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The PowerGen Mobile Juice Pack 5200mAh Mobile Juice Pack Ultra exceeded any expectations I had for it.

Right out of the package, I was impressed with the look and feel of the battery pack. It was quite attractive in appearance with a black, mirrored faceplate, under which were glowing circles of blue light that indicate the charge capacity of the PowerGen. When all 4 lights are lit, you have anywhere from 75-100% charge, 3 lights indicate 50-75%, 2 lights 25-50%, 1 light indicates 0-25% and if 1 light is blinking, you are nearly out of power. No lights = no power.

Once a device is connected to the PowerGen, charging or powering of the device is initiated by one touch of the PowerGen's power button. When you disconnect the device from the PowerGen, the status lights will remain lit for approx 20 seconds at which point the PowerGen will auto shut off. Alternatively, you can depress the power button for about 10 seconds which will shut off the PowerGen.

Perfectly simple in operation and execution, the PowerGen even offers a LED light function which makes it do double duty as a 250 hour flashlight. That's quite amazing if you think about it. Imagine being able to have a flashlight run continuously for 10 days... this could be a very valuable to have with you while camping, for example. You'd have the ability to charge your iPhone or other device and have an emergency light source.

8 different tips are provided to fit a variety of devices. Not all USB powered devices can be fully charged by the PowerGen but many can. Check the description for items that can safely be charged. Devices with high capacity batteries, such as the iPad, will not be able to be fully charged using the PowerGen. You can extend their operating time however by using the PowerGen. Most lower capacity devices such as smart phones will be able to be fully charged one or two times on a single charge of the PowerGen.

My iPhone had about 19% charge on it and the PowerGen brought it up to 100% in just under 2 hours. I charged my completely dead iPod Touch 4th Gen to near 100% in 3 hours. After charging the iPod Touch, there were 3 lights lit on the PowerGen meaning I could charge the iPod Touch at least one more time. PowerGen says that you can charge an iPhone 4 twice on one full charge of the PowerGen. I was also able to charge my Samsung HMX-H205 Camcorder.

Two USB cables are provided. The shorter cable is 7 inches while the longer cable is 27 inches. I like the cable lengths as they seem just about perfect. I use the shorter cable to tether the PowerGen to the device being powered and the longer cable is perfect for charging the PowerGen using the provided 1A AC power adapter.

I use the GPS mapping feature of my iPhone frequently when I ride my road bike. GPS drains the battery fairly quickly and when I go on 5-6 hour rides, my phone will completely drain during that time. The PowerGen now enables me to complete those long rides with power to spare. That has made a huge difference to me.

This is a well-built, solid feeling and attractive device. It is reassuring to know that I can have "emergency" power available to me even though I don't have access to AC power or another source of USB power such as my laptop. The price for the PowerGen is reasonable given the functionality it provides.

I find few faults with the PowerGen. The provided plugs do not seem cheesy to me in any way and they seem to fit securely enough to the USB cord. About the only criticism is that PowerGen does not provide any sort of pouch to store the tips in when not in use.

If you want even more backup power you should consider the larger capacity PowerGen: PowerGen Mobile Juice Pack 8400mAh External Battery Pack High Capacity Power Bank Charger Dual USB output for Apple iPhone 4s 4 3Gs 3G, iPod Touch, iPad 2, The New iPad 3/ HTC sensation, XE, XL, One X S, Thunderbolt, Inspire 4G , EVO 3D, EVO 4G, Desire ..., which gives you 8400mAh as opposed to 5200mAh of this device.

I was provided a PowerGen Mobile Juice Pack for review by the company.