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Double The Battery Life Of Your iPhone 5: Mophie Juice Pack Air

Battery runtime on mobile phones isn’t what it used to be. I used to charge my cellphone and expect it to run for days before my next charge. But let’s face it, mobile phones aren’t just phones anymore.

Today’s mobile phones, particularly smartphones, have more in common with laptops than they do with cellphones. If you’re like me, you’ve come to this realization long ago and use your iPhone as you would your laptop. And, because it does practically everything that a laptop can do, minus the bulk and weight, it’s probably become your only mobile computing device.

However, this level of performance also draws power too, giving me the same mediocre battery life I would get from my laptop. If you’re looking for a way to keep your iPhone 5 running all day, while leaving all the charging accessories at home, I’ve found an integrated battery case to be the best solution.

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A Car Adapter That’s ADAPTABLE: The Incase Mini Car Charger

Devices are more mobile – which in turn, make us more mobile.

If you’re like me, you have a bag full of battery powered gadgets. If you’ve been following my blog, you’ve undoubtedly noticed a recurring gadget from my bag that is a battery called the Mophie Powerstation. It’s often mentioned for its ability to charge all my other gadgets on the go. But, like all my other gadgets, it too may need a charge on the way to where I’m going.

Get A Car Charger… But Which One?

A friend asked me to help him choose which car adapters to purchase for his smartphone and tablet. We went through adapters specific to each device before I finally recommended The Incase Mini Car Charger (or chargers like it) because of these winning features…

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Stay Cool On Outdoor Adventures: The Handy Cooler

Before you know it, summer will be upon us. If you live in places like California, it sometimes feels like summer never really left. Hot and arid climates make air conditioning a welcome comfort. However, staying indoors isn’t always fun. So, companies have made devices that help you stay cool on the go.

When searching for gadgets to keep me and my kids cool outdoors, I found mostly battery powered fans combined with spray bottles. These work by misting yourself with water and using the fan to evaporatively cool you.

Although this solution can work well, the spraying can also effectively get my camera and other gadgets wet in the process which is no bueno. Continue reading

Power More Than Just Your Smartphone with The Mophie Juice Pack Powerstation

Today’s mobile devices are feature packed and in many ways as capable as the computers sitting on our desk.

Performance such as this requires power – a lot of it. Depending on how you use your Smartphone, your device’s battery may not carry you through the day.

For devices that have no removable battery, this could be a dilemma. Fortunately, numerous brand solutions are available. Typically these come in the form of an Integrated Battery Case you keep your Device inside or an External Battery Pack you plug your device into.

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