mophie tries to make up for iPhone 3G's shortcomings with new Juice Pack

by Chris Ziegler posted Aug 10th 2008 at 12:13PM

Perhaps the only part of iPhone 3G ownership more maddening than the non-removable battery is the fact that there's no hope of an internal extended pack ever materializing (at least, nothing even remotely official). That's where accessory maker mophie comes into play, announcing a new version of its Juice Pack that slides on back and alleges an additional 6 hours of data usage attached to a 3G network. It features an on-board charge indicator in the form of four LEDs and can pass a USB connection through to the iPhone 3G within, simultaneously charging both the Juice Pack and the handset. Like the headphone jack extenders for the first-gen phones, this product seems like a necessary evil (albeit a well-designed one) for a good number of owners -- particularly considering how difficult it can be to get through an average day without the 3G model passing out from malnutrition. It'll be available this fall for a hundred bucks.

Filed under: Apple, Accessories

Tags: apple, battery, iphone, iphone 3g, Iphone3g, juice pack, JuicePack, mophie

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dagamer34 @ Aug 10th 2008 1:10PM

I don't know. I use my iPhone 3G every now and then and the battery hasn't fully run out on my yet. But it didn't last too long when I first got it. Maybe they need to be primed with a few cycles first?

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XChrisX @ Aug 10th 2008 3:37PM

Luckily I have a job where I can charge my phone if such a problem occurs. However this accessory although slightly bulky(Probably no way around it) actually doesn't look half bad. I'd probably have to se some user reviews before I forked over $100 for this though.

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