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Build your own MintyBoost: a small and simple (but very powerful and very MAKE-like) USB charger for your iPod or other MP3 player, your camera, cellphone, and any other gadget you can plug into a USB port to charge. Mint tin not included.

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Features
  • The charger circuitry and 2 AA batteries fit into an Altoids gum tin, and will run your iPod for hours, 2.5x more than you'd get from a 9V USB charger! You can use rechargable batteries too
  • Tested with iPod Nano/Mini/Photo/Video/Shuffle, Blackberry, iPaq, LuxPro Tangent, Rio Carbon, Samsung T809 and more
  • Uses 2 AA batteries (not included), more than doubles your iPod 4G/5G battery life!
  • Some soldering is necessary, but it's pretty easy even if you've never soldered before
  • Batteries and tin not included. If you can't find Altoids gum, you can buy a tin (including the gum) from us here
  • Kit by Adafruit


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Does not work with iPhone 3GS, 4, iPod Touch v2. August 17, 2010
Reviewer: phoenixup from VA, United States  
Make sure you know that this is v2.0.  v3.0 will power your iPhone 3GS, 4, and other 2010+ iPhones.  I know it's noted what devices work... but make sure you know what won't.

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Doesn't work with latest-gen iPod Touch February 27, 2010
Reviewer: JammerX19 from PA, United States  
It needs to be stated in the description that this doesn't work with the iPod Touch.  In my particular case, my 64GB Touch just gives the familiar "Charging not supported with this accessory" message but folks on other forums are reporting that the iPod accepts the charger connection but does not actually charge.

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Nice! February 17, 2010
Reviewer: Max Matuska  
Good to use in long car trips and stuff like that! Thanks!

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just put mine together January 9, 2010
Reviewer: spencer white from fort worth, TX United States  
i just put mine together and it was a somewhat easy sodiering job although the pcb is really small i put it in an altoids tin and it works fine [havent tried to charge it for a long period of time ]

overall good build impressed just another thing to add to my altoids arsinal

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Great kit December 21, 2009
Reviewer: Jonathan Barrett from Costa Mesa, CA United States  
This was a really cool project to work and it works like magic when your done (I was shocked because I usually break everything) The only issue I had was that it gets hot. The whole case gets really warm depending on the use. Overall it's a really cool build and a creates attention when noticed in public.

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