I love my iPhone. I use it constantly. In fact I use it so much that I kill my battery pretty often. I usually have a dock cable handy at work and my car has a built in iPod adapter which keeps me topped off. However when I’m out and about, I don’t often have these options so I look toward an external battery to give me a boost when I need it.

This weekend I had a trip planned to NYC and I usually rock my Richard Solo battery backup. It’s a great product with one draw back. It hangs off the bottom of the iPhone and it’s not very usable when you are walking around with your iPhone. So I decided to take a chance on a new product, the Mophie Juice Pack Air.

The Juice Pack Air is nice because it completely encloses the iPhone like a case, top and bottom. It does add a little weight and size to the iPhone but it’s so damned convenient that you don’t mind at all. It worked flawlessly, wait until you’re about 25% from a dead battery, flip the switch and the Mophie starts to recharge your phone. It works great! I very much recommend it!!!