Gadgetory

hi this is Brian Bennett for cnet.com and today we're taking a first look at the energizer dual zone inductive charger this device has a list price of $89 but I'm sure you can find online for a little less so what does this gadget do it's pretty simple really the energizer dual zone inductive charger is designed to provide an easy way to keep your mobile phones and other portable gadgets powered up and ready for action the dual zone uses the Qi standard for inductive or wireless charging in fact a whole crop of new smart phones use this protocol compatible phones include the Nokia Lumia 920 Lumia 820 HTC Droid DNA and LG Nexus 4 just to name a few here's how it works plug the charger into an AC outlet then place your phone that supports Qi charging on one of its charging areas one of the LED lights on top of the unit will then glow indicating power is now flowing to your device it's that easy the dual zone will also stop charging once it detects a device's battery is full the charger also has a standard USB port to connect and charge devices using regular cables now the energizer dual zone isn't very travel friendly since it's big and bulky other solutions such as the Duracell Powermat 24-hour system is made for much greater portability its tilted surface is slippery too which may cause phones to slide around good thing the pad here has a raised edge to rest phones against I'm Brian Bennett and this has been a first look at the energizer dual zone inductive charger check back soon at seen accom for a full review