Computex 2008:mStation mophie

癮科技的姐妹站 Switched 曾經將這個 mStation mophie 列為六大 iPhone 周邊之一,所以我們自然是要去看一下是不是真的有這麼厲害的。mophie 的功能簡單說就是一個貼在 iPhone 背上的 1800 mAh 電池,如果 iPhone 電不是充滿的,它就能給 iPhone 充電;如果是滿的,那就是由 mophie 直接給 iPhone 供電,直到電用完了才會切回 iPhone 自已的電源。
聽起來很不錯,但這麼一來勢必要多上近三分之一的重量,iPhone 也變得沒那麼輕薄了。另外裝上這個電池之後,就不太可能再用任何皮套/保護殼之類的東西,將整個正面、上側、和小部份的背面曝露在外面(小薑自已也是用 iPhone,iPhone 其實沒有那麼耐刮的)。 最重要的是,平常 iPhone 都可以用至少兩天,電話少一點的話四五天都沒問題,真的用得到一個額外的電池包嗎?我能想的好處,可以只有延長 iPhone 本身的電池壽命這點好處了吧。畢竟如果 iPhone 電池掛了,要換是件很麻煩的事。
[mStation mophie]
The mStation mophie was listed by our neighbors at Switched to be one of the top 6 iPhone accessories. So, we got our hands on a mophie to see how good it really is.
Mophie is a1800 mAh battery pack that docks onto the back of an iPhone. Mophie can either charge the iPhone if its battery isn't full or, if it is, power will be taken from mophie first. It sounds like pretty good idea, but it adds quite some weight to the iPhone (about a third). Plus, you won't be able to use any protective cases once the mophie is on (and from our experience iPhone scratches pretty easily). Moreover, iPhone usually lasts a day or two on a single charge (or even up to 5 days if you use sparingly), so we wonder if mophie is really needed. Maybe it can extend the life of the battery on an iPhone so it doesn't have to be replaced so soon (which is not an easy task). Who knows.










