travel tech: a case that âx80x9cdoublesâx80x9d your iphoneâx80x99s battery life

Contributed by Adventure Magazine editor Steve Casimiro.
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Digital dark times, I can pack long flights by filling up a bunch of magazines and a book or two.
I\'m still charging today, but it has batteries and extra juice to keep my laptop, iPad and iPhone running from Los Angeles to Johannesburg.
Because when you\'re on an 8-to 24-hour trip, nothing can stop boredom except a tattered copy of SkyMall, which is bad for you.
Air packaging ($80)
At least for the iPhone.
This chassis/battery combination can charge on the iPhone 4 and provide 1,500 mAh of power, effectively doubling the capacity of the phone.
The battery life has actually doubled, says Mophie, which is a good way for lawyers to express.
I say effectively because it depends on the usage.
For the relatively low
Lottery use, battery life doubled on the spot.
I played Pandora music at a medium volume with the mophie pops battery assist and it kept shaking the house twice as long as the iPhone battery. Higher-
Attracting challenges like Bluetooth, 3g and Wi-
Fi gave me 80 to 85% running time.
The juice air pack battery is charged via a USB cable and weighs only 2 lbs. 5 ounces.
The weight is not a big problem, but most of the mops are.
One of the biggest features of the IPhone 4 is the small size;
The mop turned it into a pocket.
Swelling 5 inch by 2. 5 inches by . 68 inches.
Is this the one who broke the deal? No.
Are IPhone users spoiled by size? Yes.
But is the extra perimeter of the juice air package enough for you to think twice? Also yes.
But, I thought of reading and rereading the pain about a dog plastic couch or a foldable sleeper trainer, which seems to be a small price.