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The InCharge for PS3 charger allows you to simply place your Playstation PS3 Wireless Controller in the charger and charge it with ease. It works with both the SIXAXIS and the Dualshock controllers. The InCharge for PS3 is superior to other rechargeable solutions, it uses a contactless inductive charging solution rather than metal contacts to charge each PS3 controller. No more checking to see if the contact points are lined up correctly. No longer will you need to plug your wireless controller in, but if your battery is running low you can still charge it while playing by plugging into Playstation 3.

User Reviews about Playstation 3 InCharge Dual Charge Station

For those of you who are annoyed by the fact the PS3 will not charge your controllers when powered off, this is the perfect accessory to solve you problem and does away with the mess of attaching wires to the PS3.

First off I'd like to say this is a very cool idea with a great design.
This charger comes with an adapter that clips onto the PS3 controller and allows the controller to charge by just resting on the base. A little hard to explain but I'll try:
If you've every owned an electric toothbrush you may recall the toothbrush charges without any metal on metal contact - it charges through the plastic casing. Well this is the same principal behind this charger.

The charging adapter for the controller plugs into the USB port on the top and wraps around behind with a swivel clip hooking to the bottom.
The design allows you to use the controller with the charging adapter attached and does not interfere with the grip. It's light enough that the adapter does not throw off the balance of the controller.

The adapter also has a usb port so you can still plug the controller into the PS3 to charge it that way as well.
Another cool part of the design is the controller sits upright when placed in the charging station which is rare since the usb port is on the top and most chargers require you to invert the controller.

Potential Problem:
Now I'm giving the benefit of the doubt to Incharge here and assuming the problem is with the controller and not the charging unit.
I have two dualshock controllers (one that came with my PS3 and one bought individually) both bought in Sep 2008. One of the controllers does not charge - not sure which one came with the PS3 since both are identical. However both controllers charge properly when connected to the PS3 or usb port on computer. I tried alternating adapters and alternating the docks but no luck. I even tried hitting the reset button on the back of the controller and reassigning the controller number on the PS3. So I'm a little confused as to why one of the controllers is not charging.

I don't think I have a valid point to warrant returning the controller since everything on the controller works and the controller does charge via the PS3.

Hopefully you will not encounter the same problem as I did. If it wasn't for this issue I would highly recommend this product and give it a perfect score.

BTW Incharge also makes these charging stations for the Wii and XBox. I'm not sure if the principle is the same.



-- Very cool idea with possibly a slight problem