Mophie announced April 21, 2009, the availability of its Juice Pack Air that works both as an extended battery and as a protective case for the iPhone 3G. Unlike the <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/power-devices-batteries/mophie-juice-pack-for/4505-3509_7-33196878.html">original Juice Pack</a>, the Juice Pack Air uses a Micro-USB port, instead of the commonly used Mini-USB port, which makes it a lot more inconvenient to use as you need to carry the cable with it. <br /><br /> <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/power-devices-batteries/mophie-juice-pack-air/4652-3509_7-33628148.html">Click here to read the full review of the Mophie Juice Pack Air</a>.<br>
Mophie announced April 21, 2009, the availability of its Juice Pack Air that works both as an extended battery and as a protective case for the iPhone 3G. Unlike the original Juice Pack, the Juice Pack Air uses a Micro-USB port, instead of the commonly used Mini-USB port, which makes it a lot more inconvenient to use as you need to carry the cable with it.
The Juice Pack air (left) next to the original Juice Pack. The air is just slightly thinner than the original.
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The Juice Pack air uses a Micro-USB cable (left) making it unable to use USB cable exchangeable with many other handheld devices, including the original Juice Pack.
