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We took a look at Mophie’s OutRide ruggedized action-cam case back at IFA in August, but the month of December notoriously brings many more photo ops. Perhaps that’s why the company has chosen to announce availability of the case, which sports a lens capable of 170-degree viewing angles, on the cusp of year-end holidays. The waterproof OutRide is available now for $150 — and that price includes a variety of mounts for handlebars, surfboards and helmets. A companion app is a free download from the App Store and lets users edit and share their recorded footage. The OutRide is currently only compatible with the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, so those who are gifted Apple’s latest handset will have to sit this one out.

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Mention Mophie and most of us would think of those power packs that give a new lease of life to exhausted smartphone batteries, and there are many variations available for different smartphone models. Well, it seems that extended battery cases are not all that Mophie churns out, as the accessory designer has now introduced its very first Bluetooth-powered headset that is known as the Mophie Powerblu. Just to make sure that it will be prepared for a general release, the Mophie Powerblu has arrived at the FCC. The main point about the Mophie Powerblu is this – it has a separate charging station which will help keep the earpiece going beyond what its internal battery is capable of mustering.

The Bluetooth headset will normally be able to last you for approximately 4 hours of solid talk time, and when you revive it from time to time with the separate charging station, the amount of time that the Mophie Powerblu is capable of lasting in terms of pure talk time will hit a rather impressive 30 hour mark. Other hardware specifications include a noise-cancelling microphone array, text-to-speech and voice commands. No idea on pricing details, but we do look forward to the Mophie Powerblu’s introduction with relish.

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It doesn’t matter what brand or model of smartphone you use; odds are the battery won’t last as long as you want it to. If you are using a smartphone on a 4G network, the battery may not last long at all. Mophie has been around for a long time making battery cases for smartphones to extend the run time of your device. The company’s latest offering is one of its Juice Pack smartphone cases for the Samsung Galaxy S III.

The battery inside the case is 2300 mAh and promises to roughly double the run time of your S III. Mophie claims that the phone will get an additional nine hours of talk time, eleven hours of Internet use, or an additional eight hours of video playback.

It also has a USB pass-through that allows the user to charge and sync the phone without removing it from the case. The battery inside the case can be turned off using a toggle switch, and it has LED indicators to show how much power remains. Those indicators can also show how much time is left when charging the case’s battery.

The case is available right now for $99.95(USD) in white with a black version coming later this month.

Mophie has been making cases with batteries inside for a long time now. The company started out offering battery cases for the iPhone and then moved into offering similar cases for other devices. The company has announced a new juice pack case for Samsung Galaxy S III users.

The case has a 2300 mAh battery inside doubling the talk time and runtime for the smartphone. Mophie promises up to nine hours of additional talk time, up to 11 hours of additional Internet use, and up to 32 hours of additional audio playback. The case is designed to be lightweight and low-profile, to add minimum bulk while doubling the usable life of the phone.

The case features a pass-through USB cord allowing for charging and synchronizing without having to take the phone out of the case. The case also has an on/off toggle switch allowing for standby and charging modes. That switch allows users to turn off the case’s internal battery until it’s needed. The case also has four LEDs on the back to notify the user of how much power is left inside the case.

When charging, those LEDs also indicate how much charge time remains until the battery is ready to go. The case is available in white right now with a black version shipping on November 28. Both colors will sell for $99.95 each.

Mophie unveils new juice pack for Samsung Galaxy S III is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Last we heard from Mophie, it revealed its upcoming Juice Pack case for Samsung’s Galaxy S III. While there’s still no further info for that model, the company recently took to its Facebook and Twitter accounts to announce it’s new $40 Juice Pack Reserve Micro. The palmable battery pack is nearly identical to the 30-pin friendly Juice Pack Reserve, but, as the Micro in its name implies, this one charges Micro-USB devices. The unit features a key chain loop and stores a total load of 1,000mAh, which gets re-filled via its secondary USB 2.0 plug. There’s more info at the source links below — here’s to hoping for a Lightning variant soon.

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