iPowerRush has recommended that by using its device, also called iPowerRush, iPhone (News - Alert) and iPod consumers can stay connected to mobile networks and the Internet way after the Apple devices battery power back-ups are completely depleted and when there is no possibility of electrical power back-up due to remote geographical location or natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina.

The iPowerRush, pictured below, uses six AAA batteries and powers up and starts recharging the Apple (News - Alert) devices instantly on connection via a compatible 30 pin connector. It has a built-in emergency back-up design feature that uses power even if only four AAA batteries are charged in case an ultra emergency call has to be made. 

It delivers one of the following combinations: four hours of talk time, 120 hours of standby time, three hours of Internet use, three and a half hours of video playback, or 14 hours of audio playback. The company strongly recommends not mixing old and new batteries to prevent stray accident chances such as possible explosions, and says that either six new or six equally recharged batteries provides the best results. 

This type of a device assumes importance since a recent TMCnet article reported that battery power has improved only four percent over the last three years and does not appear to be showing any signs of keeping pace with the power consumption requirements of mobile hand held devices that are going to increase by 30 percent in 2014 as compared with nine percent in 2008, and that the average time between each power recharge between 2008 and 2015 is expected to decrease by 4.8 percent per year.

Three green light emitting diodes (LED’s) on the iPowerRush indicate that the power pack is fully charged and sporadic flickering of LED’s indicates that only five minutes of charge are left. It replenishes iPhone’s lithium ion reservoir to 50 percent capacity in less than an hour and delivers 500ma of current via self limiting circuitry to guard against overcharge and heat build up. 

It appears logical that such back-up power packs can be adapted for other hand held mobile devices with the possible use of replaceable and compatible tips made by iGo, reported TMCnet. However, targeting the iPhone first makes sound marketing sense since it has captured nearly 50 percent of the U.S. and Canadian Smartphone market, reported TMCnet, and 33 percent of global Smartphone market.

One method, TMCnet reported, that could further alleviate consumers’ recharge related hassles is wireless charging, which is conjured by means of electromagnetic induction, when nested in a non-impregnation and non-copper contact charger called the Touchstone (News - Alert) that is developed by Palm. Wireless charging does not require constant and irritating aligning, plugging and unplugging.

 Smartphones are gaining in popularity, reported TMCnet and require constant recharging due heavy usage of Internet applications such as video streaming via YouTube, watching live television, or cloud computing.