External battery Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

PhoneSuit Power Core Micro: a tiny package that charges your iPhone

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 17th, 2012)

Given all that the iPad and iPhone can do, it's amazing their batteries last as long as they do. With that being said, and while I never worry about taking my iPad on a day trip without its charger, my iPhone 5 is a constant worry. I use Maps (Google Maps) heavily and am constantly reading and ...

DIY external MacBook battery

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 3rd, 2012)

Evan Rodgers took a CCTV battery, a third party MacBook car charger, and some soldering tools to create a do-it-yourself external MacBook battery. As he points out in his post on The Verge, a little elbow grease and electronics know-how will save you from having to buy a costly commercial ...

External battery packs for Mac laptops

by Mel Martin (May 4th, 2009)

In what looks like a first for the Mac laptop line, support of MacBook and MacBook Pro owners everywhere, a 3rd party is offering external battery packs for MacBook, MacBook Pro and MacBook air models. The batteries, from Sanho in California, are available in 4 different capacities, 60Wh, 100Wh, ...