do you have to plug it into the power port of the device you want to charge?
192457
Yes. So you still have to plug something into the device so this is silly. But if you own a power mat and really want to use it then this is what you need. Hopefully more devices come with inductive charging built-in in the future. More expensive ones will or they will at least have an adapter available that actually becomes part of the device.
192458
Yes you must plug it in the power port of your device and then it will wirelessly connect to the Powermat
1555114
Only if you plug the usb into a usb port first. It is a usb powered device.
1185884
No, it does not. It does have a USB port so you can use your own cord to charge. The cord that is built into the PowerGen is a Micro-USB.
780191
No. The device itself has to be plugged into a wall outlet. But it is great if you need to charge more than two devices.
13756
I have it plugged into a USB port on my TV, but you can also plug it into a power outlet if you have a USB-wall outlet charger (like one used for a cell phone).
458955
No. The power adapter is only needed if the devices connected to it require more power than the port on the computer can provide.
111715
In order for it to charge you have to plug it into an outlet with a usb port (computer, cell phone charger, etc...) I just plug mine into one of my cell phone chargers to charge it.
627641
yes, you can plug it into any powered USB port, including the AC adapters, and it should charge.
2087818
No. It does not power the laptop or charge the battery. There are two things to plug in while it is docked, the USB cable to the dock and the power cable for the laptop. So far the device is working perfectly.
803280
I can plug it directly into a USB port but just to provide power I believe you still need to use the SD card
1807871
It charges via USB; it does not have a port of its own to plug in another device
294479
Yes. Using it is no different from charging it with a power adapter. But it will be physically awkward if you are not at a table or desk.
449947
No. I'm pretty sure it says somewhere in the product description that the device can't be powered by a USB port.
2256378
no it has a power outlet plug in, only way to charge it. there is a mini usb port but that is not for charging
2250029
Hi. No there is no power port to plug it into the wall. Just has the one cable to plug into usb on your computer. It's really cool though!
342711
Yup. It comes with a USB cable to charge it while it's plugged into a bus powered USB port on your computer. I also plug it into my iPhone wall charger when I don't want to connect to my computer and it works fine.
1191289
No, the device charges with a micro-USB, icluded. The other end IS USB so if you want to charge AC you will need a USB to AC adapter.