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Review: Phonesuit's Flex Pocket Lightning Charger

by Michael Grothaus (May 13th, 2013)

I use my iPhone 5 so much throughout the day that its battery is often nearly drained by 4 PM. That's why I'm constantly carrying around and trying out new external battery packs to keep my iPhone charged. The latest battery pack I've tried is the Phonesuit Flex Pocket Charger. I've reviewed ...

Hand crank charges iPhone, develops muscles

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 5th, 2013)

You never know when a major storm will knock out your power and leave you without juice for your phone. Battery packs like the ones from Mophie will let you charge for a short time, but if you are without electricity long enough, you will have to think outside the box to power your ...

PowerMonkey keeps your iPhone charged off the beaten path

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 8th, 2013)

Over the holidays I tried out several external battery packs for the iPhone. One of my more favorite ones is the Powermonkey Discovery. Made by Powertraveler, the Powermonkey Discovery is a slim and light battery pack weighing a slight 107 grams and just 46 x 13 x 114mm in size. Inside you'll ...

CES Unveiled: Dexim's Lightning Power Skin and Music Talking Stylus

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jan 7th, 2013)

We looked at Dexim's chargers last year, but the company is rolling out a new Lightning port Power Skin for the iPhone, as seen above. It should sell for US$60 and be available at the end of January. For those of you who still have 30-pin iPhones, they were handing out samples of the ...

Mophie Juice Pack Powerstation delivers slim portable charging, on sale Monday

by Michael Rose (Nov 26th, 2012)

The iconic iPhone battery case from Mophie, the Juice Pack, hasn't made the transition from the iPhone 4/4S 30-pin connector to the newer Lightning interface yet. That's put some extra attention on the standalone battery packs in the company's lineup. We tested the Juice Pack Powerstation, ...

Scosche unveils Lightning charging accessories

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 14th, 2012)

Known for its car audio accessories, Scosche also has a booming iPhone and iPad accessory business. The company expanded its offerings by announcing a variety of charging accessories equipped with a Lightning port. The new chargers are available in either 5W or 12W capacities. The 5W chargers ...

iPad mini ships with 5-watt power supply

by Steven Sande (Nov 2nd, 2012)

The newest full-sized iPad ships with a 12-watt power supply that makes it possible to charge up the device much faster than with the 10-watt adapter used in previous models. So when the iPad mini was announced, there was a lot of speculation about whether or not the diminutive iPad would include ...

The danger of counterfeit iPhone/iPad USB adapters

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 29th, 2012)

Software engineer Ken Shirriff took a close look at 12 different USB power adapters and confirmed what we already suspected -- that counterfeit chargers are junk. They are poorly constructed and can cause serious damage to both your devices and yourself. Shirriff measured the performance of a ...

New 12W iPad Charger can charge older iPads faster

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 25th, 2012)

When Apple introduced the fourth-generation iPad and its new iPad mini, the company also unveiled a new 12W Power Adapter. The USB adapter is compatible with all versions of the iPad from the second generation forward and will allegedly charge these models faster than the stock 10W adapter. ...

Enter to win a Tesla iPhone charger and consider backing the documentary about Nikola Tesla

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Aug 31st, 2012)

This summer I watched with amazement as Matthew Inman (creator of the hilarious web comic The Oatmeal) raised awareness about Nikola Tesla, one of my heroes. In fact, in film school I wrote a little spec script for Tesla -- a man who saw his inventions fully formed in his head, working as ...

JuiceBuddy is a pocket-sized iPhone charger

by Steven Sande (Jun 25th, 2012)

With a name like JuiceBuddy, you might expect this product to be the "world's smallest juicer" of late-night TV fame. Instead, JuiceBuddy is a tiny US$24.95 AC adapter that easily fits onto a keychain so you have a way to power your iPhone or iPod touch anywhere there's an outlet. The tiny ...

New iPad continues to charge after the meter says 100%

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 23rd, 2012)

As pointed out by Ars Technica, a report on the iPad by Dr. Raymond M. Soneira of DisplayMate suggests the tablet device is not fully charged even when the on-screen meter says 100 percent. Dr. Soneira told Ars that he "measured the power actually drawn by the AC Adapter and found that the new ...

XtremeMac shows three new mobile chargers at CES

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 12th, 2012)

XtremeMac makes a variety of cables, chargers and other accessories for the Apple's line of portable devices. The company used CES to introduce three new chargers for the iPhone, iPad and the iPod that'll join XtremeMac's lineup in the first quarter of 2012. These new products include: 3 ...

Third Rail Mobility announces new cases, battery at CES

by Kelly Guimont (Jan 11th, 2012)

Third Rail Mobility, a case/battery system that our own Mike Rose reviewed (and liked), announced revisions to their iPhone 4/4S case and battery systems at CES 2012. Now they are available in colors aside from black, allowing you to customize your iPhone and keep it charged. Soon their line ...

Apple patent suggests charger for multiple devices

by Mike Schramm (Nov 17th, 2011)

A new patent application filed by Apple suggests the company is working on putting together a device that would charge multiple Apple products at the same time, including an iPhone or iPod and a MacBook at the same time. The patent is for a "multi-output power supply" that would hook up a ...