Win a Mophie Juice Pack Air for iPhone 3G / 3Gs!

July 16, 2009 by Dr. Macenstein
Filed under: Awesomeness, Free Stuff, contests 

[THANK YOU, WE HAVE A WINNER! THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED. CONGRATS TO FAITHFUL MACENSTEIN READER VINCENT!]

When you think about it, batteries may be the single greatest invention ever. They give us the freedom to use our electronics virtually ANYWHERE, completely freeing us from having to interact with other people. And probably the greatest battery of them all comes from Mophie, makers of the Juice Pack line of iPod and iPhone external batteries. And probably the greatest battery that Mophie makes is the Mophie Juice Pack Air, the super slim battery and iPhone case combined into one sleek, stylish, black, white, or purple case.

mophie juice pack air iPhone 3G

If you have an iPhone 3G, you want the Juice Pack Air. Why? Well, because the iPhone eats batteries for breakfast, and odds are you want an iPhone that still works well after lunchtime. The Juice Pack Air is a rechargeable external battery concealed inside of a protective form-fitting case for the iPhone 3G. It offers you the full protection of a hard-shell case while providing virtually twice the battery life of the iPhone alone; all in an ultra-thin, light-weight, low-profile design.
• The world’s thinnest Apple certified “Works With iPhone” external battery for iPhone 3G and 3Gs!
• Rechargeable 1200mAh lithium polymer battery virtually doubles your time to rock, talk, surf and send.
• Pass-through USB charging and sync with iTunes
• Extended smart battery and full case protection
• On/Off switch offers choice of battery or case
• Integrated 4 LED charge status indicator Iight combines nearly all the battery charging goodness of the Juice Pack (almost doubling your iPhone’s battery life) while protecting it inside a protective form-fitting case.

To enter: Batteries do nothing but bring joy to all that behold them, and are responsible for so many wonderful memories. So this week in order to enter, simply tell us what is the best battery powered item you own, or ever owned? (Keep it clean, people). Was it the giant AT-AT star was toy as a kid? Your digital camera? A Zune? Contest ends July 27th, and one winner will be picked randomly (US residents only this time, sorry folks). Good luck, and thanks for reading Macenstein!

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203 Comments on Win a Mophie Juice Pack Air for iPhone 3G / 3Gs!

  1. John on Thu, 16th Jul 2009 11:42 pm

    2. 100% honestly, my iPhone is, by far, the single greatest use of a battery ever. I can’t even imagine not pulling my iPhone out of my pocket dozens of times every day.

  2. Ryan J. George on Thu, 16th Jul 2009 11:45 pm

    3. I can’t live without my MacBook Pro… desktops just don’t travel well!

  3. Jayson on Thu, 16th Jul 2009 11:57 pm

    4. My old Gameboy. Kept me occupied on many long car rides.

  4. Brandon on Thu, 16th Jul 2009 11:58 pm

    5. While without a doubt I love my MacBook – my single greatest battery powered device is my iPhone 3Gs. On a daily basis I’m between 18-20 hours and it never leaves my side. Although quite often I end up lasting longer than it does without a recharge…

  5. Donut on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 12:01 am

    6. Would have to say it was definitely my GameBoy from back in the 80s.
    used 4 AA batteries. lots of great memories playing all the good games on it.

  6. Rory on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 12:01 am

    7. My 17″ Macbook Pro MB604LL/A , my battery is simply insane………… not all batteries are created equal.

  7. Austin Z on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 12:03 am

    8. When the gameboy first came out. One Triple A in a special pokemon game and it would vibrate. At that time a vibrating pokemon game on an old gameboy was amazing. Probably the best!!

  8. Adam W on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 12:08 am

    9. My favorite battery powered gadget has to be my iPhone 3GS. The iPhone has saved me many many times already and was totally worth the price of admission.

  9. allison on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 12:09 am

    10. my sony walkman! it was blue with green :P
    and of course i used those wrap-around-the-back headphones

  10. James on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 12:11 am

    11. My first Discman! It was so cool to be able to take my CDs on the go back in the day.

  11. Frank Sanchez on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 12:16 am

    12. I can’t lie, I’ve never used any battery powered device more than my iPhones. I literally have to pace myself due to the battery.

  12. ChrisH on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 12:16 am

    13. My bicycle computer/heart rate monitor. I just can’t help geeking out over my training stats, speed and distances from each ride.

  13. Chris on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 12:22 am

    14. The perfect item for this contest, my iPhone 3G!

  14. Steven Eckelberry on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 12:25 am

    15. I would have to say that the Macbook pro is the best battery powered thing EVER… And hey, it can even power your iPhone and charge that Juicepack.

  15. Karl on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 12:35 am

    16. Of course, this is my first Palm IIIx. It changes my gadget world!

  16. Dan Weeks on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 12:39 am

    17. My 2nd gen 20GB iPod. So many great times.

  17. crsrc on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 12:53 am

    18. My iphone 3g is easily the best of all. I’ve owned it for a year and have probably used it more than anything else in my life.

  18. Mike Major on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 1:00 am

    19. My GameBoy Advance! I could play that thing FOREVER and it would still work!

  19. BrianEnigma on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 1:10 am

    20. It was a Sony Walkman (or, perhaps, a knockoff made by someone else) in the early to mid 80s. That was when I was really starting to discover good music. I feel that the iPhone (and iPod before that and Discman before that) were extensions of it, but the battery-sucking Walkman was the start.

  20. fanboy numero uno on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 1:32 am

    21. original gameboy forsure

  21. Jason Sweitzer on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 1:46 am

    22. My Sega Gamegear. It saved my on many roadtrips from asking my parents when we were going to get there. Plus ithad color back when gameboy was only green/black.

  22. Min on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 1:50 am

    23. My first iBook. It was a gift given by my professor at university in 2001. I still have it and it still kicking with OS 10.4. I just upgraded it’s memory to an awesome 768MB recently. :D

  23. Marlon on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 1:57 am

    24. My iBook G4!! It was shocked when the battery lasted 5-6 hours… (depends of the use)… and the other crappy “x” laptops with the unnamed OS lasted barely 2 hrs… jejejjeje so that’s why I keep my iBook!!

    And in 2nd place my iPhone 3G!! xD!!

  24. Patrick Hutchison on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 1:58 am

    25. I love my iPhone and all my modern gadgets… But my fave battery opperated device has to be my custom lightsaber…

  25. Jason on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 2:03 am

    26. It’s a tie between the iPhone and the Macbook Pro

  26. Ed on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 2:17 am

    27. Definitely iPhone 3G. MacBook in second place.

  27. Aaron Bryson on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 2:24 am

    28. My iPhone 1st, with my MacBook Pro pulling in at a close second

  28. bjorn on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 2:30 am

    29. My old school Game Gear. way ahead of its time…

  29. Doug on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 2:43 am

    30. Today, my iPhone. All time, I’d have to say the old Mattel Football and Basketball games. My mom actually kept ours from when we were kids and they’re still fun to play. I have the football one on my iPhone now, but it’ll never be the same as the real thing.

  30. Aurélien Lewin on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 2:45 am

    31. I think my Nokia 3310 was able to stay awake for a week.
    I’ve been in love with that blue toy.

  31. Rico on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 3:00 am

    32. My favorite battery powered toy was my 80’s Sony Walkman. It was those yellow water resistant ones. I was able to listen to my Cure’s tapes next to the pool while on my 15 minute breaks as a life guard. Good times.

  32. Rohan on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 3:13 am

    33. My laptop has to be the best one so far and it is battery powered. The portability of my laptop (Macbook 13″ Unibody) beats all others.

  33. David on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 3:28 am

    34. Capsela. If you don’t know what it is look it up. It was one of my best Christmas presents.

    I was a geeky kid.

  34. Matt Massey on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 3:28 am

    35. My iPhone has become the single most important tool I use in a daily basis.

  35. reelist on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 3:47 am

    36. It HAS to be my iPhone. But it’d be that much better if it ran longer on its battery – enter the juice pack!

  36. Jarod on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 4:05 am

    37. As much as I loved my “Kit” car from the Knight Rider show that had the red lit front license plate and spoke when you pushed it… I still have to say my iPhones… ! From 1st Gen, to 2nd and now 3rd… I absolutely LOVE my iPhone, and it is without a doubt the single best gadget I have ever owned. Having something to keep it powered longer would be fantastic! I use my iPhone a lot for walking now that it has the built in Nike+, and extra battery power would allow me to go even further, helping me get in even better shape… !

  37. Stephen on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 4:37 am

    38. Well my iPhone is up there, as is the first gameboy I ever got… that was pretty awesome, but the best device….

    Has to be the remote control zombie walker from thinkgeek. Hours of brain craving fun.

  38. calemon on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 4:45 am

    39. I would have to say any device, toy, or other means of distraction that would have kept my daughters entertained away from their usual cry/destructionfest they would most assuredly have caused in their wake of boredom during a road trip.

  39. Bjarkovic on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 5:05 am

    40. I’ll have to go with my old “Simon Says” game. Epic.

  40. iShervin on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 5:09 am

    41. I am not S resident !!! :(

  41. Michael on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 5:11 am

    42. Sorry, it’s not a toy…it’s my Ford F-350

  42. btcook on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 5:34 am

    43. My iPod Mini, my first Apple device and iPod. I’m still using today (after a few warranty claims) as a source of music in my car at all times!

  43. Brad on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 5:59 am

    44. Hungry hungry hippo game.

  44. Paul on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 6:10 am

    45. iPhone 3GS of course!!!

  45. felix on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 6:26 am

    46. Obviously it’s my 3GS. What else would it be? :)

  46. Darrin D on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 6:28 am

    47. My 2008 Honda Element. I know it runs on gas, but without the battery it goes nowhere.

  47. Brad on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 6:29 am

    48. without using mt iPhone as an entry I’d have to say my Sony Alpha dSLR

  48. Brian on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 6:44 am

    49. My Newton MessagePad 130

  49. Josh Taylor on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 6:54 am

    50. Currently my MBP, but as a kid deff my GameBoy, that pea green screen saved my insanity on so many 8 hour family road trips to grandmas.

  50. Terry on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 6:55 am

    51. Just telling my wife the other day about the RCA transistor radio my grandfather gave me in 1967. I took it everywhere – not unlike my iPod!

  51. Luke on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 6:56 am

    52. Not to be mundane but it’s my iPhone. I use it a lot on battery power. Go figure.

  52. Tyler on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 7:19 am

    53. The best battery powered item that I own is my MacBook, because it can do any that you could possibly want. Whether it be browsing the web to view my favorite website, macenstein.com, or watching my favorite television shows. The amazing MacBook is also very sleek and portable, which makes it the best battery powered item that I own, and the best one ever made!

  53. rkb37 on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 7:30 am

    54. My iPhone and my 17″ G4 Powerbook, back when the battery would power it for more than 5 minutes.

    The second would be the baby swing or music light, which keeps my baby quiet!

  54. MIke on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 7:35 am

    55. I had a battery powered plane as a kid that you weren’t supposed to charge past 2 minuted. I charged it 5 and never saw it again!

  55. Sean on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 7:50 am

    56. Alien Attack by Coleco – a hand held video game I had when I was a kid.

  56. Paulie on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 7:55 am

    57. It has to be my laser pointer! I annoy the hell out of coworkers, my children, and small pets with it. A close second is my MBP. The battery in my iPhone is pretty much a disappointment… Which is exactly why I need this Juice Pack Air!!

  57. Paulie on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 7:56 am

    58. BTW: The link you have for the Juice Pack Air, http://www.mophie.com/products/juice-pack-air, goes to a 404…

  58. Frank C on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 8:01 am

    59. Just so that I don’t mention my iPhone, I’m going to have to say that it’s my garage remote.

  59. Aldo Johnson on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 8:03 am

    60. My transparent-casing Palm III. Not only did I have fun with it, I could say it was a work aid too.

  60. Bob on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 8:05 am

    61. My electric shaver. Always nice to start the day with a clean shave!

  61. Christopher Sorel on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 8:10 am

    62. I have to say every cell phone I have ever had. Each one gets better and more to waste my time on. Now the iphone battery sucks but I guess I should cut back on playing games on it.

  62. Vincent on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 8:19 am

    63. old school gameboy!

  63. Paul on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 8:29 am

    64. My Mac Portable. What’s not to love. 8Mhz 68000, passive matrix monochrome screen, and…lead-acid batteries. Quarter of a ton of Apple goodness.

  64. Jonro on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 8:35 am

    65. I’ve owned a lot of batter powered devices, but I can honestly say that the iPhone is the best. But a really interesting device that I still have is a solar powered AM radio (with rechargeable batteries). It was really ahead of its time (and very expensive) when I bought it.

  65. Chris Beshore on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 8:38 am

    66. My iPhone is the single coolest most mind boggling thing that uses a battery.

  66. Carlos H on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 8:42 am

    67. My second iPhone 3GS has a good battery. The first one I got a couple of weeks ago would drain the battery in half a day. The new one at lasts at least a full day.

  67. Robert in SF on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 8:50 am

    68. I think it’s easily overlooked, but my universal remote control for the DirecTV, TV, stereo, DVD, etc must run off the ether….cause I don’t remember ever changing the batteries….but then it’s a low-requirement item. :) I couldn’t think of anything else, but I wanted to enter the contest!

  68. Jerry on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 8:50 am

    69. Love my MacBook, gotta have the iPhone, but my video camera is priceless. Love watching video from years past. Now if I had a 3GS, I would have all 3 in one!

  69. Dave-O on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 8:53 am

    70. I’d have to go with flashlights.

  70. Kelly A on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 9:12 am

    71. my rechargeable batteries for my Wii remotes. always ready to throw those bowling balls in Boom Blox!

  71. Paul Mosley on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 9:15 am

    72. Of course, it has been my old TI-83 Plus calculator!

    I’ve had it since high school trig and amazingly it’s only needed new batteries once in 8 years! Sometimes triple A’s aren’t that bad :)

  72. Keith Smith on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 9:17 am

    73. These days it’s the MacBook Pro, no question – but if you’re thinking all time, I still have fond memories of the old STAR BIRD and BIG TRAK toys from the 80’s…

  73. MfS on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 9:23 am

    74. I’d have to say my old Kenner® Red Line hand held game. No screen, just loud drag racing-like sounds, variable car classes, and bright lights. I drove my folks NUTS with that thing, but I loved it dearly. I still have it…somewhere…may have to break it out for the boy who’ll be 4 soon. Loved that game…can’t recall if it took just one or two 9-volt batteries. I made Ray-O-Vac a rich company on my own back in the day.

  74. Alejandro on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 9:31 am

    75. My Macbook, how else would I be able to do my homework in the middle of a ranch in rural Texas?

  75. ArKay on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 9:35 am

    76. My very first netbook – the HP100LX.
    It was the coolest thing to pop in a couple of AA batteries and be able to run Lotus-123, minesweeper and all the other apps in the palm (well, plams) of my hand. And with the PCMCIA modem you could even get on the internet via the terminal. (sigh) The days before graphical web browsing, flash and all this newfangled stuff. And viruses, email bank scams and all the other fun… (wistful look).

  76. erik on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 9:36 am

    77. I have to chose one? seriously? I menu I love my MacBook Pro. And of course what would my early teen years have been like without the original Game Boy? But I have to say I cannot imagine my life now without my iPhone.

  77. Billy on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 9:40 am

    78. As a kid, I had a sit’n’spin that looked like the Battlestar Galactica (non-licensed, I’m sure) It had a visor that you looked into while you spun and showed led blips while you pulled triggers that made laser sound effects. Definitely the best toy ever. I attribute my almost complete motion sickness immunity entirely to that toy. I sat’n’spun for hours.

  78. Vince LoGreco on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 9:50 am

    79. So many wonderful things run on batteries. But my favorite was a flashlight. I know it might sound boring, but to me as a young lad it became a light saber (with of course the red or green lenses put in).

  79. Scottij on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 9:52 am

    80. I’d have to say my original 1980s vintage Dark Tower board game.

  80. James W Lane on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 10:00 am

    81. MacBook Pro

  81. Rick Orlina on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 10:02 am

    82. My iPhone and MacBook are right up there, but the best battery-powered device I ever owned was this amazing Japanese English electronic dictionary and translator that I used every day for two years while I was living in Japan. It could look up kanji characters, string them together to form words, and then give you different English language translations. Kept me alive while living abroad.

  82. John on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 10:13 am

    83. Easily, my iPhone 3GS.

  83. Becki on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 10:13 am

    84. Definitely my iPhone 3G S. I’ve had every model of iPhone and there’s been nothing but improvement. Unless I need to type a document I really have no need for a Mac anymore.

  84. Zach on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 10:18 am

    85. i would have to say the remote to my DVR….Always on the road, love coming home to all my shows.

  85. Darren on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 10:19 am

    86. I have this little pen light that projects an NHL logo. I think I”ve had it for 5 yrs and it’s still running strong. It could be because I never use it as it projects the Oilers logo and I’m a Blues fan. An ex who was an Oilers fan gave it to me as a gag gift.

  86. darrell on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 10:26 am

    87. my 12″ PowerBook G4. it’s still trucking and i rely on it heavily for school.

  87. bas.o on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 10:28 am

    88. my tv/vcr remotes, cuz u know it was too much work to get up and pause a movie or turn the volume up or down. LONG LIVE OBESITY!

  88. Jason on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 10:44 am

    89. Oh tough one. I’m gonna go with my TI-82 calculator. First you had to program line by line, THEN you could play pacman in class. Oh it was awesome.

  89. minicyc on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 10:47 am

    90. My old shiny 15″ MacBook Pro, had a great battery life and the backlit keyboard was sooo cool, I missed it when it smoked (perhaps the battery was just too powerful?!?)

  90. andrew kelley on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 10:47 am

    91. jeez its either the iphone or the macbook…or the camera. ha. ill go with the iPhone.

  91. Steven on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 11:01 am

    92. My old iBook. The first computer that was mine and I didn’t have to share with my brother… I treated it like garbage and it still works today.

  92. Andrea on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 11:04 am

    93. my camera has a great battery. quick to charge and lasts forever!

  93. Michael Ciccone on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 11:15 am

    94. I purchased a Sharp scientific calculator my freshmen year of college (1985). Not only did this calculator survive the heavy load of a five year undergraduate engineering program but another seven years after that – all on the original batteries. And this was _not_ a solar calculator it really worked for 12 years on a single set of batteries.

    Hope I win,
    Michael

  94. fractured on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 11:30 am

    95. I used to have a Big Trak that you could program from a TRS 80 CoCo, and it would carry items to my brother’s room and back. I loved how I could make my computer do truly useful things, and my Big Trak’s 6 D cells made that possible!

  95. davewhipped goliath on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 11:30 am

    96. my grasshopper RC car that did like 30mph

  96. Chappy on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 11:32 am

    97. My xbox 360 contoller. I can play games from my bathroom.

  97. Bob on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 12:09 pm

    98. It was the Mattel Football game. Played so much, wore the buttons down.

  98. [In:TkZ] on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 12:13 pm

    99. Gameboy Color

  99. Stephen on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 12:18 pm

    100. Me iPhone 3G, it keeps me going through the day.

  100. aaon.wyatt@me.com on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 12:48 pm

    101. as a child, any semi-functional 9-volt powered toy that required you to test the battery charge on your tounge.

  101. Doug on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 1:13 pm

    102. All my Palm/Sony PDAs over the years. The iPhone 3GS is the logical culmination of the PDA and that makes it the best PDA of all time.

  102. Scratic on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 1:27 pm

    103. I had an Armitron. It was a robotic arm from Radio Shack that took eleventy-billion “D” batteries. Maybe it was 4 “C’s.” I’m not sure.

  103. Dominic on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 1:29 pm

    104. Easily my macbook, its like my 2nd girlfriend

  104. Adam Davie on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 1:36 pm

    105. Game Gear from Sega Genesis. I have lots of great memories with that thing. I just wish it didn’t need 8 AA batteries.

  105. AvedisWolf on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 1:41 pm

    106. It’s gotta one of my laptops, either one. The Macbook pro or the Macbook. I take one of them with me just about everywhere it seems.

  106. Valerie Grendell on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 1:53 pm

    107. My IP 3g. I’ve never used something so much daily. I read my news on it, buy things on ebay at work (dang those firewalls), listen to music on it, im on it, oh yeah and it’s my phone too.

    That’s my boring but factual answer. Have a good one!

  107. Telp on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 1:58 pm

    108. Besides my iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPhone 3Gs…..

    My transparent purple gameboy colour…I love that thing.

  108. Brandon on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 2:08 pm

    109. probably my 4g 40 gig ipod that showed me how much i truly love music. also my 3gs because its so freaking incredible :)

  109. Al on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 2:18 pm

    110. I want a juice box!

  110. Ofek on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 2:40 pm

    111. My iPhone and MacBook!

  111. Prescott on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 2:46 pm

    112. My best has probably been the batteries in my voice recording Millenium Falcon. I’ve had it since elementary school, and it still works!

  112. Gregg Segall on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 3:06 pm

    113. In the 70s I had (what I thought was) a really cool watch that played 4 video games on it. Monochrome screen, and shapes composed of little black balls on a whitish background. Endlessly distracting and a sign of things to come.

  113. Matt Brozak on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 3:13 pm

    114. my remote control, you gotta love being lazy…

  114. matt on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 3:26 pm

    115. TV Remote

  115. Jordan on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 4:34 pm

    116. One of my calculators. Probably my nSpire CAS, or, my macbook pro.

  116. Nick on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 5:20 pm

    117. From my childhood…definitely my Talkboy from Home Alone 2.

  117. thisisjohnny on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 5:24 pm

    118. i like how all the commenters come out when something’s free! .. i comment on even the unpopular stuff!

    my best battery powered item was an official navy-issued flashlight. had an extra bulb in the butt of the flashlight, had one of those 90º angled heads so i could clip it onto my belt, etc. for hands free lighting, and — if things hit the fan — i could use it to bludgeon people cause it was heavy with those D batteries in it. (and navy batteries lasted long than any other)

    the thing was a beast

  118. Joe on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 5:29 pm

    119. Non-Apple? Gotta be the GameBoy Adv a student left on my desk. I bought Banjo Kazooie for it and was hooked solid on it for weeks. I misplaced it, found it a year later, and I still played on that thing for over an hour before it needed to be recharged.

  119. HEATHER Lecus on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 5:37 pm

    120. My old gameboy Man that thing kept me entertained for many a long car ride, rainy day, bus ride bored at family house. By far the best other than the iphone that ran on batteries for me

  120. Matt Davis on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 5:38 pm

    121. Well, as much as I want to say that its my iPhone, or even my MacBook Pro, technically cars “run” on batteries. I know that they actually run on the engine, but most of the time (if not all), there’s a battery that is needed to power on the car. And since I’m only 18 years old, and my first car is a 2008 $40,000 Mercedes-Benz, I’m gonna have to say that my car is the best “battery powered” item I have ever owned. My iPhone is way up there though, and I think it might even surpass the car if I had one of the juice packs, so hopefully, I’ll win this one, ’cause I never win anything lol. :)

  121. Scott on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 6:20 pm

    122. Without a doubt my iPhone. How can it not be the greatest battery powered device of all?

  122. renderedcook44 on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 6:31 pm

    123. I think my little mattel pro football game, from way back in the 70’s I think. It had the little football field, and you would move the little red dots with the up n down arrow keys on the handheld. I carried that thing everywhere,and got real good with it. I had that game for at least 3-4 years and played it more often then I’d care to admit to.

    http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Mattel/FB.htm

  123. Michael J Davis on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 6:41 pm

    124. My Palm m500. I could go a good week on that thing.

  124. Gregg on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 6:54 pm

    125. The TV Remote Control

  125. Gabe on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 7:22 pm

    126. In 1983 I owned my first battery powered laser toy gun. It may not have the huge impact that my MBP and iPhone have had on me, especially from a business standpoint. But for years that little gun kept me entertained. At that time, who needed video games, all the adventures occurred in my head.

    Thanks for the great work. I love the site. It is the number Mac blog I follow.

    GW

  126. donald gifford on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 7:43 pm

    127. honestly is was my blackberry i had before my blackberry pearl before the original iphone. I think it was an 8300 but i would text and call all day on that and charge it once a week. I was very unbiased about phone batteries until the day i met iPhone lol.

  127. ashergrey on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 8:52 pm

    128. Well, considering my car wouldn’t run without it’s battery, I’m going to say my Subaru.

  128. Nathan on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 9:10 pm

    129. The first thing that came to mind would be those old lego kits, specifically the Star Wars set that hooked up to your computer.

  129. Tony Murphy on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 9:41 pm

    130. boring… but definitely my iPhone 3G

  130. Martin on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 9:47 pm

    131. My Iphone. It is the single best gadget I have ever owned. I can’t live without that thing. Until the next version….

  131. don on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 9:50 pm

    132. remote controlled car

  132. Joshua on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 9:51 pm

    133. old school diskman. saved me in many long road trips with the folks.

  133. Eddie on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 10:10 pm

    134. My stupid Mass TurnPike original “Fast Lane” transponder.

    They said it was supposed to give up and die for a replacement after 5 years, but now close to about 13 years old at it still records my toll-booth usage and debits my bank account accordingly.

    Arrrrgh.

  134. ScottyD on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 11:36 pm

    135. I’m going to have to say the mobile that gets me back and forth to work and home every day! Without a battery your car won’t run. Without a running car… I wouldn’t have a job. Without a job… no iPhone. I think you get the idea. ;)

    ScottyD

  135. Jeff Henderson on Fri, 17th Jul 2009 11:44 pm

    136. In order of appearance off the top of my head:
    1) Remote Control R2-D2
    2) AT-AT
    3) Powerbook Duo 280c
    4) ipod
    5) iphone
    6) Macbook

  136. JG McLain on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 12:18 am

    137. My iPhone is the very best battery powered item that I own, and the very best battery powered item that I have ever owned. Hands down.

  137. Random Task on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 12:32 am

    138. Even though everyone is saying it, It’s my iPhone.

    I hate not being connected, I think I have an addiction, but the first step to getting clean is admitting you have a problem.

  138. Derek on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 12:55 am

    139. GPS. Hands down. With my GPS I can find my way out of almost any situation, and I’m never lost. In fact, with my GPS, I always know where I am.

  139. Frank on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 1:17 am

    140. My blue Sega Game Gear.

  140. MacMarine on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 1:27 am

    141. My Night Scope

  141. Steve on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 2:46 am

    142. My flashlight. Most versatile for a number of things while having the ability to be super functional with too much dependance on other factors. No cell tower, gasoline, TV monitor, servers.

  142. Steve on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 2:49 am

    143. My flashlight. The most versatile battery operated tool for a number of things while having the ability to be super functional without too much dependance on other factors. No cell tower, gasoline, TV monitor, servers, no other electricity needed!

  143. Jonathan on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 3:03 am

    144. Best battery powered item… This is a tough one, I mean so many devices over the years, so many toys from days gone by and even now…

    I’m going to have to go with the contraptions I built out of a bunch of electronic kits, and jerry-rigged misc old broken electronic devices, creating my own little inventions and experimental devices powered by many assorted batteries, from the simple electromagnet, to programmed robots, as well as many a rube goldberg contraptions with various powered triggers or mechanisms.

    That or when I learned citrus could also be a “battery” … science became infinitely cooler when I found that out…

  144. Bob on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 6:51 am

    145. Do my Macbook Pro and my iPhone 3GS both count as one battery powered device if they’re tethered?

    I can’t live without either one!

  145. Casey on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 7:59 am

    146. My original GameBoy that was the best battery powered device that I had growing up. I used so many Duracell batteries in that dang thing!

  146. Dani on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 9:22 am

    147. Definitely my walkman which saved my sanity while studying abroad in Ireland.

  147. Andrew Elliott on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 12:00 pm

    148. I had a TurboGrafixExpress (portable turbographics16 |sp!|) that had a TV hookup. It was like 3 pounds, as big and thick as a bible and I could play the same games on it as I could on my TG16 at home. It took 6 AA batteries and would last for about 2 hours on low brightness. So many car rides. So many zombies and giant eyeballs killed in Slaughterhouse… Slaughterhouse iphone app anyone? Just putting it out there.

  148. Clifford Sadler on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 1:40 pm

    149. The best use of a battery power product is my One-Touch ultra mini blood glucose meter. I’ve had it for over a year and half and its still running on the original battery. It hasn’t left me in the lurch.

  149. mike seitz on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 1:42 pm

    150. My BELKIN tunepower for delphi roady xt

  150. Jason Dilley on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 2:00 pm

    151. My iPhone, hands down. First the original, now the 3GS.

  151. Chad Gallati on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 2:41 pm

    152. IPHONE!!!!!!!

  152. RandomPerson on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 2:48 pm

    153. Has to be without a doubt the IPHONE3GS nothing can compare….

  153. ramon on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 3:29 pm

    154. macbook air!!!

  154. beardedhenry on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 3:56 pm

    155. I loved the Sega NOMAD even though it ate through batteries like they were delicious candy!

  155. Mitch Preston on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 4:18 pm

    156. I cant/wont choose between my macbook/iphone. love them both to death.

  156. Nomis on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 4:33 pm

    157. Vacuum cleaner !

  157. FRANK on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 6:25 pm

    158. iPod Touch!!!

  158. Not Zura on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 6:47 pm

    159. My Xbox 360 controller! First system I owned that freed me from wires…

  159. biblezombie on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 6:55 pm

    160. 15″ MacBook Pro aluminium unibody, with 4 gb ram and snow leopard beta

  160. i-man on Sat, 18th Jul 2009 6:58 pm

    161. Tivo remote. They’ve hooked me. I doubt I can ever interact with a TV again without that remote.

  161. Gilbert Galdo on Sun, 19th Jul 2009 6:55 am

    162. My MacBook Air just keeps on running…….

  162. Mathias Rios on Sun, 19th Jul 2009 7:05 am

    163. My MSI Wind By far with extended battery. As well my iPhone.

  163. mdelfs on Sun, 19th Jul 2009 9:02 am

    164. The iPhone is the greatest use of a battery ever. Hands down.

  164. Rey Miranda on Sun, 19th Jul 2009 11:29 am

    165. “Matel Electronics Basketball and Football.” Red LED lights and the great sound FX will always bring back great memories. The Head-To-Head models were perfect with friends. I still have the original “Single Player” Basketball model, and it still works great with one nine volt battery.

  165. Justin on Sun, 19th Jul 2009 12:31 pm

    166. My RC hovercraft that took about 4 hours to charge for 10 mins of fun!

  166. Mike Berkow on Sun, 19th Jul 2009 4:50 pm

    167. Hate to say it, but the best battery powered device I own is my iPhone3Gs. Absolutely love the thing.

  167. Margi on Sun, 19th Jul 2009 6:21 pm

    168. My new iPhone is the best. The long last battery offers me hours of complete satisfaction!

  168. Rich Koster on Sun, 19th Jul 2009 7:14 pm

    169. My iPhone 3GS is the best battery-powered device I’ve ever had!

  169. John on Sun, 19th Jul 2009 11:15 pm

    170. It would have to be my iphone 3G. use it every day.

  170. goldone on Mon, 20th Jul 2009 1:48 am

    171. Hmmm, I’d have to say my cellphone without a doubt. It’s a Treo but I’m about to get the iPhone as soon as I’m out of this contract.

  171. slaprabbjt on Mon, 20th Jul 2009 2:32 am

    172. Just Got it! My 3Gs 8Gig Black Iphone, I am considering on a battery pack but a broke college student.

  172. Raymond Escobar on Mon, 20th Jul 2009 2:43 am

    173. My sega nomad is the greatest. Screw mobile Phone emulators.

  173. Josh on Mon, 20th Jul 2009 3:35 am

    174. My Nikon D40X camera. I can take thousands of pix on 1 charge.

  174. Vidiot on Mon, 20th Jul 2009 7:40 am

    175. My new Neuton lawnmower is actually a usable machine that does what it promises, and there’s no clouds of choking black smoke. So cool that a 16-year-old refuses to use it as being insufficiently manly.

  175. Steve on Mon, 20th Jul 2009 9:17 am

    176. Maglite

  176. Garrett on Mon, 20th Jul 2009 10:34 am

    177. my iphone. hands down.

  177. Chad Whitaker on Mon, 20th Jul 2009 2:11 pm

    178. I have a huge Millennium Falcon which takes four big C Batteries, and all that it does is make some awesome missile and laser PEW PEW!!! sounds and a few LED’s light up. Probably the greatest toy I have ever had, and holy crap, if I had had to plug it in, it would have sucked. WAY TO GO BATTERIES!!

  178. WFT on Mon, 20th Jul 2009 2:59 pm

    179. macbook!

  179. Anthony Hernandez on Mon, 20th Jul 2009 5:07 pm

    180. The most joy batteries ever brought me was through my white and red R/C formula race car back as a kid. Although the charge lasted only about 20 mins, that car was fast! My brother received an R/C monster truck and I would always ram it at top speed and send it flipping away since mine was so low to the ground and fast.

  180. MLB on Mon, 20th Jul 2009 5:48 pm

    181. Definitely my iphone. Considering I listen to about 5 hours of audio a day; music, podcasts, etc, I don’t know how I could keep my sanity without it.

  181. Daniel on Mon, 20th Jul 2009 8:32 pm

    182. “best battery powered item I ever owned?”
    Had to be when I was 7 years old and really into Batman with Adam West.
    Dad bought me a battery powered Batmobile, with flashing lights that he detailed
    by had to make it look like the real Batmobile on TV. :D

    Still own it today.

  182. Chris Spriggs on Mon, 20th Jul 2009 9:25 pm

    183. Honestly my best battery powered item was my oriinal GameBoy. It was the start of a long obssesion if pocketable gadgets.

  183. Jan aka Mr.Kane on Tue, 21st Jul 2009 6:25 am

    184. I would assume, it is my very old Game Boy pocket…
    Slim enough to take with me and always a great fun with Tetris.

  184. Jeff on Tue, 21st Jul 2009 8:57 am

    185. My iPhone is the most useful device I have ever owned.

  185. Justin on Tue, 21st Jul 2009 10:11 am

    186. Have to go old school and say walkman. Just because of the sheer number of batteries it consumed in its lifetime.

  186. Brian on Tue, 21st Jul 2009 11:44 am

    187. My old powerbook…the one that converted me to this cult.

  187. Matthew Smith on Tue, 21st Jul 2009 5:00 pm

    188. Mattel LED Football II. I loved that game to death!

  188. Matt on Tue, 21st Jul 2009 5:49 pm

    189. By far, my iPhone 3GS. Second would be my TiVo remote.

  189. Imagine Engine on Tue, 21st Jul 2009 11:25 pm

    190. My iPhone 3G. I eat with it, use it at work and out on the town. If it was water resistant I would probably use it in the shower too :)

  190. Ricardo Llavina on Wed, 22nd Jul 2009 10:27 am

    191. My favorite battery powered gadget has to be my iPhone 3G!!! The iPhone has saved me many many times already and could be more perfect with more battery life!!!

  191. Larry on Wed, 22nd Jul 2009 1:33 pm

    192. The wireless headphones for the kids in our Honda Odyssey van. Ahh, quiet at last!

    Of course, the iPhone 3GS is really the tops!

  192. Richard Clompus on Wed, 22nd Jul 2009 8:03 pm

    193. Best device is the Leica M8 camera. Wonderful images with great lenses.

    RC

  193. Herb cerda on Thu, 23rd Jul 2009 8:37 am

    194. My wheelchair….i need it to get around!

  194. Corey on Thu, 23rd Jul 2009 8:35 pm

    195. imagine life with no cellphone life with no iphone or blackberry no email on the go no texting or multimedia messaging without cell phone batteries we would be stuck in the last sentry boring and old….

  195. Corey Quinn on Fri, 24th Jul 2009 9:56 am

    196. From a parent’s perspective, I was gonna say it was the sound machine that lets helps my three month old fall asleep, but now I say it is my iPhone with Ambiance and all the noises it has. That phone can do ANYTHING!! (except burp and change diapers…there is no app for that)

  196. Frank on Fri, 24th Jul 2009 11:51 am

    197. My Hot Wheels track that had the garage with the internal spinning wheels that would shoot the cars out as they came through. Provided hours of entertainment. Now, it’s my iPhone 3GS which provides entertainment, not hours of it though and that’s why I need the Juice Pack – then it will provide hours of entertainment.

  197. Bill on Fri, 24th Jul 2009 3:05 pm

    198. Other then my iPhone, my first portable cassette player-recorder (not a boom box). It was the iPod of it’s day.

  198. Noit on Sun, 26th Jul 2009 8:10 am

    199. I would have to agree with the majority here and say my iPhone! Nothing even comes close… well maybe that awesome spiderman electric toothbrush!!! Spiderman, Spiderman, cleans your teeth like a spider can… wait wha?!? lol

    I soooo want want of these!!!

  199. macsimilian on Sun, 26th Jul 2009 2:23 pm

    200. I have to go with my Macbook Pro. You can do almost everything with it, and it travels nicely

  200. Steve on Sun, 26th Jul 2009 2:24 pm

    201. Some little LED lights I made for a grim reaper halloween costume in college. They could blink and wink – very high tech for the late 70’s and because I had black hose over my face, they were the only visible eyes. Juice pack please!

  201. Lienster on Mon, 27th Jul 2009 7:14 pm

    202. Toyota Prius

  202. Keith on Tue, 28th Jul 2009 4:17 am

    203. Well I would say my iPhone but now I have to say its my iPhone 3G S

  203. Higgy on Wed, 29th Jul 2009 8:04 pm

    204. My brand new Macbook Pro is getting awesome battery life and I always keep the graphics on the higher setting.

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