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Wii InCharge Dual Charge Station | 
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| From: Tekno Creations
Category: Video Games
List Price: $44.99
Buy New: $31.16
You Save: $13.83 (31%)
New (13) from $31.16
Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 344
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Media: Accessory
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 7.9 x 3.6
MPN: ICWII200
Model: ICWII200
UPC: 890929001109
EAN: 0890929001017
ASIN: B0017KCUEQ
Release Date: September 2, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Charges with silicon sleeves and wrist straps on | | • | 50% lighter than AA batteries and other charging solutions | | • | Charge one or two controllers at once | | • | Includes two Lithium polymer battery pack | | • | Non-metal conductive charging solution (charge not effected by dirt or grime) |
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Product Description
The InCharge for Wii is an inductive charging station. The InCharge charging station is the only solution that works with the Nintendo Wii with the silicon skins on the remote.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Near perfect design flawed by user interface November 8, 2008
David Hensley (Dallas, TX USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A half dozen or so cradle chargers on the market. Wii controllers have skins--but available chargers won't charge with skins on. Skins are a PITA to remove. Removing skins hard on the skins. Enter the InCharge. Charges with or without skins and charges inductively (think of a Sonicare toothbrush). InCharge feels solid, takes controllers with or without skins, and is tolerant of how the controllers are positioned within the cradle.
Perfect design, but enter the nitwit design decision: entire civilized world uses a flashing indicator for charging, and a solid indicator for charged. Done this way since the dawn of time. People are used to it. Millions of products work this way. Sony, Nikon, Fujitsu, HP, Panasonic, etc. do it this way. So of course the InCharge engineering team decides to do the opposite. Their engineering management, product management and UI people don't stop this trainwreck. This may sound like an overblown rant, but a lot of folks, including me, are becoming intolerant of this type of bad engineering. From the flashing 12 of the early VCRs to my wireless headphones that beep 6 times, loudly and slowly everytime the audio stops for more than 10 seconds, these crappy decisions can turn a well-designed product like the InCharge into an annoyance. It works, but it irritates me everytime I see it flashing. What were they thinking.
/rant
That said, another reviewer mentioned the solution--mask out the lights. Would have been nice to know, say, when the batteries were fully charged, and would have been nice not to have to kludge the product in order to use it, but it was apparently more important for the InCharge engineers to exercise their creativity.
 Great Product! November 5, 2008
L. Tripoli (Chicago, Illinois)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is really a great product. Nice to keep silicon skins on. Easy for the kids to use. Just put in the charging cradles.
However, with the silicon skins on it will take much longer for the remotes to fully charge (12+ hours). It is a bit annoying that the lights keep flashing when the remotes are fully charged. Like another reviewer said, it would be nice if the color just changed from blue to red.
We have not had a chance to see how long the charges will last, but I think this product is very environmentally friendly.
Great for any family that owns a Wii!
Positive Review- In Charge Dual Charge Station ***** November 4, 2008
Edward Persand (New Orleans, La)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am very pleased with this product!! I've had it for a month now. I don't have to remove the silicon jacket to charge my wiimotes. You just place it in the cradle, the magnetic charging is similar to that of a Sonicare toothbrush charger. They are no contacts to wear down, rust, or corrode. I researched this pretty hard and this was the only solution that I would accept. Worth every single penny...BELIEVE ME!!
There is no better alternative.
Nearly perfect; Easily upgraded to perfect November 3, 2008
B. Gordon (Fair Oaks, CA United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought two of these units two months ago and absolutely love them. The ability for kids to just set the controller down in roughly the right place and still have it charge is fantastic.
I have had NO issues with charge life. I've seen the kids play for many hours with hardly any loss of charge.
I have had NO issues with the reset button, even when using the Mario Kart wheel.
My ONLY complaint is with the very bright flashing lights. With the new battery pack, each remote gains a blue LED which flashes whenever it is "docked" in the induction field. In addition, the base has two bright blue LEDs that glow steady when each remote is charging and flashes whenever each is charged. Who thought of that backwards logic???
I took some well-cut electric tape and completely covered the front panel lights. Then I used some thin strips of electric tape and covered 80% of the LED on each remote. This allows me to (barely) confirm the remote is "docked", and I don't care to see the charge indicator.
Overall, I *highly* recommend this product.
great charge and battery October 25, 2008
John Hancock (Greenbrae, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Disposable batteries do not last very long in Wii bluetooth controllers. The batteries and charger in the In-charge solve the problem. Only con is the flashing blue light when charging which is very annoying at night.
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