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  • Suspended Animation

    • 8 out of 10
    • Fantomas
    • Mike Patton may well be one of the hardest working men in showbiz these days, and his latest with Fantômas underscores just about how far out he is willing to travel.

      Suspended Animation

  • Bowie at Beeb: Best of BBC Radio 68-72

    • 10 out of 10
    • David Bowie
    • The companion CD to a BBC television concert, BBC Radio Theatre has some of the best renditions of many of Bowie's best songs throughout his career. "I'm Afraid of Americans" is substantial

  • Live at the Magic Bag, Ferndale, MI

    • 6 out of 10
    • Supersuckers
    • Man, there's nothing like good, old fashioned, rock and roll... add a bit of industry resentment to that with a double-shot of cynicism, and you get one of the best "new" rock bands going. This album
  • Kind of Blue

    • 10 out of 10
    • Miles Davis
    • The jazz album to end all jazz albums. Miles Davis and John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderly and the list goes on. The who's who of who's who in jazz have assembled for this monumental record. Get this
  • Gimme Fiction

    • 10 out of 10
    • Spoon
    • Gimme Fiction by Spoon is a terrific album by an Austin band that I was lucky enough to catch on an Austin radio station during a Christmas visit.

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In-Depth Review

GearJuice Mobile Pocket Power

GearJuice Mobile Pocket Power by IOGEAR is a slick little mobile battery charger that fits in your pocket and can power or recharge mobile devices including iPhones and iPods as well as phones by Samsung, Sony-Ericsson, Nokia, and others.

GearJuice is powered by a Lithium Polymer battery. To charge it, either plug it into the included AC adapter or a powered USB port on your compute. A full charge of the GearJuice, which will take between 3.5 and 4.5 hours, recharges your device 2 or 3 times.

The GearJuice device is tiny -- 0.5 x 2. 2 x 3.3-inches and 0.15 pounds -- so it uses very little space in your pocket or bag and won't weigh you down.

Although the product is relatively inexpensive ($49.95), it includes everything you need and more -- adapters for a variety of devices, an AC power adapter (not shown below), an USB cable, and a velveteen drawstring carrying case.

The GearJuice worked flawlessly throughout my testing. I'd charge it up and throw it into my backpack, where it was always available to recharge my iPhone and/or iPod and did so 2 or 3 times before it needed to be recharged.

The Bottom Line

Although GearJuice doesn't integrate as seamlessly with your iPhone as the Mophie Juice Pack I recently reviewed, it provides pretty much the same benefit (extending battery life by 2-3x) at roughly half the price and has the added advantage of working with iPods and other devices as well as the iPhone.

GearJuice is ultra-handy and now has a permanent home in my backpack. I recommend it without hesitation.

Just The Facts

Pros:Works with iPods, iPhones, and many other mobile devices; tiny; inexpensive; includes carrying bag.

Cons:Small adapters could get lost.

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