I have the lipstick-sized one, Mike; although it would be a pretty large
lipstick. I was using it yesterday to power my MacBook while I did some heavy
photo uploading on a dicey connection – near Moncarapacho in the Algarve. It
wouldn’t increase the MacBook’s charge, but it did reduce its consumption of
the internal battery.
Chris
> On 13 Apr 16, at 00:26, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Suspect may lug too much photo gear and not enough lunch as usual but don't
>> want to rely on just one charge on the phone. I don't know how much juice
>> the GPS function consumes with that app,
>> but want an insurance policy. I have seen some pocketable battery packs
>> mentioned here in the past but wanted to check now.
>
> I have a couple. One is this.
> <http://www.amazon.com/Anker-PowerCore-Lipstick-Sized-Generation-High-Quality/dp/B005X1Y7I2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1460502936&sr=8-3&keywords=iphone+battery+pack
>
> <http://www.amazon.com/Anker-PowerCore-Lipstick-Sized-Generation-High-Quality/dp/B005X1Y7I2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1460502936&sr=8-3&keywords=iphone+battery+pack>>
> The other looks like this, but with a different name stenciled on and in a
> lovely purple color.
> <http://www.amazon.com/Jackery-Mini-Portable-Charger-3200mAh/dp/B00L9F95RO/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1460503127&sr=8-17&keywords=iphone+battery+pack
>
> <http://www.amazon.com/Jackery-Mini-Portable-Charger-3200mAh/dp/B00L9F95RO/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1460503127&sr=8-17&keywords=iphone+battery+pack>>
>
> They've both worked the few times I've needed one. Which one has been a
> matter of which is in a particular bag. I haven't used them often enough to
> know which may be better in some way.
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