Magnetic POGO Cable

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jonstrong

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Yup. Ordered mine from Amazon last night, already in route :beer:

Mine is moving through shipping faster than predicted -- tracking shows that it's on a truck as of 5am this morning, about 10 miles from here -- should be arriving tonight... :)

EDIT: checked the mail and it was already there. Fast delivery, even without Prime. We'll packed, no smell, and it works very well. Glad to have this, and very nice that I can use it with my Moko slim fit case on the N10, open or closed.
 
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leviwhite9

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Mine arrived!

Ordered last Saturday, came today. Definitely charges faster. Magnets are kinda loose, but don't seem like they'd fall out. As for a smell, it's sort of musty like how the tablet smelled when I bought it.
 

irishrally

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I'm not too impressed with pogo cable. It took me longer to plug it in than the USB plug, and it's shorter than the cable I was using. I also have to hang the tablet off the edge of the table so the connector has room when in the tablet stand, but I expected that.

If wireless charging on the N4 is the Ferrari of charging then this pogo cable is the roller skate of charging.
 

irishrally

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Sorry, but that's a user error.

Yes, maybe so, I just got the thing. However, it was in the dark and I have getting the usb cable into the jack in the dark down to a tee. I was fumbling around with the pogo connector, sliding it back and forth on the bottom trying to get the magnet to grab onto the device and also dealing with flipping it around trying to get it into the correct orientation. A better design would be to lose the plastic forming around the device and follow the magsafe design where the magnet is the only part of the connector close to the device. It wouldn't look as pretty but would be easier to find the connection. I might take a dremel to mine and shave off all plastic until I get below the plane of the top of the magnets.
 

blancocar

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33 days and still waiting for the cable ...... Amazon wasn't available when I ordered. I'm am doubtful it will ever show up ....
 

slowpok22

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can anyone explain how a cable is able to produce more power and charge faster? don't know the amps off hand, but how could a cable change 2.5 input to more output.

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krash183

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can anyone explain how a cable is able to produce more power and charge faster? don't know the amps off hand, but how could a cable change 2.5 input to more output.

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It's not that it produces more that port itself allows more amps to be taken in. The usb port circuit limits itself.... Guessing the pogo has a higher limit than the usb port.

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lucky13

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To anyone on the fence about getting this cable, it's awesome, simply put. It connects so easily and "grabs" itself into the connector, no more struggling with the mini USB again. Get it, you won't regret it!

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FormeriPhoney

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Got mine yesterday as well. Significant improvement in charging time not to mention cool as fack:beer:
 

jonstrong

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I have also found that with just the USB cable, if I'm plugged in while using the tablet the charge tends to build very slowly, but with the Pogo connector, the battery charge builds nicely even while I'm using the Nexus 10. Very nice.

... beamed from my Nexus 10 to your planet
 

jonstrong

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I'm with this guy. Never have to fiddle with or risk damaging your USB port again.

Agree...I still use USB occasionally, but only when I need the connection to be more robust than the magnetic connection, as the latter can pull off pretty easily if you're moving around and not paying attention.

The Pogo connector is quite nice, charges faster, spares wear and tear on your USB port, and becomes second nature to pop onto the N10 after just a few times using it. Excellent.
 

gamenahd

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Just got this. Only complaint is that I can't charge while using my case as a stand. Still nice, though.
 

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    So are there any places currently selling these?

    Not sure I got this from the eBay seller in South Korea that had his ad taken down.

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    You got it really fast !

    Where are you located?

    How fast is the chargeing

    Thanks!!!,

    Yeah I was surprised too! the seller had an option for express shipping when I paid for $10 more, I didn't have a problem spending a few bucks more.

    I haven't used it enough yet to notice any faster charging, it went from 70% to 98% in a little less than 2 hours.

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    Let's see if the pictures will work yet............

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    I searched high and low and finally found an adapter that puts out 2.1A on each of two outlets - concurrently. Excellent quality. Same spec on each channel as oem charger on its single outlet. Great fit and finish too. Can support two high demand devices at once.

    I've been using it with the Pogo cable, and it is perfect. Link:

    Ventev r2200 AC Travel Charger, Dual 2A USB Port 110-220v With MicroUSB Cable
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BSC7FW0/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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    It's here!

    Just wanted to let everyone know I got my Pogo Cable today!

    It is in my opinion extremely high quality build. I have so far used it with my wall charger and my car charger and it works fantastic.

    If I didn't know better I'd say was an OEM from Samsung or Google.

    I know I know post pictures..........

    OK I'll get some made and post them very soon.

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    Just out of interest, has anyone actually measured what current the nexus actually draws from the charger?

    I've just spliced in my ammeter and with the battery showing 45% its currently drawing 0.59A and this is with the stock charger and whilst typing this. If I put the nexus into standby then it drops to 0.50A

    I'll do some further testing this week charging from 0-100% this week and let you know what I find.

    Btw this is using the USB port.

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