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Charge iPhone While Mac is Sleeping
Authored by: Dunkin on Tue, Oct 2 2007 at 10:46AM PDT

I recently bought a Targus 7 port USB powered hub that has 2 ports that stay powered regardless of computer condition (On, Sleep, Off) and can be used to charge or run any USB device.

Check the USB hub for this feature. It is exceptional not standard for most USB hubs.

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Please, not again.

Charge iPhone While Mac is Sleeping
Authored by: jonathanberger on Thu, Apr 17 2008 at 5:50PM PDT

The Targus hub with the "always on" ports do not charge an iPhone by itself.

I have an older PowerBook G4 1GHZ that turns off power to the USB ports when sleeping and wanted to charge my iPhone at night, but found out even though the Targus hub has ports that continuously supply power, the iPhone won't charge. Either the power level isn't high enough or the iPhone is expecting something "intelligent" on the opposite end of the dock connector.