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CharlesCook

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Hello, i am going to Italy and am taking a very long plane ride and am relying on my ipod for entertainment. Obviously, the power will eventually run out and i am wondering if there are any decent items that can charge my ipod while traveling other than bringing a laptop on the plane. Thank You!
 

superscape

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Feb 12, 2008
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Hi there,

I'd suggest a battery pack that you can charge up before you go. Plenty to choose from. I assume that one designed for an iPhone will work for an iPod Touch, but obviously, do your homework!


Its a loooooooong time since I was on a plane, but I'm a regular train passenger here in the UK and USB charging points are almost always available on trains. I wonder whether it's worth checking with the airline to see if anything similar is available?
 
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Scepticalscribe

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Jul 29, 2008
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Hello, i am going to Italy and am taking a very long plane ride and am relying on my ipod for entertainment. Obviously, the power will eventually run out and i am wondering if there are any decent items that can charge my ipod while traveling other than bringing a laptop on the plane. Thank You!

A USB charging point will, very possibly, be in the armrest of your seat on the plane. I've seen them increasingly in economy over the past few years.

However, perhaps check with the airline.
 

D.T.

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Sep 15, 2011
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Personally, I wouldn't trust the airline to know, or spend the frustrating number of cycles needed to track down the information. I'd also build in some contingency even *if* you determine they supposedly have charging ports - especially if you can do this at a moderately low cost and wind up with something that's handy to have outside of just this one trip :)

I'd highly recommend anything made by Anker, terrific engineering, support, always highly reviewed. This is a terrific option that strikes a balance between price, portability and power output:


10,000mAh
Less than 3" x 4" x 1"
$29

Given an iPod Touch (at least the current gen) is 1043mAh, account for charge efficiency, etc., that's about 7-8 full recharges from that tiny little device :)
 
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Jul 29, 2008
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In a coffee shop.
Personally, I wouldn't trust the airline to know, or spend the frustrating number of cycles needed to track down the information. I'd also build in some contingency even *if* you determine they supposedly have charging ports - especially if you can do this at a moderately low cost and wind up with something that's handy to have outside of just this one trip :)

I'd highly recommend anything made by Anker, terrific engineering, support, always highly reviewed. This is a terrific option that strikes a balance between price, portability and power output:


10,000mAh
Less than 3" x 4" x 1"
$29

Given an iPod Touch (at least the current gen) is 1043mAh, account for charge efficiency, etc., that's about 7-8 full recharges from that tiny little device :)

I second the recommendation of Anker products; anything of theirs that I have managed to obtain have been excellent quality, well made, and reliable.
 
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iGeneo

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Hello, i am going to Italy and am taking a very long plane ride and am relying on my ipod for entertainment. Obviously, the power will eventually run out and i am wondering if there are any decent items that can charge my ipod while traveling other than bringing a laptop on the plane. Thank You!

I travel regularly to the UK. Tried so many chargers and battery combinations. This is by far the best one


  1. Fast Charge
  2. Built in Lightning Cable
  3. Built in USB-C Port
  4. Built in USB-A Port
  5. 10000 mAh battery built into the charger
  6. Battery status lights
  7. includes snap in power adapters for US, EU and UK.
  8. When plugged in, charges my 13" MacBook Pro and iPad Pro 11
 
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