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I can rarely be found without a portable phone charger with me – it’s the down side of having a phone that’s almost two years old. As a blogger and a community manager for several small businesses, I use my iPhone a lot – I charge it a minimum of three times a day and rely on a portable charger to get me through those times when I have to leave my house (and the electrical outlets there) and run errands or meet clients.
The first time I heard about a portable charger, I didn’t quite understand it – “what? You can charge your phone without an outlet? How does that even happen?” The first charger I bought five years ago was great. I relied on it to charge my phone one full time while I was out and about and it died after about a year of use. I knew that I needed something more powerful and started asking for advice from bloggers. One told me about (affiliate link) New Trent and I purchased my first charger from them. Four years later, that charger has been passed down to Michael and still works like a champ – the external charger will charge his iPhone three full times before it needs to be recharged itself.
How does it work?
1. First things first. You have to charge the charger. Plug the portable device charger into an outlet and allow it to charge fully – you can usually tell when it’s charged by looking for the lights. Four blue lights means this NT600C by New Trent is ready to be used.
2. Once charged up, your portable charger is ready to go. This charger has two USB ports, making it extra useful. Charge your phone and iPad, two phones, whatever you want to – it can charge all of these devices, as long as you have a charging cable:
Apple: Apple: iPhone 5, iPhone 4S/4, iPhone 3GS/3G, Original
Samsung: Galaxy Note 2/1, Galaxy S3, Galaxy S2, Galaxy Nexus, & all other Samsung smartphones
HTC: Evo Shift 4G, Incredible S, One V/S/X, Thunderbolt, EVO 3D, EVO 4G and all other HTC smartphones
LG: Nexus 4, Optimus 4X / 2X / V / S / T / 3D / 7 / One and all other LG cellphones.
Blackberry: Tour, Storm 2, Curve, Bold, & all other Blackberry smartphones
LG: Nexus 4, Optimus 4X/2X/V/S/T/3D/7/One & all other LG smartphones Motorola: Droid RAZR MAXX / X / X2 / HD, Atrix, Bionic, and all other Motorola cellphones.
Plug your device into the charger and look for the power button. Some portable chargers automatically turn on when they’re connected to a device, and some need you to push a power button. The NT600C shown here automatically turns on.
3. Live life! Set your phone and charger in your purse, in your car, or wherever you need to set it – the charger will continue to provide power to your phone until your phone is fully charged, then it automatically shuts off. When the charger needs to be charged again, it’ll shut off until plugged into an electrical outlet.
4. Recharge. Plug the charger into an outlet and let it charge back up. This particular charger is good for approximately 500 charge cycles like the one we just went through.
This post was sponsored by New Trent. It is a giveaway post that has been edited. As my Blissdom sponsor, New Trent has kindly provided this giveaway item. I have been a New Trent fan since long before they were a sponsor of mine, and I would never suggest a brand to you that I didn’t love myself.
I could really use this charger along with a few car chargers as well.
my family really need this b/c we don’t even come close to having enough plug ins for all our apple electronics :)
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I think out of everything, I would still choose the charger you are giving away!
Grip case
This one looks great: New Trent NT120T USB chargeable 12000mAh Heavy Duty 2A/1A Dual USB Ports External Battery Pack for the Latest Apple iPhone 5, the New iPad with Retina Display, iPad 2, iPhone 5/4S/4/3GS/3G, iPod Touch (all versions); Samsung Galaxy Note/Nexus/S3/S2/S; HTC Titan, Sensation, ONE S/V/X, EVO Thunderbolt, Desire; LG Optimus series; Blackberry Bold, Curve, Torch; Motorola Razr HD/MAXX & Bionic, Atrix/2; Nokia Lumia 700/800/900 and GoPro :-)
I think the one that my family would absolutely need is this one : New Trent iGeek IMP99D/NT99D 9900mAh External Battery Pack and Charger (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002YFDRHW/ref=sc_pgp_c_0_2312052011_m_A3GSCL19TAH7YV_13?ie=UTF8&m=A3GSCL19TAH7YV&n=2312052011&s=merchant&v=glance) It’ll work with all the awesome devices we have. Thanks for the giveaway!
I have to have this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ZBZ64Q/ref=sc_pgp_c_0_2312052011_m_A3GSCL19TAH7YV_3?ie=UTF8&m=A3GSCL19TAH7YV&n=2312052011&s=merchant&v=glance
New Trent iCarrier 12000mAh Dual USB Ports External Battery Pack for the Latest Apple iPhone 5, iPad 4, iPad mini, the New iPad with Retina display, iPad2 , iPhone 5/4S/4/3GS/3G, iPod Touch all versions; Android phones Samsung Galaxy Note/Nexus/S3/S2/S; HTC Titan, Sensation, ONE S/V/X, EVO Thunderbolt, Desire; LG Optimus series; Motorola Razr HD/MAXX & Bionic, Atrix/2; Nokia Lumia 700/800/900 and GoPro (IMP120D: iCarrier is the upgraded version of iCruiser IMP1000 with Dual USB output)
I would love to have the Canon PowerShot SX260 HS 12.1 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 20x Image Stabilized Zoom 25mm Wide-Angle Lens and 1080p…
trent iGeek IMP99D/NT99D 9900mAh External Battery Pack and Charger I could use this!
Love the product you’re giving away, and this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002YFDRHW/ref=sc_pgp_c_0_2312052011_m_A3GSCL19TAH7YV_7?ie=UTF8&m=A3GSCL19TAH7YV&n=2312052011&s=merchant&v=glance//((1955nursehjc4me(at)myway(dot)com)) Thanks for the chance!
I would really like to get an iPad keyboard. The Embassy looks like a good one.
l like the New Trent Arcadia Grabbit Case fit for the iPad because I always drop mine Thanks!
So many things to love!!! My wish list has grown by leaps and bounds after browsing. At the top of my list is New Trent IMP36W Embassy Keyboard Case for iPad 2, Bluetooth keyboard /w leather finish back cover for Apple iPad 2 3G Tablet, WIFI Model, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, with three different adjustable angles
id love the trent arcadia grabbit case for ipad!
New Trent NT1400 iZen
The Arcadia Grabbit case is neat!
I love the New Trent, 10W 5V/2A Dual Port high-speed USB AC wall charger (NT90C/IMP90C)
Really want the New Trent iTorch IMP52D 5200mAh External Battery Charger
the icarrier is awesome!
I like the New Trent Arcadia 2PCS Micro-Knit “Clickpen” Stylus (TwinPack, Black + White), for iPhone 5 4 4s, iPod touch, iPad: 1st gen/2/the NEW iPad/ iPad 4th gen with Retina display, Samsung Galaxy Tablet and Phone, Motorola Tablet and Phone, Blackberry Tablet and Phone, Google Nexus 7, Barnes and Noble Nooks and all capacitive touchscreen devices. (IMP63T/NT63T). Thank you