for charging the Apple iPhone 4 at home.

I purchased a charging station directly from Gomadic, rather than from Amazon, as I wanted to pick my own device tips. My purchase included 2 tips for iPhones/iPods, as well as tips for my Blackberry, video camera, Kindle and TomTom.

The charging station looks as nice as you can expect for this type of product. While it's not something I'd give pride of place in the living room, it is much more attractive than a rat's nest of cables plugged into a power strip. I liked the interchangeability of the tips, as DH and I have multiple iPhones, iPods and Kindles. I also liked that this came with adaptors for other countries, as I could see us taking just the AC adapter and a bunch of tips if we go to Europe (or anywhere else).

Everything worked really well until I tried to charge my iPhone 3GS. When I plugged the tip into it, the phone wouldn't charge. If you have an iPhone, you know that when you plug it in it makes a sound and the screen lights up nothing like that happened with the tip. I tried both of the tips for the iPhones, as well as both of our iPhones nothing. These tips worked just fine with both of my iPods (classic, not touch), so I knew it wasn't the tips. I also took the AC adaptor and a tip into the office and tried plugging it into my colleagues iPhone 4s again, nothing happened.

I contacted Gomadic tech support. They emailed me back pretty quickly, but they had no solution and recommended that I return the product for a refund, which I've done.

I don't want to say that Gomadic is misleading people about whether it's tip actually works with an iPhone. All I can say is that I tried four different phones and got no results, and their support people didn't seem to have any suggestions about how to make it work. You can draw your own conclusions.

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I had the first generation. Saw this, compact size, assumed there would be some minor improvements. Actually a step back in some areas in my honest opinion

CONS

Biggest hassle is the base that your devices lay on is not fixed. It is "cradled" in top of the station and constantly moves and slips

Construction is more flimsy and is made of thin, cheap plastic.

Power cables are long, but not in individual channels and constantly become entangled with each other

PROS

There is a storage department under the base where you can store all of your tips (prevents them wandering, or being misplaced)

Long cables allow you to place bigger devices off to the side of the charging station

Bottom Line: Some pros, some cons. Gets the job done and sure beats having all of those individual chargers around