HyperMac battery stand - add 16 hrs of battery life

[prot0type]

Caught it on engadget.com

http://www.hypermac.com/stand

IMO, probably handy for long flights or travel, but I'd imagine you would already be near an outlet and have your iPad charging while it's docked, no?

 

[uraniumwilly]

I think most planes are without outlets.

This looks like just the ticket, for me. thanks for posting this.

 

[prot0type]

Yeah, I wasnt sure. Haven't taken a flight in quite awhile. I just figured if some airlines offer wifi now, an outlet would be readily available as well.

 

[Shinigami301]

It's been months since I took a flight without outlets, but being a double diamond medalllion on DAL (300,000 miles so far this year) I get upgrades 90% of the time. All business class seats have outlets, which work 80% of the time.

On one flight (slc-cdg- trt) I got a seat with a faulty outlet and no chance to recharge at cvg due to short connection. Still had 35% battery when I landed after continuous use for 16 hours (airplane mode and a fair bit of book reading with iBooks, 64 gb 3G unit) .

Now a few months later that might be reduced to about 9 hours, the batt is notably less long lived.

With that said, I have yet to see a delta flight domestically that has both wifi AND working outlets. Very annoying.

 

[Alchematron]

Anyone know if its aluminum or plastic?

Thanx

 

[barnyard]

it's plastic

 

[mosso2000]

The picture looks nice, but as it is not plugged through the dock connector, it probably means that there will be a cable lying around when on charge, isn't it?

 

[uraniumwilly]

The picture looks nice, but as it is not plugged through the dock connector, it probably means that there will be a cable lying around when on charge, isn't it?

I had the same question and made the same assumption. The other question I have is: will it fit iPads that are a bit thicker due to the case their using?

 

[robby818]

I had the same question and made the same assumption. The other question I have is: will it fit iPads that are a bit thicker due to the case their using?

From the pics, no way will a case work with this stand. A silicone insert in the stand to be used with a caseless iPad and removed when you have a case on the iPad would have been perfect.

I would rather carry a Kensington emPower adapter. It can connect to multiple devices (2 usb ports -sadly not 10watt), is probably lighter than this battery, you don't need to remember to charge it up before a trip, if you travel infrequently it doesn't lose it's effectiveness over time, and is inexpensive. The reclining angle on this stand looks good though, many stands are too upright for airplane use.

 

[3goldens]

Has anyone got any experience with this product, pictures?

Curious why this has not been more a subject of discussion. Seems like a marvelous idea.

It does not look like it has any viewing angles though and probably could be less expensive. Does it act as a charge and sync stand as well?

After all the best Iphone batts portable or not are under $100 now.

Any way this is an intriguing product.

It also would have been a better design had they eliminated the usb cord and just made the connector in the dock itself! I did not realize this at first. This is no great idea to me, they were not creative enough!