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Phonesuit’s iPhone Battery Pack Coming Jan. 23

Coming Friday from Santa Monica iPhone accessory maker Phonesuit.com, theMili Power Pack promises extended, stable power in a design that compliments your iPhone’s appearance.

Compatible with both 2G and 3G versions of Apple’s mobile communication device, the Mili Power Pack’s 1800mAh battery specs at 350 Hours Standby time and will provide 6 hours of Talk time on 3G, 12 hours on 2G. Browse the Internet for 6 hours on 3G, 7 hours on Wi-Fi and get up to 28 hours of Audio play and 8 hours of Video play.

The battery pack features USB I/O ports to charge your iPhone and the Mili’s battery without removing the phone from the pack, and charge external devices, such as a Bluetooth headset from the juice in the Mili’s battery.

When the iPhone is connected to the Mili power pack, the Mili prioritizes power consumption. If the Mili is connected to a USB power source, consumption comes first from this power source. When the Mili is not being charged, the iPhone’s power consumption comes from the MiLi battery first untill the Mili’s remaining charge is less than 5 percent. When the Mili battery is less than 5% charged, the iPhone power source is used. The iPhone’s power source is always used last so it can maintain its maximum charge.

Using the included USB cable, you can also sync your iPhone without removing it from the power pack.

$79.95, from the phonesuit website.

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Lonnie Lazar

Lonnie Lazar is a writer, musician, web designer attorney. He writes about Apple for Cult of Mac and Mac|Life, and about VoIP and telecommunications for Voxilla. Follow Lonnie on Twitter @LonnieLazar, join the Cult of Mac on Facebook, and find Lonnie's photos on Flickr.

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5 comments

    This style of product seems much better than the RichardSolo-style battery packs, which just holds on using the iPod Connector. This won’t put a large amount of strain on the iPod’s connection socket just by picking up the iPod with the battery pack attached.

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    The Phonesuit MiLi is the best looking iphone battery i have seen. The cheesy bottom attached iphone batteries do not fit the iphone well for proper daily usage. I mean how cumbersome and dangerous is it to have a long battery sticking out the bottom of your phone like the richard style. All you need is a bump and you can snap the connector right off. The slide on packs like the phonesuit mili are the way to go. And of the slide on packs, the Mili is by far the best looking with its color scheme and glossy finish. I mean, you want a iphone battery that is going to look as good as your iphone, not make it uglier. I never thought i would use the iphone battery every day, but the Mili works great and I get asked about it all the time.

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