Comments on: Tech Center Labs USB Charger Review

The fine folks at Tech Center Labs (aka Tale Stuff) have been producing a slew of high-quality peripherals for Palm OS devices for a number of years. I’m glad to see this tradition continued with their newest—and most elegantly simple — product yet. The TCL USB Charge Cable is ten inches in length and has a standard Palm Athena/MultiConnector tip at one end and a standard USB connector at the other end. The cable works with all Athena/MultiConnector Palm devices and any computer’s USB port. Read on for the full review...

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Zxanphorian @ 2/19/2007 5:10:24 PM #

I would love it if they came out with another cable that was the same size for travel hotsyncs and more importantly external drives. It would be great, since I could carry it around with me to use my TX as a replacement to a thumb drive (via a shameless copy of DriveMode from one device to my TX (honestly, who hasn't done this if one's device didn't have DriveMode???)). Another suggestion would be an emergency charger that is compatible with the TX and the like.

Oh and BTW, the Bud-Mic module is awesome!

RE: Suggestions

T. @ 2/19/2007 8:46:36 PM #

I bought the Bud-Mic and the cable and the mic works great but the cable is a little too thick /stiff for my liking. Palm sells a similar cable that is 24" instead of 10" and cost $19.95 instead of $12.95. However, it looks a little more flexible so I may try that one out. The cable does work with all the Boxwave type USB chargers. I have tried it with the Car, AC and Battery Pack USB chargers.

The only bad thing is that the more I use the mic, the more I want to bite the bullet and put it inside the TX.

RE: Suggestions

twrock @ 2/19/2007 9:42:39 PM #

Zxanphorian, there are a number of products on the market that have a four AA battery pack to a standard USB power out. These work great for emergency chargers (something like this: http://tinyurl.com/29bbng). I keep one in my backpack all the time to charge any number of devices. Just plug in your Palm hotsync cable for a trickle charge or any number of third-party cables for a more rapid charge. I had forgotten that TCL had not yet released a "stubby" hotsync cable with integrated power charging. (Hey Gary, someone else is looking for this product: http://tinyurl.com/yfgoaz) :)

I don't yet understand what you mean with your reference to Drivemode. Do not CardExportII and CardReader do this already? I think I'm confused there.

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RE: Suggestions

twrock @ 2/19/2007 10:21:32 PM #

The only bad thing is that the more I use the mic, the more I want to bite the bullet and put it inside the TX.

I use my mic a lot more now that it is internal. But I will caution you that it would be really easy to slip and screw something up while trying to solder the wires internally. But maybe your skills with an iron are better than mine (or your hand is steadier), so you don't need to worry as much as I did. I also waited until my unit was out of warranty before trying it. YMMV.

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What models?

OMEGON @ 2/20/2007 2:08:11 PM #

So, this won't work on an E2? Only the Tx? Anyone know for sure?

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