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Pebble Founder Launches Kickstarter for iPhone 7/AirPods Battery Case 'PodCase'

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After Pebble was acquired by Fitbit late last year, Pebble said that its hardware devices would continue to function as normal for at least another year, with any future support for its services heading into 2018 unclear. Today, Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky has revealed his next project, and it's a Kickstarter for a case aimed at the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus that also charges AirPods, called "PodCase" (via Engadget).

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The Kickstarter page describes the case as a "slim case" for carrying and charging both the iPhone and AirPods, thanks to a 2500 mAh battery. That'll provide up to one full charge for the iPhone 7 (with a 1,960 mAh battery), although not quite enough for a full charge of the iPhone 7 Plus (with a 2,900 mAh battery). That's also equivalent to "up to 40 AirPod charges," according to the PodCase's crowdfunding page.
Keeping track of your AirPod charging case is a chore. It's one more gadget to misplace, one more item to remember when you run out the door, and one more lump of plastic in your pocket. Drop it into your bag or purse and you might as well call search and rescue! Storing your AirPods with your phone seemed only natural to us.

Charging an extra device every night is a pain. No one likes a mess of cables on their night stand, and remembering to charge your AirPods during the day isn't a great solution either. You plug your phone in every night anyway--why not charge your AirPods and your iPhone together? That's exactly what PodCase does.
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The case itself is charged through USB-C, so those with the newest MacBook models will be able to fuel up PodCase through their existing chargers. A design for the iPhone 8 is said to be coming soon, but the company is waiting for the September 12 Apple event to confirm the accessory's design.

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PodCase will retail for $99, but early bird Kickstarter backers will be able to buy the accessory for $79. The PodCase team also includes Avegant co-founder Allan Evans and Pebble industrial designer Steve Johns. Check out the PodCase Kickstarter page here for more information on the accessory, including a video introduction by Migicovsky.

The Kickstarter's goal is $300,015 in 30 days, and the PodCase's shipping date is estimated for February 2018.

Article Link: Pebble Founder Launches Kickstarter for iPhone 7/AirPods Battery Case 'PodCase'
 
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Looks cool, especially the fact that it charges the AirPods (more than the case does). If it didn’t, I wouldn’t even consider it.
 
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Kind of Ironic The former CEO of Pebble designed his own Apple accessory after Apple was one of the reasons Pebble went under in the smart Watch industry. But you have to give him credit for trying to have some ingenuity with this.
 
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I am interested in this, because I'm all for consolidation.
I use my AirPods for other devices though, so does this phone case also provide a way to pair AirPods (like the button on the charging case)?
 
Relentless Power said:
Kind of Ironic The former CEO of Pebble designed his own Apple accessory after Apple was one of the reasons Pebble failed.
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Why not? They should cash in any way they can. They have some hardware know how and Apple isn't ever going to offer up this type of solution if recent history is any indication of Apple plans.
 
AdonisSMU said:
Why not? They should cash in any way they can. They have some hardware know how and Apple isn't ever going to offer up this type of solution if recent history is any indication of Apple plans.
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I actually gave him credit in the end of my post. Not sure why you didn't quote me on my entire post.
 
Looks as svelte as the Pebble. Who is this for? I like the AirPod case - it keeps them clean and safe when not in use. Doesn't look like that can be said of this concept.
 
Looks ugly as hell. Why would someone stick their lovely thin iPhone into something that looks like a rubber brick with ears.

The fact there are no photos or videos of the front tells me that it will look terrible.
 
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I wish Apple would just finally release and support a short male-to-male lightning connector so I could charge all of Apple's lightning iOS accessories (AirPods, Magic Keyboard, Beats headphones et. c) from my iOS device. Even charging an iPhone from an iPad would be pretty helpful in a lot of situations.
 
Although this does look pretty r#%^*ded, got to remember that there's soon gunna be an iphone 7S and 7S+ that will have the exact same dimensions as the the previous models. So this thing will work with them too.
 
Geezum, no. I can barely keep my airpods from getting lost in a closed case.

Im also still a little miffed-- I had a pebble and it crapped out reaaaalllllly quick with the screen splitting issue.
 
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