How Do You Extend Your iPhone or iPod Battery Life?
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I couldn’t help doing my impression of the way my iPhone eats up battery life. It’s insanity, really, how fast the charge is just gone. I’ve yet to make it through a day of average use without having to recharge it. Either I have to charge all the time, or I have to have an external battery pack.
A few months ago, I reviewed the Richard|Solo backup battery. If you recall, my only real complaint was that it didn’t latch properly. I would put it into the iPhone, and it would just… fall out. Even when sitting on the table, it wouldn’t recharge unless I had the iPhone sitting in a certain way.
After I posted that review in all its honesty… Richard himself emailed me. He thanked me for my candor. He told me some of the things he was working on, and asked me for further feedback. That seriously impressed me. We’ve been exchanging emails ever since, and I’m happy to announce that the feedback is now likely included in the new Richard|Solo 1800.
There’s nothing quite like it. It has 1800 mAh of capacity, which is enough to completely charge your iPhone, and have reserve power left over. It is the only battery available that actually “latches” onto your iPhone, and a support brace is included to make it super secure.
In the kit, you get a complimentary 110-240 volt AC Wall charger, and also a dual-USB car charger, and a retractable USB cable. So you can charge it at the wall, in your car, from your computer, and you can charge them both at the same time. Connect the RichardSolo to the iPhone, then connect the RichardSolo to the charger, and charge both with one charger.
At night, snap the battery and iPhone together, and charge them both overnight with our charger. You’ll wake up in the morning with both fully charged. When you travel, you don’t need the Apple charger. Just take this one.
My primary complaint from the original one is no longer valid. The new 1800 attaches perfectly, and won’t come out until I make it. It will charge a completely “dead” iPod, too! No more only charging if the battery has 20% charge at least still.
Richard… thank you. You listened to what your community had to say, took it to heart, and ran with it. There are not many people these days who do the same. That is something to be proud of. Your product is excellent, and the “customer service” is, of course, outstanding.
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9 Comments
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October 21st, 2008
at 11:27am
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Ed Gelb
October 20th, 2008
at 6:53am
I checked Richard’s website and found it works with the iTouch, but the battery covers the earphone jack. That means you can not use the iTouch while it is being charged or using the battery.
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cnlevo
October 24th, 2008
at 9:57pm
I’ve owned the first and the second. The first way to do it would be to turn off 3G unless you need it. Set the email check interval for as long as you can possibly take it, turn down the brightness on the phone (there is no need to have it at it’s highest setting), set the “sleep mode” to a minute (which is the lowest. Turn off bluetooth visability (which is a “duh” part because of security). Basically turn down and off everything you need
Budianto Nasrun
October 27th, 2008
at 12:50pm
one more improvement.
retractable iPod/touch plug. so it won’t break if you put it into your pocket or something. most USB stick have this feature (sony) and click like a regular pen.
-or better-
wireless energy transfer like eCoupled. ;)
(someday)
hmm… we might even use repulsor technology from stark industries (ironman). =)
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