Powermat Home Office Mat (Black)

I've seen a demo of this device and it worked exactly as advertised (the long term durability has yet to be determined). For some reason many [lazy/ignorant] reviewers seem to think you can just set an electronic device on top of the powermat and it will magically charge it with no previous setup. Um, no. Separate chargers need to be purchased for your specific phone/mp3 player (seems obvious now, doesn't it?), and that is something anyone who has gone to the powermat website or any tech website (Amazon, CNET) addressing this machine will know. As far as usefulness, you will need to slide on the magnetic case to the device prior to setting it on the powermat, so it doesn't remove any steps from the charging process, it only replaces the wires with charging cases and saves on outlet space. So basically it's up to you whether the device ($100) and charging cases (~$40 each) are worth it to replace a free charging device. If so, than the device is great. There is definite room for improv... Read more

Purchased the powermat as a birthday gift and find out after opening and reading instructions that you need additional parts (the receivers) for the powermat to even be used. They should call it the doormat.

When you read about the Powermat they really don't mention that inorder to have it work as shown you have to purchase additional equipment that must be attached/stuck to the back of each additoinal device that you want to charge. The Powermat comes with one "plug in" that charges one device at a time the old fashion way. Not such a good deal when you have to order and spend more money to get what you thought you were getting originally. This would have been a good buy had they included everything you needed up front to charge at least three things. Plus, not knowing the size or thickness of the device stick on, I was concerned about how bulky it would be. On a camera or Ipod it wouldn't matter much but when trying to clip my iPhone back into a belt holder it might not fit. I returned mine!

I am about to purchase this item and after reading most of the reviews have to ask myself what do the past users expect. Of course the iphone, blackberry needs some sort of connection to the existing power source, after all this unit can not preform magic and simply send power through the air, through the iphone or blackberry case and magically charge the battery. It instead needs to be able to connect through the plug-protective case for the iphone/blackberry then it can connect to the powerpad using the magnet connection. As far as the concern about the magnet against credit cards, be prewarned that both the iphone and the blackberry already have magnets within them for the audio speaker, so not unless you are putting the iphone in your wallet (must be a big wallet) then use some common sense... I am relying my review on the technical review from popular mechanics which at least addressed the technical side of this unit... As far as the cost, think about it, we have three ip... Read more

I saw this in a store and checked it out. I replaced the product, walked over to the Velcro cable management ties ( Cables To Go - 29856 - 11in Velcro Hook and Loop Cable Straps Bright Multi-Color 12Pk ) and saved myself $96, plus ~$20 per extra device for which I would need to buy an adapter. Attach a Velcro strap to each recharge cable, wrap it, and then PUT IT AWAY when done. BUT, WAIT! THERE'S MORE! If you buy now, you'll be able to keep the cable wrapped, WHILE CHARGING, at no additional cost! Frankly, these recharge pads save no extra electricity, and are NO MORE CONVENIENT. The pad uses an much electricity in standby mode as my cable does, but i'm quite certain people will leave the pad charged in at all hours, whereas they would normally unplug the recharge cable when done. You still have to plug your device in to something. The pad takes up space and is nothing more than neat-o gadgetry for people needing an ego boost. What we REALLY need is for the IEEE to dec... Read more

I purchased one of these powermats after seeing the ad on TV. The mat is nice and not a bad looking product. But the cases you need to buy are crazy. I purchased two cases one for my iphone and the other for my wife's blackberry. Nothing like having my nice sleek iphone made bulky. My wife didn't seem to mind the case at first since she puts it in her purse. We started to realize that the phones did not charge as fast as they did when they were plugged in. The company claims they do charge just as fast. Second we started to notice the case started to fall apart. The square thing on the back became disconnected from the case. This was just after two weeks od use!!!!! I called the company and they said that the case was not intended to be used like a conventional case!!! So, let me get this straight, I am expected to remove the case and put it back on when i want to charge my phone? This is more time consuming than pluging it in. When calling the company I realized that the powermat is m... Read more