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  • Kensington Ultra Compact Notebook Power Adapter lives up to its name

    Kensington Ultra Compact Notebook Power Adapter lives up to its name

    Short Version: A tiny-but-mighty universal adapter that can power most full-sized laptops. Review: The incredible shrinking notebook adapter is a welcome trend. For a while there, portable computers kept getting thinner and lighter while still shipping with massive power bricks. And while notebook adapters will continue to get even smaller over coming years, Kensington’s off to a [...]

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  • Kensington’s new universal laptop charger, she is wonderfully tiny

    Kensington’s new universal laptop charger, she is wonderfully tiny

    Just met with Kensington here at CES and they’ve got a universal notebook charger coming out next month that uses 30% less energy than conventional adapters and is, perhaps more importantly, very nicely sized at 4.5" x 2.2" x 0.8" – the photos don’t quite do it justice. I thought it was a larger external backup battery for a cell phone at first.

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  • Review: Kensington Car Mount with Sound Amplified Cradle for iPhone

    Review: Kensington Car Mount with Sound Amplified Cradle for iPhone

    Short Version: A solidly-built iPhone car dock whose unique, no-batteries-required sound amplification system actually works fairly well provided you get your phone’s microphone and speaker lined up correctly. Review: Let me start out by saying that I’m leery of iPhone docks that cost $40 and up without including built-in charging features. Thankfully, Kensington has recently dropped the [...]

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  • Stocking Stuffer: Kensington Travel Battery Pack and Charger

    Stocking Stuffer: Kensington Travel Battery Pack and Charger

    The general idea behind most of Kensington's products seems to be to perform one main task and then follow up with one or two secondary and thoughtful convergence features. In the case of the Travel Battery Pack and Charger for iPhone and iPod touch, you get a high-capacity backup battery that doubles as a horizontal stand for watching movies.

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  • Stocking Stuffer: Kensington Video Chat Light for Netbooks ($15)

    Stocking Stuffer: Kensington Video Chat Light for Netbooks ($15)

    Kensington’s $15 “Video Chat Light for Netbooks” can provide some much-needed illumination to your video chats. It's powered by a single USB Port and features a flexible gooseneck that's sturdy yet pliable.

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  • Review: Kensington Nightstand Charging Dock for iPhone, iPod Touch

    Review: Kensington Nightstand Charging Dock for iPhone, iPod Touch

    Short Version: If you’ve never purchased a charging dock for your iPhone or iPod Touch and you’re without an alarm clock then the Kensington Nightstand is a perfect alternative for you, friend. Being able to check on the weather first thing in the morning is an added bonus. The $40 price tag might give some of you sticker shock considering the Rise & Shine app is free from the App Store, but a quick look around to other iPhone/iPod accessory vendors quickly reveals that the Nightstand is actually a good deal. If you’re looking to buy a charging dock that is.

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  • Kensington rolls out iPod dock with extended battery, clock and weather app, notebook sleeve and stand combo

    Kensington rolls out iPod dock with extended battery, clock and weather app, notebook sleeve and stand combo

    dockKensington's rolling out some new accessories today, a couple for the iPhone/iPod and a couple laptop stands. The two iPod devices are pretty interesting. First, the "Charging Dock with Mini Battery Pack for iPhone and iPod" is pretty much exactly like it sounds.

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  • Kensington outs the Charging Dock with Mini Battery Pack for the whole iPod family

    Kensington outs the Charging Dock with Mini Battery Pack for the whole iPod family

    Isn’t this the perfect solution for anyone with an iPhone or iPod Touch (or any iPod for that matter)? I think so. Kensington’s combo charging dock and mini battery pack for the entire iPod family is up for pre-order now. The dock is compatible with the “iPhone 3G, iPhone, iPod touch, iPod nano (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th gen), iPod classic, iPod mini, iPod (1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th gen).” The mini battery pack charges simultaneously as your iPod when docked and will add up to 30 hours of music, six hours of video and three hours of talk time. Not bad for $70.

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