Hardware and software Reviews from the North

Hello everyone,

First of all, I would like to apologize for the amount of time it has taken to get this online review up.       I have been really busy the last few months, though I wish that had not been the case.

Now with that out of the way, I am here today to tell you about an amazing product I recently had the pleasure of using. The device is called ‘The Powermat Portable’

As a technologist, I have a lot of portable devices in which I have to charge on a daily basis such as my PSP, DS Lite, iPod Touch, Iphone, etc. When you think about it, that’s a lot of wires. All of these devices take up unnecessary space in my power bar as well as my USB ports which becomes a real hassle. However, with the introduction of the Powermat Wireless Charging unit, I no longer have to battle through a mass of wires or make the ultimate decision of which device to charge first, and which is left cold and lonely.

Using the Powermat wireless charging unit is quite simple. All it takes is three easy steps and my device (and it could be yours too!) is ready to go.

The first step is connecting a device of your choice to the universal charger (which supports various popular devices such as the Sony PSP, Apple Iphone/iPod Touch, Nintendo DS Lite/Dsi, as well as stuff like Samsung, LG and Micro USB.) All the tips are connected to the Power Cube by way of a mini USB. There is also a USB located on the back of the Power Mat for easy charging of another device.

The second step is to place your selected device atop the Powermat. You’ll hear a rather satisfying ‘ding’ upon when the charge starts, Simple, no?

The third and final step is the easiest. Just sit back, go make a sandwich and wait for your device to charge!

The Charging Mat also turns itself off when the devices batteries are at maximum charge. The mat will re-activate if it detects power drainage on any one of the devices. There are two buttons near the USB ports that allow you adjust the volume of the bell-like sound the mat will emit, and white LED lights that tell you which of the three sections of the charging mat are in use.

There are some pre-designed cases that Powermat offers for the Iphone, iPod Touch, DS Lite and the Blackberry. Personally, I only had the chance to try out the Iphone case, and found that it did the job very nicely. The Powermat charged most of the devices I tested it with faster than if I had connected it to my PC or to an actual power outlet. The Power Cube worked effectively and efficiently for all the devices that I tested with it, and I found no problems.

Now, down to the business end here.  There are two models of the Powermat currently available; Powermat Home & Office Mat and the Powermat Portable, which is the model that I received for review.  The device itself includes the universal power cube, with all eight tips, a carrying case and a sleek power adapter that packs up for easy storage.

My only problem, slight as it may be, was that I found that not all the tips could fit inside the Power Cubes Tip Storage container. Of course, that’s just nitpicking at an otherwise great and worthwhile product. You’d be insane not to own one of these.

My overall rating for this product is 4.5 out of 5. I highly recommend it to anyone who faces the same challenges I do everyday just trying to charge my daily devices.

Till next time this is RavenD signing Off,

Stay Frosty.

Well things have changed for the better my friends, i have received the power mat device i talked about in my last blog post and im in the works of testing it now. I should be able to have a review up maybe by next week if all goes well.

Thanks to Power Mat for sending it out, im most pleased with it so far.

Till next time this is RavenD signing off. Stay Frosty

Well, it seems that i finally manged to aquire a new product from the nice people over at Power Mat. They have agreed to send me out a Power Mat Tavel Mat and a few of the recivers for review. I will be doing an Unboxing Video as well as a review on the product and should be up sometime hopefully in the next few weeks. I have also contacted a few other companies in hopes to get more products to review so if there are any products you would like me to review hit me up at raven@animastarstudio.com and will see what i can do.

Till next time this is RavenD signing off. Stay Frosty

Well i know you all are waiting for me to resume my reviews however the problem is this week has been slow and the review pool has dried up.

Hopefully i’ll be able ro get some more things to review soon, i really hate the fact that this happened just after the hardware failure on the blog. if you have any ideas feel free to e-mail me at raven@animastarstudio.com

Thanks for all your support

Stay Frosty!

Well It would seem that due to hardware issues with my host that my last blog was destoryed, i stupidly forgot to backup recent posts and thus i much start over again from scratch.

Basiclly this blog will focus on Hardware and software reviews of all kinds, also i plan on bloging about technology in general in the comming weeks. I work full time currently so it may be slow to start up with, but once i get back into sync everything will flow smoothly.