Never mind the improvements on battery life; for some people, the integrated batteries on their iPhone will just never be enough. Not when you’re hooked on texting, face-timing, or flinging pissed-off birds at green pig heads all day. To address this problem, a lot of accessory makers have come out with external battery accessories that can give you more juice on-the-go – or, if you’re not into lugging an extra accessory, an iPhone case (like Mophie’s Juice Packs) that features its own battery so you can double your mobile play-time. Surprisingly, no one has thought of this yet: the Juice Tank is an iPhone (4/4S) case that comes with its own wall charger.
Element Case has put out the Vapor Dock, which is basically a simple charge-and-dock accessory for people who don’t really need elaborate speaker-with-a-clock features, but can appreciate something that’s simple, beautiful, and functional. Unlike Apple’s basic plastic iPhone dock, this thing is weighted for one-handed docking and pulling, thanks to a build made of precision machined aluminum.
iSteady Shot has introduced a new accessory that adds “wide-angle shooting” to the stuff you can do with the iPhone 4/4S. Called the M-27 action camera mount, it’s basically a case with two handgrips that aligns a 37mm wide angle/macro lens to the iPhone’s lens, giving phone-cam photographers the ability to snap 130-degree angle photos and videos.
Nissan (yes, the car company) has announced that they’ll be entering the mobile accessory business with a new protective case specifically designed for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. Called the Scratch Shield case, the simple shell is made of ABS plastic and molded to fit the iPhone perfectly. While it looks simple enough (you’ve seen plastic iPhone cases before, right?), the Scratch Shield comes with a unique feature that allows it to “heal” itself to get rid of fine scratches.
Bluetooth keyboards aren’t necessarily a new thing these days, but while they can work with both desktops and mobile devices, they can only pair with one device at any one time. Accessory maker Matias has come up with a handy solution with people who work on desktops but would prefer a faster way of typing text on the iPhone without having to pick up an extra dedicated keyboard for it. Called the One Keyboard, this keyboard has a dedicated button for instantly switching between a PC or Mac and an iPhone.
