{"id":662,"date":"2008-11-20T00:45:45","date_gmt":"2008-11-20T07:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/?p=662"},"modified":"2008-11-20T00:45:45","modified_gmt":"2008-11-20T07:45:45","slug":"what-i-look-for-when-buying-an-iphone-battery-pack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2008\/11\/what-i-look-for-when-buying-an-iphone-battery-pack\/","title":{"rendered":"What I look for when buying an iPhone battery pack"},"content":{"rendered":"

I do not need a battery pack since I have so many power adapters from testing, \ud83d\ude42 but if I needed one, there are two things I will look for…<\/p>\n

It should be form fitting such that it becomes part of the phone or at least provide enough protection for the phone such that I can dispense of my current iPhone case, second, it should have a light\/flash for taking pics and movies, and optimally, a better speaker.\u00a0 I did take a look at dongle batteries, but all of them lack a light. I can see a dongle based solution if you are just looking to extend battery life and do not mind insuring you carry it around, but I really want that light. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

So, I did a bit of looking and did not find the ‘perfect’ battery pac, but here are a few that came close..<\/p>\n

The Power Slider<\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I really like this design.\u00a0 Its not available till Nov 28, so I do not have a price. If they had lights in it, sold. I’m going to send them an email to get more info on how it was made.\u00a0 If possible, I may put them in myself. \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 I’ll keep yea posted on that.<\/p>\n

\n

IPhone Battery Pack and Charger + Speaker [CVSL-113]<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This looks pretty good, and its low priced at $32 which is pretty cheap. Again, no light and from what I can tell, this would not be easy to hack.\u00a0 This unit has a speaker though. Big plus.<\/p>\n

FastMac IV<\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/h3>\n

This unit has the light I want and an extra USB out in case you have a bluetooth headset that chargers via USB. Its $80 but looks pretty well built.\u00a0 No speaker though, and as for form.. Meh.<\/p>\n

So basically, there is not one unit that has everything I want, so what do I do??\u00a0 Well, keep my retractable charger in my computer bag, keep a charger in the car and get my soldering pencle warmed up and make my own light!\u00a0 I’ll let you know when I give it a shot.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Chris Matthews goes up a few points in my book<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n