Mophie introduces external juice pack batteries for iPhone, iPod, and iPad
By Tim Stevens 
posted June 24th 2010 9:34AM
posted June 24th 2010 9:34AM
Update: If this is a little too rich for your blood, check out the comments for a few less expensive and more broadly compatible alternatives.
mophie juice pack universal Line Makes it Even Easier to Charge iPhone, iPod touch, iPad on the Go
June 23, 2010 02:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time
LOS ANGELES--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--mophie announces three new additions to its award-winning accessory line – the juice pack universal reserve, boost and power station. The sleek external batteries, with a retractable pin, are compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, meaning that Apple aficionados with multiple mobile devices need to look no further than mophie to add extra "juice."
"In addition to new ways to keep the iPhone and iPod touch charged, we're excited to enter the iPad accessory territory with the introduction of the power station."
The mophie juice pack reserve will be available immediately, with the boost and power station arriving shortly thereafter. All of the quick charge units feature LED status indicators, and the reserve and boost feature LED flashlights. The reserve and boost chargers will work with all iPhone and iPod touch form factors, and the portability of those units means it's now easier than ever to access extra power while on the go. The power station, in addition to working with the iPhone and iPod touch, is iPad compatible, and marks mophie's first foray into accessories for the popular new device.
"We strive to continuously offer our customers new and convenient ways to harness additional, portable power, and the universal line is a natural progression beyond our juice pack case offering," says Ross Howe, sales and product development director of mophie. "In addition to new ways to keep the iPhone and iPod touch charged, we're excited to enter the iPad accessory territory with the introduction of the power station."
Key to the universal line development was the inclusion of fast, powerful charging currents. mophie's next generation iPhone accessories incorporate the latest advancements in portable power; the mophie reserve and mophie boost units integrate these developments to charge iPods and iPhones, while the mophie power station can charge iPods, iPhones and iPads.
In keeping with mophie's minimal design aesthetic and non-invasive accessory philosophy, the modern, luxurious soft touch cases are available in a black/silver color combination. The cases are designed to enhance and work with each mobile device, rather than add extra, unnecessary bulk.
All members of the juice pack universal line will be available in Apple stores, and at www.apple.com or http://www.mophie.com; the reserve retails for $39.95, the boost for $59.95 and the power station for $99.95. For additional information regarding the mophie suite of products, please visit http://www.mophie.com.
About mophie
mophie is an award winning accessory company consistently praised for its creative designs and innovative solutions. mophie was proud to be the first ever "Works With iPhone" battery. Its products can be found in Apple Stores and major retailers worldwide and on www.mophie.com. Follow mophie on Twitter at http://twitter.com/mophielovesyou.
That looks like nice, but it also looks like it could easily break if bumped.
@ran
This is very good to get if your out for a stroll and your iPhone dies..
You know your absolutely backed up for that emergency call.
I know its an issue for bending, but Id rather have this then a stupid 3 inch battery pack that covers the entire phone making it look like a boat.
@ran
This illustrates one of the advantages to having a removable battery. It's smaller, cheaper, and will provide longer life.
As nice as the iPhone is (3g/3gs/4), the lack of a user swappable battery is a HUGE hindrance to anyone that is away from a socket for an extended period. I purchased some 3rd party spare battery for my phone for $10 on amazon (after reading glowing reviews -- not all 3rd party batteries work as expected), and I can be 'unplugged' for more than 3 days of heavy usage, and for weeks of light usage.
The batteries are TINY (combined, they are smaller than the device in the article) and swapping them is very easy.
The only disadvantage over this system is that it requires you to power down the device to switch, but this is easy enough to do.
@MagnetMan
But MagnetMan, you are talking about a solution NOT for the iPhone. You are talking about a solution for removable battery phones.
There is no such thing as a $10 iPhone battery replacement.
Aftermarket batteries for cell phones and digital cameras have been around for an eternity. They are cheaper, some work well, some don't work at all. You takes your chances.
My goodness that's ugly!
How is someone going to use the device with that thing plugged in?
While these are cool, there's just too many of them floating around, and I just cannot tell the difference (in functionality).
@Outsider
one of the differences that i read about is that cheap ones are usually lithium ion and the more expensive ones are lithium polymer. lithium polymer is supposedly not flammable like lithium ion is (a la all those laptop battery recalls we've been seeing)
Or, ya'know, Apple could just allow people replace the normal battery with a more powerful one via a latch on the back of the phone.
Just a thought.
I have used a Mophie case for my IPhone for almost 6 months now. Gives me one full, complete charge after the iphone battery drains. Its an amazing product.
Lou
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or for $15, you could get this 2200mAh battery from monoprice-
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10831&cs_id=1083110&p_id=5480&seq=1&format=2
@eightyd Thanks! Hadn't seen that product before. Updated the post to include a link.
@TimStevens
That thing looks fantastic. Thanks for posting. Monoprice is amazing.
@eightyd
I had this. Worked great for about the first 10 or so charge cycles, then got rapidly worse at holding/giving out a charge. TOTALLY DIED after about 25 cycles.
Caveat emptor, and/or: You get what you pay for. :(
swing over to newtrent.com for more power per dollar - great products!
iphone finally got multitasking going, like any other smartphones.
when will we get swappable batteries? you know, like any other smartphones
@dark star
Apple hasn't found a way to patent a battery cover yet.
@dark star
Monoprice comes through again! I love those guys!
Mophie designer: people didn't like the thickness of the mophie case so this year where gonna make a tail for it thus making longer and still even more unattractive to the buyer.
I've had two of the ones from monoprice and I can't recommend it. It works for maybe a couple weeks but then it will start acting weird. Mine only charges sometimes and usually only for about 30 minutes. Then it will light up as if it is charging and has juice left in it, but it won't charge anything. I've tried on my 3GS and my wife's ipod touch. No dice
Just took an 9hr flight with the $22 Tekkeon TekCharge, and it worked wonderfully. It'll work for any USB device or you can use the power extensions to match your device. It takes double A batteries so you can use rechargeables or buy new ones for extra juice. Quite convenient, and it's pretty small. Don't get roped into buying a device that is only compatible with one of your devices. I'll never have to buy a spare battery again with it.
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&q=Tekkeon+TekCharge&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=11911281177218240495&ei=h2gjTK6BK8Kclgen5uDKAQ&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=image&resnum=4&ved=0CDgQ8gIwAw#
@lxnyce I bought one of these from Amazon last year, and stuck four Eneloop batteries in it for use with my iPhone 3GS. I love it! I use it for extended runtime on trips, topping off the tank on days where I make heavy use of my iPhone, and charging the iPhone overnight when I'm sleeping somewhere that I can't charge.
I also sometimes carry four spare eneloops in a battery case that I bought from DealExtreme (http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3558), so that I can multiply my runtime.
Great... I can carry it in my 'dongle belt' ... which has all the over priced add-ons to allow me to do simple tasks with my iproduct - like connect it to common stuff.
Happy with my 5200mAh external battery I bought for less than US $40... It uses Samsung charging controllers and batteries, too. God bless cheap asian electronics!
I picked up 3 of these $9 back ups from MonoPrice. These take my 3GS from a total dead charge to 90% full charge. I used these all the time. I bike 60-100 mile trips and it keeps my iPhone charged when I am running GPS tracking the entire way. I just love them and they are cheap in case you lose one. I can't see spending the money on many of the chargers today. Not worth it with these being so small and inexpensive.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10831&cs_id=1083110&p_id=5869&seq=1&format=2
That's a little unnecessary if you have a 3GS. All you have to do is turn off the cellular data in the Network options screen. The battery life doubles as a result, and you can still make and receive calls.
@Mekman9Billion I have apps that send updates to FB and friends on my location. People can watch me and I can reply to them. Pretty sure none of that works if data is off.
This is so silly, when all you need, but Steve will never give you, is a removable battery.
@jawman How would a removable battery help with this? I don't want to be messing with pulling the back off my phone on a bus to swap batteries, nor do I want to deal with the trouble of trying to charge a phone battery outside of a phone, nor do I want to have to swap batteries half-way through a movie.
These external batteries can charge your phone, yes, but charging is inefficient. They work best when you run the phone off them at 100% battery, because then you're just powering the phone and not powering the phone while charging the battery.
@Guspaz
Whatever dude, say what you want, but given the option of having a removable battery on the iPhone, you and everyone else would take it.
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