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Look! Airport ChargeCarte

2007-08-27-rapidcharger.jpgOn our recent escape, we spotted this sitting in the terminal of our local airport.

The ChargeCarte allows you to rapidly charge many portable devices from cell phones to pdas, and even iPods. For a small fee, you can charge your device for 15 or 30 minutes.

Finding a spot to plug in our portable devices can be a challenge in the airport, so we think this could be a great way to get our phone topped up in a pinch. However, we're not so keen on leaving our device sitting on a kiosk for 15-30 minutes. In our airport, there wasn't anywhere to sit and wait while your device was charging. We'd imagine you'd get bored pretty quickly waiting, but if you need some juice and can't find an outlet this may be your best option.

 
 

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I recently noticed one of these in the business center in Portland (PDX).

posted by Laurie on August 28th 2007 at 9:11am
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Brutal! Though it's a nice idea where AC isn't usually available, I foresee things that used to be free (i.e. lots of airports have power outlets around) into something that's annoying and expensive (i.e. 'wait at this kiosk to have your device charged for a per-minute fee').

posted by optimuscrime on August 28th 2007 at 12:59pm
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This is a little more than just an outlet, though, because the charger is supplied. It is bound to be more economical than buying a spare charger if you've forgotten (or checked) yours.

posted by Anne in Chicago on August 28th 2007 at 1:10pm
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Many European and Asian airports have these -- only they don't charge.

posted by carrier on August 29th 2007 at 6:36am
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