For those who have been following with baited breath please use some mouthwash I now have in my possession a Mophie Juice Pack Air (ugh what a name) in black.

My twice weekly Mandarin lesson is in Central and after it was finished, I thought I’d walk over to the IFC and stop into the “DG Lifestyle Store” just for the hell of it. And lo and behold, a whole big stack of them sitting there on the rack in all three colors. And while the shops in Wanchai Computer Centre had this for $680, DG was selling it for $628 – US$81 roughly. So it became a no-brainer – literally.

The sales clerk told me the stock had arrived at the store about 5 minutes before I got there. So for once, luck was on my side. Though I also had a chance to stop into Dymocks in IFC (got my 3rd book by Michael Freeman – “Night and Low Light Digital Photography”) and then Chaip Coin magazine shop in Worldwide House before getting out of Central.

The MJPA fits around the phone nicely and doesn’t increase the size by much. But it does seem to almost double the weight of the phone! The glossy plastic back seems just as prone to fingerprint smears as the iPhone itself.

The battery capacity, at 1200 mAh, is less than those of other 3rd party batteries, but they claim this is the extended use you can get from this:

  • Standby Time: Up to 270 hours

  • Talk Time: Up to 4.5 hours on 3G | Up to 10 hours on 2G
  • Internet Use: Up to 4.5 hours on 3G | Up to 8 hours on Wi-Fi
  • Audio Playback: Up to 27 hours

  • Video Playback: Up to 9 hours

    • which is more than enough for me. I’m in good shape for my Japan trip next week and a possible Australia trip next month – presumably if I wanna sit on the airplane and do crossword puzzles for 9 hours (no, I don’t plan to do that), I won’t need to worry about having some power once the plane lands.

    New Entourage was okay. After 6 years, one doesn’t expect any revolutionary changes and there were none, more of the same, but that’s okay. And tonight, will stretch out with a new episode of Anthony Bourdain.

    That’s about all for now ….

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