nathanbrand
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I just purchased a new iPod Touch 64 GB.
So far the only way I've been able to charge it is with the supplied proprietary cable plugged into my powered-up PC running Win XP. If I turn the PC off: no charging occurs. I have external AC-powered hubs by Sandisk and Belkin that work fine for all my other MP3 players (Creative, Sansa, Microsoft), but not for the Touch.
Is there any way around this? Are there wall chargers that will work with the latest Touches? I've read online that 3G devices require some sort of "official" activation signal from a USB host before they'll start charging, so that externally powered "dumb" USB hubs won't work.
I really don't want to have my computer on just to charge my Touch. Environmentally, that's unacceptable.
So far the only way I've been able to charge it is with the supplied proprietary cable plugged into my powered-up PC running Win XP. If I turn the PC off: no charging occurs. I have external AC-powered hubs by Sandisk and Belkin that work fine for all my other MP3 players (Creative, Sansa, Microsoft), but not for the Touch.
Is there any way around this? Are there wall chargers that will work with the latest Touches? I've read online that 3G devices require some sort of "official" activation signal from a USB host before they'll start charging, so that externally powered "dumb" USB hubs won't work.
I really don't want to have my computer on just to charge my Touch. Environmentally, that's unacceptable.