Mophie has announced that their iPhone 3G external battery pack, the juice pack 3G will be available beginning this September. The battery pack features a nice design that hugs the back of the iPhone as opposed to sticking out like a sore thumb from the bottom.
The juice pack 3G features a rechargeable lithium polymer battery that comes pre-charged and ready to use when it arrives. It should offer users up to an additional 6 hours of talk time on 3G, 12 hours of talk time off 3G, 350 hours of standby time, 28 hours of audio playback, 8 hours of video playback and 6 hours of 3G Internet use.
In addition to the extra power, the battery offers an “ergonomic, comfort-grip” “with a soft-touch, non-slip finish,” along with four LED lights to indicate just how much battery life you have left. The juice pack 3G also has a USB passthrough which will allow you to still sync your iPhone and also charge both the juice pack and iPhone 3G at the same time.
Expect to pay $99.95, and don’t forget, Mophie is also currently offering a raffle where they will be giving 10 away for free. Its also currently available as a pre-order.
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August 7th, 2008 at 3:19 am
Im assuming this will not fit in any normal docks. Do they have a 3rd party dock, or any other dock that it will fit into?
While this seems like an awesome idea, the inability to dock it or keep it in a case would be a deal-breaker for me.
August 7th, 2008 at 4:41 am
These will not work with the standard Apple dock, the access on the bottom will just allow the cable to be plugged in directly.
August 7th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
I am constantly charging my battery! I already got mine on pre-order and hoping I get it before my trip to New York City. I want to be able to wander around with the GPS and iPod going without having to worry about stopping at a starbucks to charge up
The fact that it doesn’t dock isn’t that big of a deal because I don’t see this as something I will use everyday I can see how a dock would be nice so that you could charge it in a dock, but def. not a deal break for me.
If you have a second come check out a poll on my blog to guess when the juice pack 3g will be released and have a chance to win a juice pack 3g if you guess the correct date
http://whenwillapple.com/saywhen/when-will-mophie-juice-pack3g
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Mophie Juice Pack 3g is shipping October 1st!
http://whenwillapple.com/saywhy/2008/09/03/mophie-juice-pack-3g-shipping-october-1st/