Review: Griffin PowerBlock Reserve

Like many owners of today’s large screen smart phones, I often find myself needing somewhat of a boost for my iPhone 3GS.

After all, I am what you can consider a heavy smart phone user, and I can mostly get through the day with my battery being fully charged when I leave in the mornings, and also by utilizing my vehicle charger. But there are days and situations where I can’t get to my AC or vehicle chargers, and I need a little something-something to last till I get home.

Enter the Griffin PowerBlock Reserve. This battery and charger combo is just what I needed to “juice-up” when I can’t otherwise do so. In my testing, the PowerBlock Reserve battery comes with 45 minutes of charge, and depending on your usage, you can expect to see anywhere from 22%-50% charge to your iPhone.

One of my favorite features of this product is the slight elevation of the doc connector. This allows you to connect the battery to your iPhone with out needing to remove the your iPhone from it’s protective case. If you use one.

The PowerBlock Reserve comes with the battery and AC charger that has a USB port on the bottom of the unit so you can charge your iPhone/iPod with your charge/sync cable, and the external PowerBlock Reserve battery at the same time. And with a MSRP of $39.99, it’s a hard bargain to pass up.

Battery is available separately as a spare, and is interchangeable with PowerJolt Reserve 12 V DC Charger (sold separately, or together in the PowerDuo Reserve Bundle)

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Ligitech QuickCam Pro For Notebooks Webcam Ustream Test

In this video I am testing the video quality on Ustream with the Logitech QuickCam Pro For Notebooks webcam. Also in this video, I give a little bit of an update on the Griffin Powerblock Reserve battery backup for the iPhone. – Captured Live on Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/dizzydo…

Unboxing Griffin PowerBlock Reserve

Unboxing of the Griffin PowerBlock Reserve for iPod and iPhone.