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Brand: Belkin
Category: CE

List Price: ~~$92.97~~
Buy New: $59.00
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Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars

8 reviews

Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 12 x 14 x 10
Warranty: 3 years warranty

MPN: F8E490
Model: F8E490
UPC: 722868528730
EAN: 0722868528730
ASIN: B0006ZKV1C

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: in original belkin packaging

Features:

•	Works with all iPod or iPod mini players with dock connectors
•	Includes three sleeves for 10/15/20 GB iPod, 30/40 GB iPod, and iPod mini
•	Attaches securely with custom-molded sleeves to protect your iPod
•	Includes a DC/Firewire charging cable
•	Features a two-cell lithium ion battery which offers cost-savings and convenience of recharging

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The TunePower Rechargeable Battery Pack from Belkin keeps the music playing by letting you power your iPod-even when your internal battery is drained. It's a great solution for long plane flights, hikes, or for anytime you don't have access to an AC outlet. For your convenience, we've included three sleeves sized to fit all iPod and iPod mini players with dock connectors. The TunePower provides 8-10 hours of additional play time on all iPod models and it features a power-level indicator, so you can tell when your batteries are running low. The compact design fits easily in yourpocket or carrying case so you'll never be caught without your tunes again. Belkin 3-Year Warranty

Amazon.com Product Description
The Belkin F8E490 TunePower Rechargeable Battery Pack for iPod keeps the music playing by letting you power your iPod-even when your internal battery is drained. It's a great solution for long plane flights, hikes, or for anytime you don't have access to an AC outlet. For the ultimate in convenience, this unit includes three sleeves sized to fit almost all iPod and iPod mini players with dock connectors.

The TunePower provides 8-10 hours of additional play time on all iPod models, and features a power-level indicator so you can tell when your batteries are running low. The compact design fits easily in your pocket or carrying case, and includes a detachable DC/FireWire cable that, when used with the Apple AC wall charger included with your iPod or any FireWire port, will charge both your iPod and the TunePower simultaneously. This unit also features a protective case design that prevents dirt, dust, or an accidental impact from damaging the connector.

The Belkin TunePower comes with three custom molded sleeves, one for 10, 15, and 20 GB iPods, one for 30 and 40 GB iPods, and one for iPod minis. Compatible with any appropriate-sized iPod with a dock connector--including the iPod mini, iPod 3G, iPod 4G (Click Wheel), iPod color, and iPod 5G/5.5G Video--the Belkin F8E490 TunePower runs on a 2-cell rechargeable lithium-ion battery, and is backed by Belkin's 3-year warranty.

What's in the Box
Belkin F8E490 TunePower rechargeable battery pack, user's guide, and warranty information.

Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars

Great if you have firewire May 27, 2008
monkeyhand (OHIO)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Great product, took my iPod camping for over a week and it was still going strong. Not sure why all these dummies gave it one star because they can't read the specs!!! Requires IEEE port... that is firewire!!! Oh well their loss as this is a high quality battery that I've owned for several years now and it is still going strong. You get what you pay for!

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent solution for travelers June 7, 2007
R. Allen (San Francisco, CA)
Belkin replaced my F8E464 Backup Battery Pack on warranty, after it failed, with the F8E490 TunePower. I routinely got more than 12 hours of video on my iPod using the F8E464, but I had to carry 4 AA PhotoLithium batteries, 4 spares, and the iPod recharger as well. I only do carry-on baggage on flights, and every ounce and cubic inch makes a difference considering all the gear I need to take. The TunePower offers at least 7 hours of video (with the iPod brightness turned down to about 20% - this is more than adequate for in-flight viewing) before switching over to the iPod's batteries. More important, the TunePower with its charger makes for a more compact and lightweight solution than before eliminating the bulk and weight of 8 AA batteries and the iPod recharger. The ability to operate and charge both the TunePower and iPod from a single AC adapter is a benefit. The cradle is a good solution for packaging the TunePower and iPod together, and protects the power cable and jack. But, I have to take the iPod out of its protective case to use it because it offers no protection for the screen and click wheel. No big deal. Finally, the manual creates confusion about a FireWire recharging scheme - there was no FireWire cable in the box, but I don't care: there's no FireWire jack on my laptop. Overall, I am very pleased with this Belkin product and think it is a real improvement over the earlier solution.

5 out of 5 stars

A note to the ignorant July 7, 2006
S. Lloyd (UK)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful

I recently purchased the tunepower, even after reading the above reviews, as I do have firewire on my laptop, and, I have the ac wall charger (THAT COMES WITH YOUR IPOD WHEN YOU PURCHASE IT!) I have yet to test its full capability for holding a charge, but I have high hopes, as everyone who seems to have followed the instructions for this item, apparently gets good power from it. Read the instructions! They explain that if you plug your ipod into the tunepower (4gig and mini models) and it's internal battery is low, you will only get 4 or so hours from the tunepower, but your ipod will then be charged. Once again, read the instructions! And as for all the people complaining about the firewall charging, did you throw away your apple issued ac charger for your ipod, when you bought it? Or do you just not realise that it has a firewall port on it? And besides that, if for some reason you just never got an AC charger with your ipod. THE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS CLEARLY STATE THAT IT REQUIRES A FIREWALL PORT ON YOUR COMPUTER, OR THE AC CHARGER THAT CAME WITH YOUR IPOD! Stop writing bad reviews for reasons that don't warrant a bad review!
And no, I don't work for Belkin, I just like most of their products.
I will follow up this review with results on how long my tunepower battery lasts with my ipod mini.

1 week later.

Ok, so I ran my ipod mini using the tunepower for 5 hours, and the ipod battery is still full. Also, for 3 of those hours, I used my iTrip. The indicator light on the tunepower went red after about an hour and a half, but has stayed there since.
So, 5 hours, with 3 using iTrip. No bad. Will have to see if it makes 8 hours.
Great product! Remember to read the hardware/system requirements before purchasing!

1 out of 5 stars

Not for everyone April 29, 2006
J. Kelly (Melbourne, Australia)
4 out of 7 found this review helpful

Must have firewire AC wall charger and/or six-pin firewire on computer to charge this unit. I have neither.
Also found 30g vidpod didn't fit properly in plastic sleeves and the dock connector seemed to want to unseat it as well.
Returned unit to shop and purchased Belkin 4 x AA battery unit with suction cups. Much better. You can use rechargeable batteries or simply buy them when needed.

5 out of 5 stars

Ideal!!...but apparenlty only for older iPods!! April 1, 2006
Constant Reader (Fresno, CA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I was just browsing around and thought I'd see what others thought of this item. I was expecting rave reviews from everyone. Man was I wrong.

I bought one of these about a year ago or more, and couldn't live without it. I work a 10 hour shift and my 4th Gen iPod (click wheel model with b/w lcd screen) would give out on me by about 6.5 hours. Using this, my power meter will barely drop below full after 10 hours of fairly high volume listening.

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