http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/ Engadget Comments for Mophie introduces external juice pack batteries for iPhone, iPod, and iPad http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/Jun 24th 2010 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/
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.]]>Jun 24th 2010 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/
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.]]>Jun 24th 2010 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/
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. ]]>Jun 25th 2010 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/
How is someone going to use the device with that thing plugged in?]]>Jun 24th 2010 9:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/Jun 24th 2010 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/
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)]]>Jun 25th 2010 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/
Just a thought.]]>Jun 24th 2010 9:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/
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That thing looks fantastic. Thanks for posting. Monoprice is amazing.]]>Jun 25th 2010 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/
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. :(]]>Jun 26th 2010 1:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/Jun 24th 2010 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/when will we get swappable batteries? you know, like any other smartphones
]]>Jun 24th 2010 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/
Apple hasn't found a way to patent a battery cover yet.]]>Jun 24th 2010 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/
Monoprice comes through again! I love those guys!]]>Jun 24th 2010 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/Jun 24th 2010 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/Jun 24th 2010 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/
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#]]>Jun 24th 2010 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/
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.]]>Jun 25th 2010 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/Jun 24th 2010 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/Jun 24th 2010 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10831&cs_id=1083110&p_id=5869&seq=1&format=2]]>Jun 24th 2010 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/Jun 24th 2010 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/Jun 24th 2010 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/Jun 24th 2010 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/
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.]]>Jun 25th 2010 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/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.]]>Jun 25th 2010 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/Aug 2nd 2010 11:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/mophie-introduces-external-juice-pack-batteries-for-iphone-ipod/Aug 2nd 2010 11:24PM