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#1 2008-07-16 11:43 pm
- F041
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Charging an iPod shuffle (2nd generation) without my own computer?
I am wondering if it is possible to charge the current iPod shuffle with a computer not tied to the iPod. I will be traveling and would love to be able to bring the USB charging cable and just use it at public computers but if that is not possible I don't know what I will do. Ideas? Thanks!
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#2 2008-07-16 11:46 pm
- barrfid_od
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Re: Charging an iPod shuffle (2nd generation) without my own computer?
yes
plug it in
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#3 2008-07-17 8:09 am
- mrreet2001
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Re: Charging an iPod shuffle (2nd generation) without my own computer?
F041 wrote:
I don't know what I will do. Ideas? Thanks!
for hotels and homes: USB Wall adapter
For cars and such: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.688
F041 wrote:
I am wondering if it is possible to charge the current iPod shuffle with a computer not tied to the iPod. I will be traveling and would love to be able to bring the USB charging cable and just use it at public computers but if that is not possible
I would worry about viruses and how much charging would happen on the public computers. ie are you gonna sit at a public computer for 4+ hours?
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#4 2008-07-17 9:56 pm
- mdensch
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Re: Charging an iPod shuffle (2nd generation) without my own computer?
There actually is an iPod user who didn't know you can buy a wall charger for them??
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#5 2008-07-25 1:01 pm
Re: Charging an iPod shuffle (2nd generation) without my own computer?
mdensch wrote:
There actually is an iPod user who didn't know you can buy a wall charger for them??
Hey now... 
To be fair, it shouldn't even be this way. Apple used to include the wall charger, but then they got greedy and started making them available only as a separate purchase. I still have my wall charger from the 3rd gen iPod and I use it for my Touch. I guess this is why people don't know about the wall chargers as much anymore.
To answer the original question... well, actually I guess it's already been answered. Wall charger is good; you can plug it into a public computer but then you'd have to wait and make others wait in the process.
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