Power Case for Kindle Fire - 2x Battery Life

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DesDr0id

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• Jan 12, 2012

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Just announced during the Consumer Electronics Show:

Power Case for Kindle Fire:

http://nyko.com/products/product-detail/?name=Power Case

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/11/nyko-kindle-fire-power-case-vita-speaker-stand-hands-on/ (Has video)

Features:
2x Battery Life
Moves Power Button to Front

Looks like a very cool accessory, though I feel they'll need to do better with the pricing..

 

G1ForFun

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• Jan 12, 2012

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Very cool and I agree with you that the price needs to come down a bit. These companies making cases need to keep in mind that the tablet itself cost $200. Paying $60 for a case is not very practical imo. People put $30 cases on their $500 phones which seems a bit more reasonable.

Although tablets are bigger than phones....I don't think it constitutes twice the cost.

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zirooo

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• Jan 12, 2012

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looks neat though there is no way to order it online

 

CodenameDeadpool

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• Jan 13, 2012

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G1ForFun said:

Very cool and I agree with you that the price needs to come down a bit. These companies making cases need to keep in mind that the tablet itself cost $200. Paying $60 for a case is not very practical imo. People put $30 cases on their $500 phones which seems a bit more reasonable.

Although tablets are bigger than phones....I don't think it constitutes twice the cost.

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I don't see how paying $500 for a phone is reasonable. My leather Belkin case cost 40 bucks. $60 is reasonable considering it double battery life.

 

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grvthang

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• Feb 8, 2012

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Just what the Fire needed - the added weight of an additional battery!

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kwakel

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• Feb 10, 2012

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I don't think I've ever had enough battery problems to warrant spending $60 on 2x the battery life. I do throw my kindle into my book bag often though, so I will stick with my durable case so the screen stays pristine.

 

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lea9ue

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• Feb 10, 2012

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Yeah, for the price ill stick with the chargers.

 

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NPC_Izzy

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• Feb 13, 2012

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My only wish is the battery pack would have in integrated mic and volume buttons. Other than that it looks pretty neat!

 

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wbales

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• Mar 9, 2012

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SD Card slot would of been nice too!

 

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jaredkzr

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• Mar 12, 2012

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That looks like a nice case. The price doesn't seem that bad saying it doubles the battery life. The extra size would probably almost be a good thing for me since the Kindle Fire is a smaller sized tablet. I might consider getting that case eventually.

 

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_ante_

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• Mar 12, 2012

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This is pretty slick if you are away from a place where you can charge on a frequent basis. The price is a tad high but not that much more than the leather Marware case my wife bought me. Personally, I'm holding out for when USB OTG is enabled and evaluating my options (maybe a case with keyboard or sdcard).

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StyleNSkillz

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• Mar 13, 2012

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Good for the future

This may not be the right case, but it means that you can make use of the micro usb port. Hopefully we will be able to add a mic or and SD card, that would make this thing worth $60 or more. I would love to have a few more options on my kindle, maybe a camera?

 

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Joker2212

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• Mar 14, 2012

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It looks pretty cool, but the Fire is already heavy, this will just add more weight

 

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schleppy

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• Mar 16, 2012

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It's a neat idea, but the battery life of the Kindle Fire is the least of my worries. Thanks for sharing though!

 

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unimatrix17

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• Mar 18, 2012

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schleppy said:

It's a neat idea, but the battery life of the Kindle Fire is the least of my worries. Thanks for sharing though!

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I agree. Battery life isn't the top of my concern now.. Keeping its weight a light as possible is..

Sent from a Galaxy far far away....

 

Regionativo

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• Mar 20, 2012

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CodenameDeadpool said:

I don't see how paying $500 for a phone is reasonable. My leather Belkin case cost 40 bucks. $60 is reasonable considering it double battery life.

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I was thinking the same thing: Double battery + Case for 60 USD seems like a good deal to me, only problem is the bulkness added to the KF, might want to try it first before buying.

 

amrn4s

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• Mar 22, 2012

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I want one. Since my computer crashed last week. I use my kindle often. Saving up for a imac. So ill probably use my kindle for awhile. Lol

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