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Power Duo Charging Kit for iPods and iPhone from Griffin Technology
The Power Duo from Griffin is the all in one charging solution for the iPod and iPhone. The kit includes both the AC charger "powerblock" and the Auto Charter Powerjolt. Who says you can't have your cake and eat it too? In some cases, the formula for an great iPod accessory is simple: just lower the price. With the Power Duo Charging Kit for iPod, Griffin has employed this strategy with great success, bundling two iPod accessories previously sold for $55 total at an easily digestible $40 price point. There’s PowerJolt, a USB port-tipped car charger that you can use directly with the bottom of the iPod shuffle, plus a white USB to Dock Connector cable that lets you recharge 4G, 5G, mini and nano iPods, and a USB to mini-USB cable for use when charging iPods equipped with certain accessories, such as Griffin’s most recent iTrips. Unlike other options, including Griffin’s recent cosmetic redesign of PowerJolt, the included charger is not all-white in color - most of its body is dark gray, but there are bright white side highlights, and a textured grip for easy removal from your car.
Then there’s PowerBlock , a small USB port-tipped wall charger that can charge the same iPods when used inside any building with electricity. PowerBlock is small enough to be convenient for travel - at least as much so as Apple’s official, and more expensive iPod USB Power Adapter (iLounge rating: B), which is sold for a $29 price that many people find objectionably high for something so simple, and once included with iPods.
As we noted in PowerJolts initial review, its lack of an audio port is its only major limitation. Some other chargers we’ve liked provide pass-through audio outputs utilizing the iPod’s Dock Connecor port for higher quality audio. Unfortunately, that feature is increasingly rare on modern charger designs, and few of the chargers we look at today include it. In the daytime, PowerJolt’s small red LED power indicator is also one of the least visible we’ve seen, but it’s not horribly objectionable, and totally visible at night. 
Find the Power Duo at Gordys Gadgets
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