Apple's New Smart Battery Case Gives Your iPhone 25 Hours of Battery Life

Apple has quietly announced a new official Smart Battery Case for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6S. The case, which costs $100, will provide your phone with as much as 25 hours of battery life.

The new case is designed and produced by Apple specifically for the iPhone 6 and 6S. It’s shrouded in soft-touch silicon, so it’ll probably be grippier than the usual aluminum-and-glass, while on the inside it’s lined with microfiber so as not to scratch the phone. An elastomeric hinge means you can open and close it without too much effort, and it’s sized to work with Apple’s official Lightning Dock. That probably also accounts for the lumpen nature of the case, with the battery sitting central on its frame.

In terms of added juice, Apple claims the battery in the case will provide your phone with “talk time up to 25 hours, Internet use up to 18 hours on LTE, and even longer audio and video playback.” The case’s battery status shows up on the Lock Screen and in the Notification Center, so you know how long it’ll last.

The case is available to order now in black or white. It costs $100.

See The World's First Ibuprofen Patch That Can Relieve Pain for 12 Straight Hours

Most of you know Ibuprofen which is an amazingly effective, safe pain killer. It came to our notice that researchers have created what they claim to be the first ever ibuprofen patch, now this will be able to conform to the skin and provide a steady release of the drug for up to 12 hours.

The innovative patch was as a result of the collaboration between scientists at the University of Warwick in the UK and drug delivery research firm Medherant, the clear patch is made of a polymer matrix loaded with the drug. The researchers claim that the patch can hold as much as 30 percent by weight of ibuprofen, which is higher than most ibuprofen gels, which tend to top out at about 10 percent.

The team has managed to ensure that those high drug loads are delivered consistently over time, allowing the ibuprofen to diffuse through the skin steadily over the course of 12 hours. The patch itself is said to be ‘highly tacky’, allowing it to adhere to the skin and move with the wearer’s body. Its staying power will make it easier to control dosage, and will also avoid the need for reapplication over the course of a day.

The new patch will likely prove popular for those with localized chronic pain, like back pain and arthritis. But they’ll have to wait at least a little while the team behind the new patch reckons it will be “on the market in around 2 years.”