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Two novel ways to power-up your iPhone
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
iPhone owners are never far away from their charger, given that the handset chomps through its battery faster than Dan Brown dreaming up the plot of one of his novels. Two devices I stumbled across on the CES showfloor might help keep the iPhone kicking for a little longer.
The Dexim P-Flip is a superbly designed extra battery cum desktop dock for the iPhone. When you’re at your desk, you plonk your iPhone into the P-Flip cradle and connect it to your computer via USB cable. This both synchronises your iPhone with the PC, and charges the P-Flip’s battery.
Then when you’re ready to head out into the big wide world, you flip the battery pack flat against the surface of the phone and benefit from up to eight hours of extra talktime or 15 more hours of video playback (Dexim’s figures, not mine).
What’s more, the device doubles as a stand for the iPhone (both upright and landscape), allowing you to watch video without having to awkwardly cradle the handset in your palm – although the screen might be a little too perpendicular to the surface to make for comfortable long-term viewing. It’s reasonably good value too, costing £40 from Play.com. (more…)
Over-charging the iPod Nano?
Friday, January 2nd, 2009
I treated myself to a new 16GB iPod Nano over Christmas and have to say I’m overjoyed with the little blighter, except for one standout irritation: no dedicated charger.
The device truly is magnificent. It’s so light you genuinely don’t notice it’s in your pocket, and the tiny 5.5in screen packs such a high resolution that I’ve found myself downloading free videos (Lily Allen for Christ’s Sake) for the sheer novelty factor. Not to mention the fact that my 4-year-old daughter is ridiculously amused by the video automatically flipping its orientation depending on which way up you hold the device, thanks to the built in accelerometer.
But the lack of a dedicated charger is really quite irksome. I’ve perfected an overnight charging regime over the years: laptop gets charged once a night, iPod every other night, mobile phone every three days. Using the Collins Formula, I can’t remember the last time I ran out of juice.
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