PhoneSuit Introduces External Fuel Tanks in Lightning, 30-Pin and Android Flavors [CES 2013]
LAS VEGAS, CES 2013 – We’re always a bit stumped at how PhoneSuit is able to stuff so much battery in to their batteries. Their new Flex line is another great example; those little battery logs above each contain 2600 mAh of juice, which is more than any iPhone battery case I can think of. And that’s not even the coolest thing about them.
As you may have noticed, the Flex comes in three different versions: Lightning connector for the iPhone 5 and iPad Mini, 30-pin for all other iPhones and micro-USB for Android phones and pretty much everything else. All have micr0-USB pass-throughs, which means you can attach your device to a computer for syncing or charging without removing the battery. In the Lightning version’s case, this means it’ll double as Lighting adapter, though a rather portly one.
Also cool: PhoneSuit paid an awful lot of attention to detail with these guys, considering they’re just batteries. Really things of beauty. The outer shell is aluminum, and looks shot-peened. And since the activator button is electrostatic, there’re no moving parts. Both the Android and 30-pin version are $80, the Lightning version is $85.
When he was eight, Eli Milchman came home from frolicking in the Veld one day and was given an Atari 400. Since then, his fascination with technology has made him an intrepid early adopter of whatever charming new contraption crosses his path — which explains why he's Cult of Android's test editor-at-large. He calls San Francisco home, where he works as a journalist and photographer. Eli has contributed to the pages of 