A "Wireless Charging" kit for iPods circa 2009

[@ilyac1802]

I have never even owned an ipod, but I just found this channel - and let me tell you I'm ABSOLUTELY HOOKED.

[@DankPods]

Thanks!

[@comradecameron3726]

Dankpods is good at making videos.

[@Setupthemabomb]

Boy, i bought a 3rd gen iPod AFTER binging on this channel.

[@bagatatalapuba]

same

[@valknight5748]

@@Setupthemabomb Same! My 5th gen is turning up next week, managed to score it for about £40 and it's in good condition

[@irtbmtind89]

I remember one of these being the grand prize at a charity raffle at (I think) my younger brother's school. Powermat doesn't make consumer products anymore but they developed a lot of the fundamentals of wireless charging technology and own a bunch of patents for it; I believe they get a royalty for every set of Airpods sold.

[@popenieafantome9527]

So they embody the saying “ they’re a little confused, but they got the spirit”

[@imthatguypal_]

@@popenieafantome9527 They're not confused. Awesome ideas, terrible execution.

[@mossy.mp4580]

Bollucks

[@JohnJohnson-fr5cx]

@@mossy.mp4580 agreed

[@well_as_an_expert_id_say]

@@imthatguypal_ k

[@oqfktm]

7:25 : "I've got plans for the receiver inside of this." This guy is up to something.

[@lonerider92]

Wireless charged chungus.

[@morsine]

@@HelenGPitts well i live in middle East, it could be awesome if you can give me 30$ :D

[@SkylarsTerribleMemes]

@@HelenGPitts bit sketchy that i have to pay for "training materials"

[@ジオバニー]

Helen G. Pitts fuck off

[@StaticVapour590]

@@HelenGPitts go to hell

[@TechIMO]

My uni is partnered with this company, and they genuinely do make good wireless charging things. Our library has them built into the desks. All you have to do is set your phone on the table and it starts to charge. It’s honestly great for when you’re working on something. In this case I think they were looking ahead to the future before the technology was ready lol

[@SylvieTheBagel]

so what's the uni, and where do I buy that table?

[@gunner9037]

radiation gaming

[@gergo7507]

@@SylvieTheBagel Linus tech tips made a video about the same idea, they show you how to make it yourself.

[@SylvieTheBagel]

@@gergo7507 really? where.

[@SylvieTheBagel]

@@gergo7507 nvm found it. thanks for telling me!

[@badlobster123]

I am sure this man's most used catchphrase is, "Can you believe no-one bought this?"

[@wojtaz7433]

Trademark*

[@seacatgirls]

oh my pkcell

[@4lxAnd3r]

"energy saving" wireless transmission needs even more power than cable based charging because it's inefficient as heck

[@sand0decker]

See, I would like it for in my car. That with wireless Android Auto (my deck should do it, technically, it has all the hardware just needs a reflash) and I'd have a wireless system that charges

[@4lxAnd3r]

@@sand0decker well, I admit there are usecases for it like cars, or imagine they had charging pads integrated in the tables inside trains, But most people use them at home and , there are even people which strap a wireless charger to the phone using rubber bands instead of just plugging it in xP

[@4lxAnd3r]

@c6amp I've heard of this practice before, I understand the reasoning but with type c for example the ports lifetime should exceed the phones life anyways

[@broken_font1881]

@c6amp I actually have a Samsung Galaxy S7 with a usb type b port that is so loose that it's very difficult to charge it. Also the aux port is worn to the point that aux cables fall out 😩.. still works like a charm tho 😉😄😄😄🤬

[@4lxAnd3r]

@c6amp micro usb needs to die! :P

[@hunterscars01]

never before have i laughed at a fucking rock but that "1 grit" had me in tears.

[@zlette]

This comment made me laugh.

[@Laughstation]

@@huntercasey4416 nice scam

[@literallymeirl8135]

@@techofnx3458 suspiciously new accounts

[@bigbaux4721]

I love how they have a second fake account to follow up on the first LMAO

[@Pekoe.]

@@Laughstation their channel got deleted lmfaooo

[@GMHX77]

"Chung on my wayward son" Absolutely Beautiful

[@32cansofbeans94]

Wow no replies

[@windows760]

I’m the 420 like

[@32cansofbeans94]

@@SaxoBroko ?

[@rocking018]

There be piece when grit one be done

[@fuyuki_alt]

lay your weary nuggs to rest

[@watsonwrote]

I've been watching a ton of these videos and I was shocked to see that there has been an actual functioning ipad under the green Grit Sacrificial Platform

[@TheCrunchyThing]

Something: *is slightly unruly* Dank: *immediately reaches for the 1 grit*

[@BoganFromBama]

“Let’s motivate them with a controlled shock.”

[@OiRyo7]

Literally me

[@Eliustrates]

My friend had one of these and I was so jealous. You had to have like a case for every device for it to be compatible

[@DankPods]

Expensive, fiddly, all so you can’t use your phone while charging.

[@imthatguypal_]

@@Cooe. Wireless charging is still slow. Takes 20 minutes for like 5% lol. I'll get it in 5 years when they can charge fast and actually be useful.

[@marcoantoniosenzanoarteaga1857]

@@DankPods bruh that just ruins the phone's battery

[@MarioSantos-zx4bj]

@@Cooe. not gonna lie, I use one because mine is broken in the charger bit and the only repairman available is someone extremely unreliable

[@TheLakabanzaichrg]

Wired is still more reliable in every sense

[@mshivam019]

Make the ipod classic 160gb use it's clicker as speaker

[@mshivam019]

Oh my God I've finally done it❤️

[@burp2019]

yes

[@sheppybread]

YES

[@mshivam019]

Thanks for all the likes this is my favourite yt channel

[@lillebrorsanvincent2017]

How?

[@rorywalters1614]

I thought that iPad was broken……

[@Gamerbay2017]

Well you are both wrong

[@Miguel-fm8xh]

Morgan Wragg It is iPad 2 or 3 because there is a 30 Pin connector

[@vladimirputin3426]

The ShrekPad will never die.

[@Miguel-fm8xh]

@@AyrisX86 but he uses a ipad 2/3 Case when you look at the charging port

[@jonstechchannel]

Trainer Grey it fits

[@amandaswindell8732]

I worked at a certain big box electronics retailer when this came out. We got a HUGE shipment for the holiday season that year... and sold almost none of them. We ended the season with a bulk bin of these three-quarters full and several returns. People complained it required too much precision to get it to charge, if they didn’t get it in just the right spot it didn’t work. Nothing like getting yelled at for something you didn’t design.

[@Xmetalfanx]

"Generic Tech Noise" sounds like a cartoon sound for a spider running across the floor ...

[@liamollen3105]

I remember seeing this in a store back in 2009! I was young and forgot the name of this device. Thanks for doing a video on it!

[@MarbleFox162]

You say “Generic Technology Sound” but I had a version of this made specifically for the 3GS back when that was still cutting edge, and i used to take my phone off and put it back on just for the noise. Plus, the sound the 3GS made when you put it on charge mixed with the powermat noise... I felt like a baller. 0:25 “DONG!!!”

[@user-tw9bk9is4l]

DoNg...?

[@MarbleFox162]

ʕ•ᴥ•ʔEmmuPlayzʕ•ᴥ•ʔ Ah yes, thanks for reminding me!

[@tauon_]

*click* ee-ooo

[@jadencoucopoulos2567]

5:04 “Can you believe no one bought this?”

[@Jssper]

this channel is growing really fast and he deserves it!

[@Nerdykiddd]

Ya ikr

[@gabrielpuchalski]

@@Nerdykiddd hhhh

[@aileenp.5218]

@Charlie Bowyer *n a n o.*

[@carsondolan4331]

Petition for him to make EeePeeSea merch

[@patnasty10]

I thought this was a chick

[@CreepyKat86]

I’m new to this channel and I’m loving it. I sold these when I worked at Radio Shack. A lot of the things on your channel was something I sold at some point 😂

[@chutas]

I discovered this channel by the Lego iPod,and my new milestone is to watch every vídeo.

[@IHDHI]

You got recommended by the algorithm. I’m glad that you did.

[@THEedcbb3]

A year later, it's done another loop, very thankful to the algorithm gods rn for blessing my ear holes with this goodness

[@Jpk516]

I got one for these for Christmas in 2010. One of the coolest pieces of tech I’d ever had. It was pretty amazing for its time

[@notjapanesesushi1787]

"Its for scootin' and kahootin' "

[@ttv_switcher260]

not gonna like its at 69 likes

[@gwilled_cheese_882]

I like how it is actually more effort to plug it in because you have to plug it into dads disneyland and then actually put it on the thing

[@hrodvithit]

Until I can wirelessly charge my phone from 10 meters away, I ain't going wireless. I need to watch twenty of these videos before bed after all.

[@Liggliluff]

- Wireless charging requires more power to charge the same amount, since they are less effective. - If you have a wireless charger that can only charge on device; instead of having the cable plugged into the charger, plug it straight into your phone; faster charging, less waste of energy. - The common argument for why wires are annoying, is because you have to plug and unplug it from the wall ... just don't unplug it from the wall then. "But I need the cable with me"; just buy a second cable. You spend all that money on the charging pad; you could have spent that on several cables instead.

[@kyraptor2521]

@@Liggliluff but there's also the famous argument of. "But if the cord is plugged in it's wasting power".

[@r4hsn18]

@@kyraptor2521 isn't wireless just gonna spread energy on a whole direction of where your phone is supposed to be? Atleast wires does it directly without spilling, it's like filling a bucket with a spray hose vs a normal hose

[@krino45]

@@r4hsn18 im pretty sure there's some ways to prevent this with magnetic fields locking or something somehow, im not sure i did it as my filan school project lol its still really inefficient though

[@SheepUndefined]

@@kyraptor2521 The worst part about people using this as an argument for anything is that the leads on the cord are airgapped at the end, it's wasting no more power than the outlet itself is. These people probably also avoid touching any wire for fear of electrocution, even ones that aren't attached to anything.

[@NoobGyver]

The thing that makes this channel unique is that nobody else reviews just iPods and I love it

[@ChannelForRandomStuff]

I cannot get enough of your personality. These videos are addictingly interesting, and I've now purchased an iPod Video 5.5g that I plan to flashmod and diyMod. Thanks for dragging me into this obsession as well.

[@colegarvey6934]

“We like spaghetti around here” ™️

[@DumbMonkey]

awww i guess i cant say that anymore. i was about to tell my wife that while we where devoresing bc she hates spaghetti

[@re_i_gn]

This channel is the Australian Ashens with a higher budget for product testing and production value. Love it!

[@marzuqahmed218]

He does remind me of him.

[@fupperpish109]

I have never seen a more Australian looking backyard in my life

[@NicholasChum]

I actually owned one of these for my iPhone 3GS, and the case that attached to the iPhone had a huge rectangular protruded plastic piece on the back of the case that defeated the whole purpose of "wireless" in 2009, because it became 2x heavier. To all those who wanted to know, it had a magnetic snap-on mechanism that was shown in the video that positioned the device on the right location of the mat which was followed by the swirl sound.

[@fifteentwelve]

I'm literally curled upon my bed, laughing mad when those *GENERIC TECHNOLOGY* sounds came on. It's hard to type now. Thank you for this video

[@brenscott5416]

I need that as a text tone honestly

[@Akuzastar]

Is this like the tech version of how to basic....? 🤔 I'm liking it.

[@handikawahyu5538]

Ohh yea.. 😂

[@tromick]

felt same.

[@higashichi2691]

But he does something

[@Llama_Loca]

Kind of but he actually does something lol

[@Claro1993]

Coincidentally Australian as well.

[@liberatorkramit]

I feel like this dude works solely off of not filtering the things from his brain to his mouth. Like he doesn't shorten it coherently or anything. Thought -> Words no middle ground. I fucking love it.

[@mishell128]

The "YAAaeeeeee" noise he makes at 6:30 is fucking sending me

[@mommy_milkers703]

you should genuinely integrate qi wireless charging into the back of an ipod

[@refraggedbean]

definitely, I was initially disappointed it wasn't, but then I got to see the normal content of this channel and stopped caring

[@hunterrichardson3845]

He would have to make a new back because wireless charging can't go through metal

[@ssidhuu]

Kalli Katzke: do you mean you liked the channel?

[@peepsayschick7502]

I'd never heard of you until I found one of your flash adapter install videos the other day, but i must say after watching this hilarity I am officially subscribing lol

[@etlttc353]

I loathe every second when i have no fresh dankpods content

[@ethan4823]

This was the first ever dankpods video I ever watched and ive been hooked ever since

[@ylizperdomo]

4:45 I cant stop watching it

[@user-tw9bk9is4l]

“MmM pOiNtY” - DankPods, 2020 “ShErP” Also DankPods, 2020

[@rootbeer2k]

Shrep

[@weegeenumberone2]

@@rootbeer2k dootler.

[@latiendadepaikawaii]

@@weegeenumberone2 tyop

[@arsenbrough1930]

Found your Chanel yesterday and it's already my favourite on KZbin. Your personality is second to none

[@insertstereotypicalyoutube7327]

This is some of the greatest stuff on KZbin. I laugh so hard during your vids

[@watsonwrote]

Also I love how one of the features is to "save energy" or whatever when wireless charging is significantly less efficient

[@kroh7742]

1:01 I like how the phone on the left is just straight up ascending to some astral realm just by existing in that charger

[@blu_subwoofer6714]

If people doesn’t know what font he or she wants, the font is Handel Gothic BT

[@W00DGR0USE]

I have my 3D printer running in the background and I was very confused by what you meant buy generic technology sound.

[@timmyalexandranova]

Buccaneer Seriously! Same here!

[@elijahhatten8717]

I love this channel 😂❤️ solid work and great comedic timing buddy!

[@jboblk]

Love how he says "iPad 4 lag". Reminds me of my iPad 2 lag, and every other apple device more than 3 years old.

[@senorcapitandiogenes2068]

*any Apple device older than 6 months

[@eviev2028]

@John Seed Chill out, mate. He's making a joke.

[@Theta117]

@John Seed someone's a litlittle sensitive about their product choice

[@L7vanmatre]

@@Theta117 With how often people insult Apple products where it doesn't apply, I believe I can understand his frustration. Don't get me wrong, Apple is a very frustrating company in a lot of ways, and in my opinion has an overall not-nice business practice. But there's some of their products that people do misunderstand/misrepresent certain products of theirs for the sake of insulting either Apple or its users. And I do believe it's understandable in regards to how unfair that may feel.

[@Theta117]

@@L7vanmatre I mean their products deserve all the hate they get anyway. Even if it's in bad practice. They shouldn't have the hold on the market like they do and anything that takes that from them is good imo. The growing universal hate for apple is good and eventually pushes actual good products to the spotlight similar to what happened to beats by dre. Tl dr: Strong general hate for apple good regardless if it's true imo

[@aspn-ender645]

I found this channel like what 5 months ago, and I’M HOOKED, dankpods/garbage time: you have potential to get to 10M(and more) keep up this job, and also, thanks to u I got into critical listening and used again an old ipod I had a looong time ago(ipod nano 2gen). Actually, this is the video that got me into the channel.

[@thegingergamer476]

I swear I’m watching this for like the 7th time over lockdown, this channel is awesome and I was really into getting to know about iPods to restore some of my old ones but when I found this channel, it cured my bad days as I just slap this awesome Australian on and he fixes everything

[@YoutubePizzer]

7:01 My man you straight just casually brought out a speaker I have chillin literally right next to me from like a decade ago

[@DankPods]

Funny enough I see them everywhere. eBay, gumtree, thrift stores. They seem to have been popular

[@sweetxiiii]

I just love this guy, always waiting for his next videos!!!. Love it

[@MATISTHERAT]

“Imagine bringing this, they’d poo there pants”. That line almost made me pee mine 🤣

[@raddydydy]

*_Bring the bum wipe_*

[@toxicity42]

5:37 “Hibbity hib, hib hobbit you can’t stop the SHREK!”

[@JackKrivan]

You forgot to trademark it cuz that kinds seems like the theme of the episode lol

[@squidud]

Just found this channel and I got some tech content and a good laugh. Keep it up and +1 sub!

[@winMANhun]

1 grit is simply always the perfect solution..

[@warenwakolj]

You should insert the receiver in an ipod for a next video Edit: oh I didn't seen the end RIP

[@lenshibo]

it wouldn't be possible :( wireless charging doesn't work though a metal back

[@warenwakolj]

@@lenshibo a plastic back?

[@usy-]

@@warenwakolj has to be glass

[@usy-]

@@levelpanda Huh didn't know that. But I mean it is reasonable as it doesn't say anywhere to not charge through plastic cases, it's only metal things

[@sporemaster97]

@@usy- Glass or plastic, metal would heat up

[@techrevival]

"Bring a bum wipe" - Dank Pod

[@MrPkmngmr]

*"Bring a bum wipe" *(TM)* -Dank Pod

[@Its09um]

Morgan Wragg yep

[@PhredLevi]

I remember liking the idea of that at the time but deciding it wasn’t worth it unless they started building it into the device instead of using special shells. I was so glad when that happened

[@Colorsfulls]

fun fact: this video has the only thumbnail where you dont see a green ipad

[@TechNerd22]

Actually, wireless charging did exist in 2009! The phone "Palm Pre" had modern wireless charging

[@TechNerd22]

@@GrayDaDolf What is the oreo twist?

[@jerrymartin7019]

F in the chat for Palm. Gone too soon.

[@TechNerd22]

@@jerrymartin7019 Their still around. They were revived by TCL in 2018.

[@jerrymartin7019]

@@TechNerd22 Coolio

[@hulkpanda4378]

The Palm Pixi also had it.. you had to buy a different back for it... worked great...

[@BokBarber]

Two days of watching this man's channel and I'm on ebay buying parts to fix my 5th gen ipod video. Well done, good sir.

[@nticompass]

I actually remember seeing this charging mat. From what I remember, you had to buy special "adapters" (or back-plates) for each device you wanted to charge on it.

[@sourishroy1208]

Please keep making videos on IPODS i just love them!! U just got another subscriber

[@KeepCalmSoldierOn]

Bro my family had this exact same thing! I had a case for my IPod touch that you could just throw on the mat and it worked as well as the wall. Thank you for the throwback.

[@katdaddychap]

the part that you missed is they sold phone specific battery covers that would convert the phone to wireless charging and you could use it with the power mat. When everyone went to non removable batteries you could no longer get the conversion kits. Also they were kind of pricey so it was a tough sell.

[@KiranKumar512]

I've never used one, owned one, but everytime when i see dankpods ipod video, I'm like🤩🤩🤩

[@TVAwesomeParodys]

Me: Mom, can we have AirPower? Mom: We already have AirPower at home. AirPower at home:

[@tauon_]

*mweeeee* nyoom

[@miguell9591]

The AirPower at home is actually better because it exists

[@Amy_A.]

Oh man Powermat, that's some nostalgia straight to the veins. I had a touch and was constantly wanting one of these just because they seemed so futuristic. I only just got wireless charging in the last year, and it's exactly as awesome as I always dreamed.

[@greatcoldemptiness]

My parents had that exact model and that noise it made when you plugged it in got me nostalgic

[@rpmevo8]

“Scootin and cahootin”- DankPods 2020 🤘

[@FoxBlocksHere]

Binge-watching your videos has made me wanna go out and buy an iPod 🤭 Keep up the good videos!

[@Kriath]

Dude, I remember seeing these in JB Hi-Fi back in the their heyday for a good $150+. I just remember thinking "who the hell would spend that much just so they didn't have to use CORDED charging?" In 2020, I now realise how much of a pleb I was.

[@gabe.2701]

Your growing so much man! We need more

[@8d-everything161]

What scares me I thought this was a skateboard that charges your ipod, and the fact that one likely exist.

[@colororb4105]

I remember seeing a big display for this at a computer store when I was a kid. They even had a spokeswoman from the company there too. Even back then I didn't get the point, it just adds another step after plugging the wire into the device (or using a super bulky case on already bulky 2000s electronics)

[@FreshExp]

Dankpods is the BEST KZbin channel ever keep making awesome content

[@J8suha]

This was the first vid i ever watched and ended up staying

[@techyrock]

*Fun Fact :* Wireless charging was actually a thing on consumer phones even back then, it was actually Palm's Touch Stone, the brand from which both Apple and Android copied OS elements, iPhone 12's magnetic magsafe is actually how palm phones attached to Touch Stone, @DankPods you collect iPods, Palm's Pre and HP Veer are both good collectables, on side note Nokia N9 too

[@eliteap_]

Lol dude, who are you? You popped up in my feed and I don't regret clicking onto this video at all! Your humour is amazing! Subbed!

[@thiefrules]

i remember i bought this for my DS and iPod Touch back in the day. returned it after a week of swearing and crying lol

[@Poleftaiger]

Jesus Christ I never knew there's so much iPod content

[@beamngcrashcompilationsd6690]

He broke the thing to get it to fit for nothing. At 8:38 you can see that he could have put that thing on and then it would be to high for the support thing and it would work.

[@jd0317uncensored]

This is the first DankPods video I ever watched. This was my introduction to hilarious content.

[@rvrskng]

This company was bought by Duracell a couple years later. I used to have one of these mats and a phone case for iPhone 4, and the little charging brick which was a power bank that charged from it. It was amazing. I loved it so much. And it made a little noise when you put it to charge.

[@CameronHarris]

I Still Have One Of Those, I Use It To Charge My Old iPhones and iPods.

[@HCoRE8]

"No spaghetti" Is the best thing of the whole product.

[@vtmarik]

Holy hell. I scared my family and my dog with how hard I was laughing at "DONG?" Everything hurts but my God that was the funniest thing.

[@EmersonKeeling]

Here in Canada, they sold those for years. Eventually one of my friends got the DS lite battery adapter, it was futuristic to drop the console onto the charger before bed ! But it bulked up the DS quit a bit... Awesome throwback !

[@CastleDoctrineJr]

I remember these actually. My recollection is that they also sold these enormous cases that you'd entomb your ipod, ds, phone, etc into and use those to charge

[@Beybladeawsomeness]

Could someone explain to me why wireless charging is such a big deal? I get wanting to get rid of wires, but it ties your phone down more than a cable...

[@lungshenli]

if you just want the device charging, just laying it onto a dedicated surface is easier than plugging a cable in. minor difference but hey

[@emulatorgaminguk2751]

Lots of benefits, you don’t damage or scratch your phone by trying to plug a wire in, and putting it on a surface to charge eliminates this risk, also it’s easier to use in the dark or something, and a cable won’t pull your device off a table or anything.

[@emulatorgaminguk2751]

Amoraxus Uhh, by scraping the charger on the charging port to plug it in? It happened on my OnePlus 5? It probably shows why some phones are poorly designed because most people lack common sense lol.

[@emulatorgaminguk2751]

Amoraxus Well that’s your problem, also, it’s called anodised metal/aluminium. It’s hard to plug your phone charger in whilst in the dark.

[@BrendanLloyd]

I'm convinced he's actually H2B with the sounds he makes at the end

[@YJCH0I]

8:33 Probably for iPods with a case that prevents it from docking fully.

[@mad-dog_gamer]

You do understand that and 2009 they didn't have the receiver built into every device like they have to day so your phone would have to have a back pack case to receive the power and you need the charging dock to receive the power but at least it got rid of the chords even if you needed a docking station. Or maybe you don't understand how the system works. You could add "not bad for the time" to the end, instead of tossing it out the window.

[@justgrayyy105]

Still has yet to try that wireless charging case for the iPod touch

[@lecat90]

0:12 when I eat Takis

[@Mostly_Liminal]

2:21 rare footage of dankpods ipad being used

[@cirava]

“I have future plans for this receiver.” Oh. Fully wireless charging iPod?

[@malletbjm]

Oh my god I used to have one of these and never got a special case for my phone so it literally was just a regular charger with extra steps, what a throwback

[@NatCatKitty]

I just want you to know.. you are funny and I can’t stop watching your channel!