Product Description

Palm Pre Touchstone Charging Dock

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #202 in Cell Phone Accessories
• Brand: Palm
• Model: 3454WW
• Dimensions: 3.00" h x 1.90" w x 3.40" l, 1.00 pounds

Features

• Place your Palm Pre on the Touchstone Charging Dock for wireless charging when used with the optional Touchstone Back Cover
• Inductive coils inside the Charging Dock generate a small, oscillating electromagnetic field and transmit it through the Back Cover
• Magnets snap your Palm Pre into place on the Charging Dock and charging begins immediately
• Charges in the same amount of time as wall charger that came with your Palm Pre
• What's in the Box: Touchstone Charging Dock for Palm Pre

Amazon.com Product Description
Avoid the hassle of tangled cords and charge your Palm Pre wirelessly with this Palm Touchstone Charging Dock. The first inductive charging solution for phones, the Touchstone Charging Dock allows you to set your Palm Pre on top of the dock without worrying about connection, orientation or fit. The device remains active while charging, allowing access to the touch screen, movies or video, or the speakerphone option.

The Touchstone Charging Dock.

Palm Pre and Touchstone Back Cover sold separately.

This package includes just the Touchstone Charging Dock; to charge your device wirelessly, you also need the separately available Touchstone Back Cover for Palm Pre.

Just set your Pre with compatible Touchstone Back Cover on the Touchstone Charging Dock, and it magnetically snaps into place and begins charging. The magnets align your phone in the correct position for charging, whether in portrait or landscape mode--no cables or connectors required to attach your phone to the dock. And it charges in the same amount of time as wall charger that came with your Palm Pre.

The Charging Dock also offers a number of handy features in addition to keeping your battery topped up:

• Place your phone on the Charging Dock when you're on a call and its speakerphone automatically turns on.
• Pick your phone up from the Charging Dock while you're on speakerphone and the conversation is automatically routed back to the phone.
• For incoming phone calls, simply pick up the phone from the Charging Dock and it answers automatically, without having to tap the screen.
• When the phone is not in use, Nightstand mode displays the time and incoming notifications.

The Charging Dock also requires the International Power Charger that came with the Palm Pre to operate.

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Customer Reviews

The puck is great - but be sure you have the right parts
This dock (hockey puck) is great if you want to add a second location (office/car) to charge your touchstone-enabled Palm Pre.

If you have not yet bought any touchstone stuff, then do not buy this. You should first buy the touchstone kit Palm Pre Touchstone Kit which includes the back panel and one dock.

The confusing thing for many is powering the puck, as this dock does NOT include any cables.

The instructions state that you should not connect this dock to the USB port on your computer. The dock should be connected to an A/C power source; I hear a car charger works, as well. If you plan to buy this as a second charging location, then you're already using the cables/AC that came with your phone for your first dock. So after you buy this dock, you'll also need to buy either (a) a car charging kit or (b) a micro-USB cable and AC adapter to power this second dock.

Know what you're getting
The touchstone is great, but as others have written, know that this one doesn't come with the magnetic Pre back cover (which is needed to charge the phone) or a charger or a charger cable. You need these separately, either taken from your primary setup or bought separately.

What hasn't been mentioned already is NOT EVERY USB charger will work with Touchstone. Only certain chargers provide enough "juice" and only certain cables actually fit the microUSB slot.

Check forums like PreCentral d o t net for a list of compatible adapters.

As a device, it's wonderful, just know what you're getting.

Touchstone is good, make sure you realize this is NOT the kit
IMPORTANT: As other reviewers have stated, don't buy this Touchstone unless you already bought the Touchstone Kit!! You need the replacement back for your Pre to use this! I wrote a full review on the Amazon Touchstone Kit page, but below are some comments more applicable to those buying a 2nd touchstone (presumably to have in a permanent location).

Good's:
- Sticky Back: I originally stuck the touchstone on a wood dresser next to my bed, re-stuck it vertically on the side of my desk about 2 months ago, and so far it has not fallen. It feels secure, but I would be a little nervous if there wasn't 1/2" carpet on the floor.
- Charge is fast. 2 hours gets it from dead to full.

Bad's:
- Makes a very quiet buzz and I do not suggest having it near your head while you sleep!! When I first put the Touchstone near my bed I kept waking up at 1am wondering what was making that strange noise. If you have any ambient sound, or if your touchstone is more than ~5 feet away, you won't notice it. If not, expect an almost inaudible, but still terribly annoying, "mmzzzzpmf... mmzzzpmf" every 2 seconds.
- Like the kit, no cord. What a pain!!
- For vertical users (like me), it would be nice if the magnet was a bit stronger. I wish I could haphazardly slap the Pre on, but instead have to set it on and very slowly pull by hand away to make sure it is centered.